American singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and session musician
| Description | American singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and session musician Source: Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Born | 1942-04-02 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Birthplace | Lawton Lawton Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Died | 2016-11-13 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Place of death | Nashville Nashville Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Area | United States Source: MusicBrainz |
| Country | US Source: MusicBrainz |
| Citizenship | United States Source: Wikidata |
| Occupation | singer record producer singer-songwriter mandolinist pianist guitarist pop musician musician bandleader Source: Wikidata |
| Instruments | voice piano guitar violin musical keyboard Source: Wikidata |
| Genres | country music rock music folk rock blues gospel music Source: Wikidata |
| Record labels | Capitol Records Source: Wikidata |
| Member of | The Baja Marimba Band The Asylum Choir Delaney & Bonnie The Fencemen Asylum Choir The Shelter People The Super Dupers Mr. Gasser & The Weirdos Leon & Mary Russell The In Group The Accents (6) The Glaciers The Zip-Codes Bobby (Boris) Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers The Starlighters (5) David & Lee The Catalinas (5) The Sidewalk Swingers The Wrecking Crew (6) Tulsa Tops Muscle Shoals Swampers Friends In England The Wrecking Crew Leon Russell and the Shelter People Mad Dogs & Englishmen The Asylum Choir New Grass Revival Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Awards | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame Grammy Award for Album of the Year Source: Wikidata |
Bridges C. J. Russell Claude Russell Bridges Hank Wilson Leon Russel Russ Bridges Russell Bridges
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