Talk:Leon Russell

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Contents 1 Primary instruments 2 Omission from discography 3 Clapton 4 This Masquerade 5 Paragraph 10 link to The Wedding Album ... 6 Too Tulsa-centric

[edit] Primary instruments

I altered this write up. Seems the original author forgot Leon plays piano and keyboards. That is his primary instrument always has been. Otherwise it is a nice write up. Thanks

[edit] Omission from discography

JLH: Isn't LEON LIVE missing from the discography? Of all the Leon albums to leave off...

[edit] Clapton

If anyone can tell me on which album(s) Clapton played, I'd like to (or for you to) add it to the discography. It doesn't need to have its own page, a lot of them don't. Thanks. MightyMoose22 ^{>Abort, Retry, Fail?_} 10:13, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

Eric played on Leon's self-titled solo album. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.92.26.217 (talk • contribs)

Thank you. MightyMoose22 ^{>Abort, Retry, Fail?_} 10:22, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] This Masquerade

The article makes it sound as though Russell wrote "This Masquerade" in 1976. Some readers might construe he wrote it for George Benson. The song appeared on his "Carney" album, which was released in 1972.

[edit] Paragraph 10 link to The Wedding Album ...

... takes you to a listing for a Duran Duran album ... and since I have no idea what I am doing here I can't figure out how to get that message to the powers that be ... figured leaving it here might get it across ... Thanks!

Inconsistency here…

Leon Russell (born Claude Ruby Bridges on April 2,

Birth name: Claude Russell Bridges

which is it??

Xodiaq 18:29, 28 May 2007 (UTC) x

[edit] Too Tulsa-centric

The article seems to focus too much on Russell's relationship with Tulsa and his role in Oklahoma life than on his musical career, which is why he's here at all. Do we really need to know about his former houses? Rodparkes 01:27, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

I think you've got a valid point here, especially in respect to the houses.

Re: "The home is now owned by Tulsa chiropractor and Leon Russell enthusiast Dr. F.J. Huskey.":

Although real-estate agents would like you to believe otherwise, you can sell only a house; you can't sell a home--or, as Burt Bacharach and Hal David once put it, "A House is not a Home".

Re: "...a fond reminder of the days gone by for the now-grown kids in Oklahoma.":

I can't help wondering if one of these "now-grown kids" is the author of this passage--and similar passages. It doesn't belong in wikipedia. TheScotch 06:49, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

I'm not much bothered about that stuff, one way or the other. I was just undoing the work of a vandal and of a banned user. Best regards. -- Lonewolf BC 06:50, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

The history strikes me as fairly convoluted here, and I'm not sure I quite follow it. Anyway, Rodparkes's last edit seems to have improved this part of the article considerably. TheScotch 05:43, 24 June 2007 (UTC)