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The video was directed by Spencer Ramsey with footage taken from the Leon Russell archive.

Limited Edition Box Set ‘True Genius’ Out September 10

17 songs written by Leon Russell, JJ Cale, The Gap Band, Jesse Ed Davis & others performed by 20 Tulsa musicians

In 1970 Cocker was given only nine days to put together a band for his upcoming tour. Up against the wall and without a band, he turned to his friend Leon Russell for help.

Cale himself is constantly smiling, like a kid in a candy store, about to walk out the door with a pocket full of sweets no one knows he has.

In 2011 Russell was inducted into both the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, joining Johnny Cash and a very select group in being so honored.

Russell is currently in stable condition, undergoing tests and is scheduled for surgery.

Los Angeles area’s largest Cajun, Zydeco, Blues and Roots music festival, held over Memorial Day weekend, features two stages, a Mardi Gras parade, crafts and dozens of food booths

Marc Benno has released another album “I Got It Bad” to add to his already bulging body of work. According…