Leon Russell – R.I.P.

Leon Russell – R.I.P.

My first encounter with a Leon Russell song was on George Benson’s “Breezin’” LP. The 8-minute “This Masquerade” was, and still is, one of Benson’s most fulfilling and satisfying recordings. Chances are that you have more than one album in your record collection with a Leon Russell song on it, since he also wrote the…