In writing the definitive book about the Master of Space and Time, Bill Janovitz treats readers to a master class in all things Leon Russell. Janovitz is the author of “Leon Russell: The Master of ...

Leon Russell’s story has been put to page. A new biography, arriving in early spring, will chronicle the enigmatic music master’s life and legacy. Titled Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time’s ...

A new book is offering fans a guide to the man, the myth, and the music of Leon Russell. From author-musician Bill Janovitz, Russell’s never-before-told story is a nearly 600-page exploration of the ...

Bill Janovitz is best known as the singer-guitarist of the guitar-rock trio Buffalo Tom, the celebrated alt-rock band he formed in 1986 with his UMass Amherst schoolmates Chris Colbourn and Tom ...

Sometimes we tend to forget that even musical heroes have musical heroes. When Elton John came to these shores to play his first highly-anticipated run of shows at L.A.’s Troubadour Club in 1970, he ...

Most rock bios begin with 30 or 40 pages on their subjects’ early years and end with a look at what is often a retirement marked by neglect and what-ifs. Not this one. With “Leon Russell: The Master ...

Leon Russell, born Claude Russell Bridges, was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling pop music records during his 60-year career. His genres included pop, ...

With his genre-defying catalog of music, the late Leon Russell always incorporated elements of rock, pop, country, blues, gospel and folk. In today’s musical landscape, he’d be an Americana tastemaker ...

A selective list of Leon Russell’s collaborators reads like a roll call of rock divinity: Jerry Lee Lewis, the Beach Boys, Ike and Tina Turner, the Rolling Stones, Joe Cocker, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, ...

Although he was mostly known as a superstar sideman and a musical master of ceremonies, the late Leon Russell left behind a body of work that elevated him well beyond the role of support musician and ...