Leon Russell

Jahfin · Post by **Jahfin** » April 20, 2004 5:56 pm

Leon Russell was great on Friday night despite turning in a relatively short set (1 hour, 10 minutes) with no encore. In that short amount of time he somehow managed to cover most of the major songs of his career including: "Stranger in a Strange Land", "Out in the Woods", "Dixie Lullaby", "Back to the Islands", "A Song For You", "Hummingbird", "Lady Blue", "Bluebird", "Tightrope", "Delta Lady" and a few covers like the Stones' "Wild Horses", Dylan's "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall", "Sixteen Tons" and "Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms". He was backed by an outstanding band that included his daughter Tina Rose who seems to be destined for her own remarkable career someday.

ph4ever · Post by **ph4ever** » April 21, 2004 9:36 am

Leon has always done a great show. It's been YEARS since I've seen him but the last time I did he had to be helped on stage and was using a cane. He looked old and tired

Big Red Parrothead · Post by **Big Red Parrothead** » April 21, 2004 9:37 am

He was backed by an outstanding band that included his daughter Tina Rose who seems to be destined for her own remarkable career someday.

It must run in the family. I saw Leon Russell a few years ago (opening for Merle Haggard in Muskogee, OK

) and I remeber thinking then how good (and good-looking

) his other daughter (Sugaree Noel) was. (Tina Rose wasn't with the band at that point.) Hope we get to hear from them on their own someday.

RhumChum · Post by **RhumChum** » April 21, 2004 10:13 am

ph4ever wrote:Leon has always done a great show. It's been YEARS since I've seen him but the last time I did he had to be helped on stage and was using a cane. He looked old and tired

Yeah, but remember how great he was? All alone on the stage singing and playing? It was definately a great moment . . .

ph4ever · Post by **ph4ever** » April 21, 2004 10:52 am

RhumChum wrote:
ph4ever wrote:Leon has always done a great show. It's been YEARS since I've seen him but the last time I did he had to be helped on stage and was using a cane. He looked old and tired
Yeah, but remember how great he was? All alone on the stage singing and playing? It was definately a great moment . . .

oh yea it was GOOD.........and FREE!!!!