Smith was recently named a 2017 National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Master.
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Oklahoma and music legend Leon Russell remembered as a lightning rod of talent
In 2011, Russell was inducted into both the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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UPDATE Legendary musician and Tulsa Sound pioneer Leon Russel dies at 74
Legendary Oklahoma-born musician and songwriter Leon Russell has died at age 74, his wife confirms.
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Music legend and Tulsa Sound pioneer Leon Russell dies at 74
Legendary Oklahoma-born musician and songwriter Leon Russell has died at age 74, his wife confirms.
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Bricktown Blues Festival features a variety of musical genres that span the blues tradition
Bricktown Music Festival kicks off 6 p.m. Friday.
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A 40-year-old documentary about Leon Russell finally gets its home debut
Next month, A Poem Is a Naked Person makes its Oklahoma premier at Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis Ave., in Tulsa.
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Blues that rocks
Butterfield was a Chicago bluesman and harmonica player who broke out with several albums in the late 1960s. Pryor still plays rockin’ blues across the state and often in our fair city. (Check his gigs at stevepryorband.net.) Other rockers nominated for this prestigious induction include … rappers LL Cool J and N.W.A., disco icon Chic, […]