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Birth Place Lawton, OK
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The Korean War begins its three year conflict when troops of North Korea, backed with Soviet weaponry, invade South Korea. This act leads to U.S. involvement when two days later, the United States Air Force and Navy are ordered by President Truman to the peninsula.
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Leons family moved to Tulsa and attended Will Rogers High School where he played in the band.
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At the age of 14 Leon played at Tulsa nightclubs.
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Leon moves to Los Angeles and studies guitar with James Burton
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Leon received the opportunity to finally record a few of his own records with Chess Records.
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Martin Luther King led thousands of nonviolent demonstrators to the steps of the capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Russell served as Joe Cocker’s musical director, organizing a massive, 43-member Rock/R&B ensemble to back Cocker on his tour of the US.
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Leon Russell established Shelter Records with Denny Cordel. Established locations in both L.A. and Tulsa
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Leon Russell releases his self-titled debut record.
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Leon Russel was interview with by the Rolling Stones Magazine
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Leon releases top 20 hit Leon Russell and the Shelter People
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He released his best-selling album ever, which reached Gold with containing the songs Tightrope and This Masquerade
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Leon Russell purchased the Church Studio located on the corner of 3rd Street and Trenton in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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major political scandal in the United States involving the administration of U.S. President Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974 that led to Nixon's resignation.
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Leon's song Masquerade won a Grammy
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President of the United States Jimmy Carter pardons nearly all United States or American Vietnam War draft evaders, some of whom had emigrated to Canada.
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Leon Russell's and Willie Nelson's song Heartbreak Hotel hits #1 on Billboards Country Music Charts
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The United States Olympic Committee, responding to the request of President Jimmy Carter on March 21, votes to withdraw its athletes from participation in the Moscow Summer Olympic Games due to the continued involvement of the Soviet Union in Afghanistan.
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The Challenger Space Shuttle explodes after lift off at Cape Canaveral, Florida, killing seven people, including Christa McAuliffe, a New Hampshire school teacher.
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Paradise Records releases the Leon Russell 24k Gold Disc album.
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Russell starts an independent record label
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This album contained 18 of Russell's all-time best-selling songs
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U.S. presidential election, 2000: Initial result inconclusive and the result in Florida is disputed. George W. Bush is certified president after a Supreme Court ruling.
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George W. Bush, son of the former President, and Vice President Al Gore dispute vote in Florida holding off the naming of the winner of the Presidential Election until the Supreme Court of the United States voted in favor of Bush on December 12.
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Islamic fundamentalist terrorists hijack four U.S. airliners and crash them into the Pentagon and the World Trade Center in New York City.
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Leon Russell was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame
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A report by the U.S. embassy in Iraq states that 15 of the 18 goals set for the Iraqi government have been met. The increase of 21,500 United States troops, commonly known as the surge, reduced violence and restored order to the nation.
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Elton John sought Leon's help in creating the album The Union
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Barack Obama takes the oath of office for President of the United States, becoming the first African-American president in the history of the nation.
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The H1N1 virus, named the Swine Flu, is deemed a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.
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Leon Russal was hospitalized and underwent surgery for a brain fluid leak, as well as treatment for heart failure and pneumonia
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A British Petroleum deep water oil rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, causing the largest oil spill in the history of the United States, killing eleven workers, and devastating the environment.
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Leon was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songrwriters Hall of Fame
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Leon Russell performed on the CMT crossroads Broadcast with Willie Nelson and many other notable artists.
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Full diplomatic relations are reestablished between the United States and Cuba for the first time in fifty-four years.
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Russell passes away peacefully in Nashville, Tennesse.
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Donald Trump, billionaire businessman with no political or military experience, wins election over Democratic challenger and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton