Leon Russell came back to Tulsa just one more time. The iconic singer, musician, songwriter and friend to many who influenced and shaped rock and roll was celebrated with stories, laughs and tears ...

Nathaniel Rateliff was a young music lover growing up in rural Missouri the first time he heard Leon Russell’s original recording of “A Song for You.” It had been the opening cut on Leon’s landmark, ...

“Like (Tulsa-based musician who played with Russell frequently) Jim Karstein likes to say, as soon as Leon got in and showed his stuff, he went right to the top of the stack,” said Steve Todoroff, a ...