Leon opened Shelter Records with his producing partner, Danny Cordell, in 1969. They released music from Tom Petty, Freddie King, J.J. Cale, and Bob Marley among others.

Leon Russell event What: Leon Russell Monument Fund and Tribute Event Where: Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis Ave. When: Nov. 13, with 5 p.m. reception followed by 7 p.m. screening of concert film "The ...

The cover of the "Leon Russell and the Shelter People" album. Bob Dylan and Leon Russell are co-billed on a concert that takes place at Convention Hall in Asbury Park on Sunday. They're ...

His solo career included the albums Leon Russell and the Shelter People, Carny, which went to No. 2 on the charts in 1972, and Leon Live.

Leon Russell performs during his joint concert with Elton John at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. (Chris Pizzello/AP) This article is more than 2 years old.

In '71 they dropped Leon and the Shelter People and it's here I digress to tell my story. Eleven years old. School night. Leon was on PBS at midnight and I snuck to the TV.

In 1971, “Leon Russell & the Shelter People” became his first gold album, and the following year, “Carney” held the No. 2 position on Billboard's album chart for a month and produced his ...

As a solo artist, Russell's most successful years came in the 1970s, beginning with his eponymous solo debut in 1970 and subsequent releases "Leon Russell and the Shelter People" and "Carney." ...

Leon Russell dead at 74 “Leon Russell changed my life,” Claudia Lennear said after the service. Lennear, who flew in from Los Angeles to attend the service, was one of Russell’s Shelter People.

By the time his album Leon Russell and the Shelter People came out in 1971, he had moved much of his operation back to Tulsa. Janovitz makes it quite clear that Leon Russell had no use for racists ...