ABOUT LEON RUSSELL
Singer and musician who sang "Tight Rope" and "This Masquerade" and who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2011. He collaborated with many different artists, including Elton John .
He started playing music professionally in night clubs at the age of fourteen. His first group was called The Starlighters.
He is considered a pioneer of the Tulsa Sound.
He married Mary McCreary on June 20, 1975; after their divorce on October 3, 1980, he remarried Janet Lee Constantine on February 6, 1983. He had four daughters, Sugaree, Coco, Tina, and Honey, and a son, Teddy.
He collaborated with many artists like Willie Nelson .
