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Leon Russell

1942 - 2016

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Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling records during his 60-year career that spanned multiple genres, including rock and roll, country, gospel, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, southern rock, blues rock, folk, surf and the Tulsa sound. His recordings earned six gold records and he received two Grammy Awards from seven nominations. In 1973 Billboard named Russell the "Top Concert Attraction in the World". In 2011, he was inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leon Russell is the 1,146th most popular singer (down from 955th in 2019), the 6,302nd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,000th in 2019) and the 316th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Leon Russell ranks 1,146 out of 4,381. Before him are Lee Seung-gi, Seiko Matsuda, Margot Hielscher, Kulyash Baiseitova, Billy Vaughn, and Lou Gramm. After him are Walter Berry, Lauritz Melchior, Wolfgang Windgassen, Jon Brion, Bill Kaulitz, and Melanie Martinez.

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Among people born in 1942, Leon Russell ranks 393. Before him are Sterling Morrison, Egil Olsen, Boubacar Traoré, Rubén Salazar Gómez, Deirdre McCloskey, and Tomasz Stańko. After him are Erika Blanc, Lupe Ontiveros, Svetlana Gannushkina, Charmian Carr, Rosa von Praunheim, and Eric Shinseki. Among people deceased in 2016, Leon Russell ranks 292. Before him are Afeni Shakur, Turgay Şeren, Paul Bley, Harry Wu, Doreen Massey, and Tarık Akan. After him are Joseph Keller, Robert Fano, Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Phyllis Schlafly, Miriam Defensor Santiago, and Charmian Carr.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Leon Russell ranks 6,303 out of 20,380. Before him are Billy Vaughn (1919), Richard Simmons (1948), Daniel Burnham (1846), Dana White (1969), Lou Gramm (1950), and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1974). After him are Philip H. Dybvig (1955), Mel Patton (1924), Rosario Dawson (1979), Leslie Uggams (1943), Kenneth Mars (1935), and Bobby Seale (1936).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Leon Russell ranks 316. Before him are Abbey Lincoln (1930), Arlo Guthrie (1947), Anita Bryant (1940), Phil Anselmo (1968), Billy Vaughn (1919), and Lou Gramm (1950). After him are Jon Brion (1963), Melanie Martinez (1995), Everlast (1969), Eva Cassidy (1963), Eve (1978), and Big Sean (1988).

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