Leon Russell

The Gordon Sharpe Americana Book Award 2023

February 28, 2024 Tim Martin 4

In May 2022 we lost one of our own. Gordon Sharpe’s pieces for AUK were always a pleasure to read. Having met at our get together in Clitheroe in 2020, we exchanged messages about the music, […]

The Song Remains: Dwight Twilley (1951-2023)

October 20, 2023 Martin Johnson 6

Power Pop original who influenced future generations of musicians. There has been a sense of shock in the music world with the announcement that Dwight Twilley has departed this life. Dwight Twilley with his friend Phil […]

Interview: Dwight Twilley on the best of his Tulsa Years

August 15, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

How seeing blue fur in Leon Russell’s basement in the ’70s had a lifelong influence. Anyone with an interest in ‘70s power pop will have heard of Dwight Twilley and the Dwight Twilley Band, who landed […]

Classic Clips: Glen Campbell and Leon Russell “Mama Don’t Allow” – In Session, 18th November 1983

August 4, 2023 Martin Johnson 2

Glen Campbell was a multi-talented artist, something his commercial success tended to obscure. One of his many talents was as a phenomenal guitar player who first made a name for himself as a session musician and […]

All-star Leon Russell tribute announced featuring Margo Price

July 18, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

An all-star tribute to the iconic musician, songwriter and producer Leon Russell, ‘A Song For Leon‘ will be released on 8th September 2023 on Primary Wave Music via Secretly Distribution. You can watch the video for […]

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“My home is in New York City, on the Upper West Side,” Judy Collins said, proudly holding up a painting by her sister of cats and dogs that resembles a Monet. When I mentioned travelling up […]

Ramsey Thornton “I Called It!”

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Oklahoman Ramsey Thornton’s debut album explores the liminal space between action and inertia against a mellifluous musical background. Ramsey Thornton’s I Called It! is an album preoccupied with the moments where something should happen but doesn’t. […]

France’s Eldorado festival brings americana stars to NW France in late June

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The Gordon Sharpe Americana Book Award 2023

The Song Remains: Dwight Twilley (1951-2023)

Interview: Dwight Twilley on the best of his Tulsa Years

Classic Clips: Glen Campbell and Leon Russell “Mama Don’t Allow” – In Session, 18th November 1983

All-star Leon Russell tribute announced featuring Margo Price

Interview: Judy Collins doesn’t look back, she looks forward

Ramsey Thornton “I Called It!”

France’s Eldorado festival brings americana stars to NW France in late June

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