Leon Russell - 1985-01-25 - Passaic, NJ (SBD)

Leon Russell

1985-01-25

Capitol Theater

Passaic, NJ

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Purple Rain

02. Fannie Mae

03. I Believe

04. I Got A Woman

05. Up On A Tight Rope

06. Mystery Train

07. You Don’t Know Me

08. Dixie Lullaby

09. Listen To The Sun Go Down

10. Truck Drivin’ Man

11. Thief In The Night

12. Lady Blue

13. Big Boss Man

14. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry

15. Wild Horses

16. Tennessee Waltz

17. Honky Tonk Women

18. Stranger In A Strange Land

19. Down In Mississippi

20. Out In The Woods

21. Rolling In My Sweet Baby’s Arms

22. Roll Over Beethoven

Leon Russell - 1985-01-25 - Passaic, NJ (SBD)

Leon Russell rose to prominence in the early 1970s with a string of accomplishments that any artist would envy.  In early 1970, he organized the backing band for Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour, which included himself as well as host of musicians who had supported Delaney and Bonnie during their 1969/1970 tour. He also released his self titled solo album which included the first recording of what would become his signature tune, A Song for You. That song has since been covered by more than 40 different artists including the Carpenters, Ray Charles, Peggy Lee, Willie Nelson, Helen Reddy, Whitney Houston, Donny Hathaway, and Christina Aguilera. Also in 1970, Russell played piano on Dave Mason's album, Alone Together, most notably on the song Sad and Deep as You. In March 1971, he produced some tracks for Bob Dylan in including Watching the River Flow and When I Paint My Masterpiece., both of which prominently featured Russell's gospel-flavored piano. In August, he played a set as part of George Harrison's Concert For Bangladesh. He also played on Badfinger's album Straight Up, including piano on the band's hit single, Day After Day. On top of all that, Russell released 2 albums in 1971 - Leon Russell & The Shelter People in May and Asylum Choir II in November.  This soundboard recording captures him some 15 years later, at the Capitol Theater in Passaic NY, on January 25, 1985, 35 years ago today.  By the way, also on the bill that night were Kingfish and Jorma Kaukonen - if anyone has those show, I'd love to get my hands on them!