The average consumer of popular music in the year 2023 may not count themselves familiar with Leon Russell‚ the marble-mouthed musical messiah of the 1970s. Sat perched behind the piano‚ bearded‚ sporting a flat‚ detached affect along with his signature top hat‚ Russell was deftly poised at any moment to deliver the dogma that was his own unique blend of southern rock‚ gospel‚ and R&;B as though sent to do so by the good lord himself. The diminishing recognition of Russell’s musical mastery over the decades is seemingly an issue which is becoming less dire in more recent years. Sir The post Roll Away The Stone: The Gospel of Leon Russell appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.