| LC control no. | n 82010443 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML420.R965 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Russell, Leon |
| See also | For works of this person written or performed under other names, search also under Bridges, Claude Russell, 1942-2016 Wilson, Hank, 1942-2016 Bridges, Claude Russell, 1942-2016 Wilson, Hank, 1942-2016 |
| Birth date | 1942-04-02 |
| Death date | 2016-11-13 |
| Place of birth | Lawton (Okla.) |
| Place of death | Nashville (Tenn.) |
| Field of activity | Popular music Rock music Country music Bluegrass music |
| Profession or occupation | Singers Pianists Guitarists Composers Lyricists Conductors (Music) |
| Found in | Leon Russell. [Phonodisc] 1971. Rolling stone encyc. of rock & roll, 1983 (Russell, Leon; b. Hank Wilson, April 2, 1941, Lawton, Okla.) AMG, Jan. 3, 2005 (Leon Russell; b. Claude Russell Bridges, April 2, 1941, Lawton, Okla.) Biog. resource center (Contemp. musicians), Jan. 3, 2005 (Leon Russell; also known as Hank Wilson, Claude Russell Bridges; b. April 2, 1941, Lawton, Okla.) New York times WWW site, viewed Nov. 15, 2016 (in obituary published Nov. 13: Leon Russell; b. Claude Russell Bridges, Apr. 2, 1942, Lawton, Okla.; d. Sunday [Nov. 13, 2016], Nashville, aged 74; longhaired, scratchy-voiced pianist, guitarist, songwriter, and bandleader who moved from playing countless recording sessions to making hits on his own; took the name Leon from a friend who had lent him an ID so he could play California club dates while underage; recorded his first album of country songs under the pseudonym Hank Wilson) |
| Associated language | eng |
| Invalid LCCN | no 98023536 |
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