Trivia

He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on March 14, 2011. The other inductees were Darlene Love, Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper, Tom Waits and Dr. John.

He was often cited as a major influence by Elton John.

He is mentioned in the song "Life Is a Rock But the Radio Rolled Me" by Reunion.

He had six children: daughter Blueagle (born February 20, 1972) with Carla McHenry, daughter Tina Rose and son Teddy Jack, with McCreary, daughters Sugaree Noel (b. October 9, 1982), Coco (b. January 19, 1986) and Honey (b. April 29, 1990), with Constantine.

His 1970 track "A Song for You" has been covered by more than 200 artists.

He had surgery in 2010 and suffered of a heart attack in July 2016.

Leon Russell was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling records during his 60-year career that spanned multiple genres, including rock and roll, country, gospel, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, southern rock, blues rock, folk, surf and the Tulsa sound.

On his first album, Leon Russell, in 1970, the musicians included Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison.

Russell produced and played in recording sessions for Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, Ike & Tina Turner, the Rolling Stones, and many other artists.

His recordings earned six gold records and he received two Grammy Awards from seven nominations.