Oklahoma Musicians

Hall of Fame history

Leon Russell

Claude Russell Bridges became Leon Russell, a Tulsa-connected singer-songwriter, pianist, arranger, and session musician. Institutional sources document the Fencemen, Tulsa schooling, national sessions, and solo career.

Oklahoma connection

Born in Lawton and developed in Tulsa; Oklahoma Hall of Fame and TravelOK document both ties.

Recognition

The captured Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame roster places this entry under 2006.

Questions in the source record

Obtain OHS or photographer permission and verify final credit for any portrait.

Sources

  1. okmusichall.com/inductees/;
  2. www.oklahomahof.com/hof/inductees/leon-russell;
  3. web1.travelok.com/music-trail/artists/leon-russell;
  4. www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry

Related source accounts

These records use the same display name in different source contexts. They remain separate accounts.