for some reason i think he had pity on her. she was the biggest groupie ever. and big old woman. but boy just let anybody give her any grief and Leon was right by her side. I think Leon had such a complex that some strange way was that he had a connection with this bigass heroin addict and he would have done anything to defend her, even though he was no way in hell attracted to her big druggie ass.
She may have been a 'good friend', but the bit went on WAY too long! Or the camera should have been more selective. And odd - Leon almost isn't seen in this song.
Claudia, on the other hand, is at her prime here! Wow! Beautiful, great voice.
The lady in red is Kathi MacDonald. Interesting article about Leon and stuff... hollywoodhangover com/excerpt_from_book.htm (add dot)
Oh, wow, what a party that session must have been! And how wonderful to be able to experience it vicariously more than 40 years later, through this and other videos. I still don't understand why Emily was making pastry, but with Leon Russell at the piano, who cares about anything else? :-)
Aside from being a great vid, how can a woman that big have boobs that small?? And on that subject, at 2:40 either Claudia's got huge nipples, her left titty is bruised, or I'm hallucinating...
Creature???? Shame on you. Emily is one of Leon's best friends from the 60's to the present time. Do you have any lifelong friends? Does it really matter to you what they look like? Shame on you.
@AbbyNormal777 Yep. And on the Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour version of Honky Tonk Women Emily dances also and even gets a sweet kiss from Leon. I'd say she's a very, very fortunate woman!
@judecreek2 I performed and toured w/Kathi back in the day. (Not THIS far back! But in the late 90s/early 2000) She is great. Her voice is just as whiskey soaked now as it was here, and as it was when she was an Ikette. ;-)
So am I. But this is such an American-style song from a lyrical viewpoint that, to my ears, it sounds more authentic coming from someone like Leon Russell. But, then, hey, Joe Cocker did the definitive version of Leon's own VERY American song "Delta Lady". Win, lose or draw, it's a damn fine song and a credit to the talents of Jagger and Richards.
I want to marry Claudia Lennear. I have visions of her doin' that dancing,singing, and frying my eggs while I drink my coffee. Oh, by the way, a great Leon Russell album which is a must-have, aside from "Leon Russell and the Shelter People" of course, is "Hank Wilson's Back Vol. 1."
Came Across Leon Russel through a BBC Radio 2 programme last night - and have to say, I was very surprised.
The guy is a musical god - and now that I have had my eyes (and ears) opened to him, I will be devouring everything I can get my hands on, as from what I have heard so far is totally stunning!
A crying shame he is not as well known as he deserves!
Wow! My life is now complete! I've been hoping to see this again for about 40 years now. I was in my early 20's when this was broadcast on PBS. Hubby was at work as a bouncer at some strip joint on Harbor Blvd and my 1-year old daughter was asleep when I pulled out the microphone and taped it from the TV...my first attempt at recording like this. But it was so good. A few months later a friend had the bootleg album and let me get a better recording of it. Sending this link to my ex, he'll freak
I was a memphis chic myself....lived around the corner from elvis..we did scale the fence! back then it was just a river-rock fence..security would give us hot chocolate and send us on home....man, i miss the 70's...it was all so simple then.
Kayce (RIP) this ones for you, honey! Lord knows you'd find it 1st & send it to me! How we all LOVED Leon in Jacksonville. Miss you always. See you in heaven, Sis.
Leon is a living legend of contemporary human culture. The roll of rock 'n, folk, blues and country, would be completely different without him. Something in her style gave the modern Anglo-Americanmusic; a kind of season, a kind of spirit we can not deny, he is on it.
@genobambino No, that's Don Preston. He co-wrote "Stranger in a Strange Land" with Leon, and played for him for years. He also played at both The Concert for Bangladesh and The Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour.
Believe I saw this on PBS's Soundstage back in the 70s. Isn't that Leon's very good friend Ms. Emily Smith rocking out with the rolling pin? Her daddy owned the Tulsa baseball team way back then.
Believe I saw this on PBS's Soundstage back in the 70s. Isn't that Leon's very good friend Ms. Emily Smith rocking out with the rolling pin? Her daddy owned the Tulsa baseball team way back then.
@liberalmind Yes, that is indeed "Sweet" Emily. This was filmed in 1970, eight months after the Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour. I saw photos of Leon's 65th birthday party and Emily was sitting next to him in one photo. Talk about a lasting friendship!
Ah such sweet memories. I grew up & live in Tulsa, Leon's hometown. We used to get loaded & drive around his house; sometimes we'd hear live music. We always wanted to scale the fence but were too paranoid (that's what pot does for ya). One time, I swear, we were driving around there at night and a cop comes outta nowhere and stops us. The pot smoke was pouring from the car. He opened glovebox found the bag & threw it on the seat & said to get rid of it, then walked away. The 70's, so sweet.
Rumour has it that some producers are trying to get joe cocker n leon russell 2 do a reunion tour of the legendary MAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN ,before i die i want 2 see this actually happen, the greatest live rock band ever!!!!!!!
@essertpitay Welcome! If you've just "discovered" Leon, you are in for an amazing journey through his videos. Don't forget to look up the Mad Dogs and Englishmen vids and the Concert for Bangladesh. I am almost jealous of you hearing all his music for the first time. Enjoy!
@judecreek2 i just discovered Leon not even a week ago, and i've been listening to "classic rock" for all my 43 years. Out of nowhere, "Tightrope" popped into my head, so i Googled the line i knew, and it came up Leon. A day later, Joe Cocker popped into my head, so i came here and found "The Letter", Mad Dogs & Englishmen. Spotted Leon and FELL! IN! LOVE!!! did more searches, explored more videos, then found out about The Union!! If there's a God, i'll be able to see him on Feb 1st <3
@MGMLioness Welcome to Leon World! Also check out the Concert for Bangladesh. Leon's medley of "Jumpin' Jack Flash/Youngblood" brought down the house. If you get to see him, you will not be disappointed. Even now, his live shows rock.
@judecreek2 that's what i'm hoping. I know he's been in poor health, so i'm not expecting a high-energy performance, which is more than fine; i can deal with a mellow show, and wouldn't want him to strain himself anyway. I have watched the C for B, in fact, my older brother had the 8-track, so i'm familiar with it. I just never bothered to look into the names i didn't know! What a week it's been. I am so totally obsessed and mesmerized.
@MGMLioness There are many Leon vids you kinda have to search for...try JJ cale and Leon Russell. Also, Willie Nelson's 4th of July, 1974. And, type in the search bar "Dixie Lullaby Now and Then" It's shows this year's Grammy performance then halfway thru, switches to the 1972 "Leon Live" tour. And type in Leon Russell Alive at Roosevelt Stadium for more of '72. If I think of any more "hidden treasures" I'll leave a message on your profile page.
Why in the hell isn't that black babe in the CENTER doing the Youtube booty shake?...now THAT would be a video...instead we have to stomach Auntie Em and her peach cobbler dance!...Oh, Sheboygan...
@AvirtualSwitzerland Aw, c'mon, Emily was and still is one of Leon's best friends. In fact, he even wrote a song for her-"Sweet Emily". How many songs has Leon written for you?
@judecreek2 ....saw Leon @ The Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, CA a couple months ago....I didn't see anyone doin' the Earthquake Shake that night?....no homemade dumplins either.....Auntie Em is apparently not on the payroll...
@judecreek2 ....Why can't you get over it and move on? You have to keep trolling back to this video and get on everyone's case....You've said your peace, now move on. Are you related to this beast?.....Man, there are lotsa other videos on Youtube that should be grabbing your attention. Do you want me to elaborate on how terrible LEON looks for his age compared to other rockers as old as him?....The dude had a "Rascal" scooter parked outside his tour bus because he can barely get around.
@AvirtualSwitzerland I come back to these videos because I'm old enough to have seen Leon back in the 70's. Do not try to tell me what videos I should like and the only time I "get on anyone's case" is when they are offensive. What difference does appearances matter when the music is good? Leon is almost 70, if he needs help getting around, so what? He did have brain surgery this year and yet he's still touring and recording. You keep coming back, maybe you should move on. You are dismissed.
@judecreek2 .....Oh, I get it now....YOU are a "Tons O' Fun" too !
This whole time I thought you were a dude. So I did a little research on you paltry, mundane channel and discovered all the necessary evidence to conclude that YOU are in fact a HAG also. Now it makes sense.
@AvirtualSwitzerland did you even read what I wrote? It's about the music. I am not now nor have I ever been a "Tons O" Fun". However I have seen bullies like you at work. Anyway, like I said---I'm done with you.
Phenomenal video. The only thing close to this I can remember is Ted Nugent and The Amboy Dukes doing pretty much the whole "Journey To The Center Of The Mind" lp at Denby High School in 1968 with about 50 people therel and Ted announcing "It"s a party Y'all come down on stage". What a show! Thanks, Tom
@carusmike Besides being beautiful, Claudia was influential in her own way in the early 70's. She was the partial inspiration for the Stones song "Brown Sugar" and her romance with David Bowie inspired him to write "Lady of the Grinning Soul" a beautiful love song about her. BTW, zorbazig, the "dancing girl" is Sweet Emily- a friend of Leon's from before he left Oklahoma untl today!
I was privileged enough to tour Leon's house in OK (on the lake) about 10 years ago that he had when he was recording "Carney". My, my my...Dylan jammed with him there along with George Harrison, and the studio was a separate building in the compound and it was just beautiful. Don't even get me started on the house!
Leon once invited me onstage with him in Pine City, MN, airbrushing large-scale caricatures of him while he performed his entire set. Sold them all after the show. Thanks for the memories, Leon! Whoooooooo-YEA!!!
I saw photos of Leon's 65th birthday party and in one, sitting next to him is none other than Sweet Emily! Talk about a friendship that's lasted through the years.
What an amazing video. The Esteemed Southern Queen, Miss Emily Smith - (w/rolling pin - aka "Sweet Emily," as in the Leon song), the always perfect vocals of gorgeous Claudia Lennear and Kathi McDonald (also heard on the studio version of "Stranger in a Strange Land"), Don Nix, Joey Cooper, Carl Radle. And then there's LEON. What I wouldn't give to have been a part of this history-making entourage.
Does anyone have the song "Sweet Emily" from this session? At the end of this video, you can hear Leon say "since you danced so good to this song, let's play yours" and you can hear the opening bars to "Sweet Emily" before the video cuts off. If you have it, please post it
No one is cooler than Leon - they try hard but don't even come close! Does anyone know where I can find this on DVD? I have been looking for it everywhere...
that was fun! i was not even in kindergarten by then but leon russell is one of those singers whose music was always around, playing n the periphery...feels like home!
Joevs21001...The "older black gentleman" is the immortal Furry Lewis out of Memphis Tennessee...both a gentle man and a blues legend. One of the best lyricists and adaptive storytellers in blues history...
This was Leon's time... The precursor to Mad Dogs & Englishmen... You have Don Preston on lead guitar, Jim Horn on Sax, Claudia Lennear for backing vocals. Emily, the woman dancing center, was a part of the Mad Dog entourage, and is "Sweet Emily" on this album. Kathi McDonald did backing vocals for the Shelter album (in red dress here) but wasn't part of Mad Dogs. Great rock-n-roll!
the big mamma's name is/was(?) Emily.She was the Maddogs & Englishmen "den mother".She's the inspiration for the Sweet Emily song that's on LR&the Shelter People
The guy with the drumstick and tambourine is Don Nix. Look up Don Nix singing "Amos Burke" on youtube and it will bring up another video of this same show. Amos Burke is a really cool song. It has the older black gentleman in the chair kicking off the song. Don Nix is the lead singer with Leon Russell playing piano and backing vocals along with the other backing vocalists. Good tune.
F**kin' eh, is this maybe the mostest version of this song ever???! But I really wish we could hear more of the backing singers...I can see them wailing their hearts out but I just can't seem to detect them in the mix. And while we're on the subject, can anyone out there explain to me why about 95% of all the truly great, inspired rock and roll was recorded between 1955 and 1975 and it's been a downward spiral ever since the latter date? There must be hope for the future???!
Check this out - when I typed in Leon Russell Library I found: At the request of Leon Russell, we recently took possession and control of his audio and video tape library, bringing it to its new home in Oklahoma. Lots of treasures in the mass of tapes that we'll be sorting through and archiving over the next few (many) years.
Think the singer on the left needed to adjust slightly. Or not.
trufflesmell 2 days ago
How many of us really made much sense in 1971???? Gosh, I can't even remember being there!!!!!
wheezermim 2 weeks ago
Get down Thank's Mario
latokatn506 3 weeks ago
who cares about the large woman dancing......the black chick singing backup...they sould have had her out front!
usaf317 1 month ago
for some reason i think he had pity on her. she was the biggest groupie ever. and big old woman. but boy just let anybody give her any grief and Leon was right by her side. I think Leon had such a complex that some strange way was that he had a connection with this bigass heroin addict and he would have done anything to defend her, even though he was no way in hell attracted to her big druggie ass.
11sunnywing 1 month ago
@11sunnywing Are you always this mean spirited? My God, dude, take a chill pill!
judecreek2 1 month ago
omg could her ass get any fatter?
11sunnywing 1 month ago
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She may have been a 'good friend', but the bit went on WAY too long! Or the camera should have been more selective. And odd - Leon almost isn't seen in this song.
Claudia, on the other hand, is at her prime here! Wow! Beautiful, great voice.
The lady in red is Kathi MacDonald. Interesting article about Leon and stuff... hollywoodhangover com/excerpt_from_book.htm (add dot)
jondoe8889 1 month ago
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jondoe8889 1 month ago
Oh, wow, what a party that session must have been! And how wonderful to be able to experience it vicariously more than 40 years later, through this and other videos. I still don't understand why Emily was making pastry, but with Leon Russell at the piano, who cares about anything else? :-)
AgTigress 1 month ago
Aside from being a great vid, how can a woman that big have boobs that small?? And on that subject, at 2:40 either Claudia's got huge nipples, her left titty is bruised, or I'm hallucinating...
Monkeyluv747 2 months ago
I like u total woman!
desenxuxator 3 months ago
Does anyone know if Claudia sang back-up on Tapestry, especially "Way over Yonder"?
brucecratty 3 months ago
Anyone have any ideas on where I can get the tape/DVD, Leon Russell ´s Homewood Sessions? Please contact me jusanpa@hotmail.com
JEANCHOSE60 4 months ago
the cameraman is an idiot.
mclimbaugh 4 months ago
one day, before I die, I will again hear in volume caravan and will the circle be unbroken. They have been playing in my brain for 40 years.
carusmike 4 months ago
FUN
Karaokejr 5 months ago
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what is that tragic creature with the rolling pin doing...so not cool
kippyedwards 5 months ago
Creature???? Shame on you. Emily is one of Leon's best friends from the 60's to the present time. Do you have any lifelong friends? Does it really matter to you what they look like? Shame on you.
judecreek2 5 months ago 14
@judecreek2 Is the song named for her?
dogdefran 4 months ago in playlist Joe Cocker & Leon Russell
@dogdefran there are several versions of "Sweet Emily" on youtube and yes, Leon wrote it for her.
judecreek2 4 months ago
@judecreek2 Thank you for the info. This is a great video.
dogdefran 4 months ago
@judecreek2
thank you for setting that unfortuante straight.
tralala1958 1 day ago
@kippyedwards And at the end, Leon says "Emily danced so good on that, we'll sing her song now". She's rockin out!
kathleenb1947 5 months ago in playlist Leon 9/11 2
@kathleenb1947 Leon saw her true beauty inside.
AbbyNormal777 2 months ago 2
@AbbyNormal777 Yep. And on the Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour version of Honky Tonk Women Emily dances also and even gets a sweet kiss from Leon. I'd say she's a very, very fortunate woman!
kathleenb1947 2 months ago 2
ohhhh yeah Leon is da Man!!!!!!!!!!
TravelerNTime 6 months ago
So cool...
bfk6967 6 months ago
This is amazing. Kathi McDonald is there in the red dress. She just turned 60, and I swear she looks exactly the same...woman does not age.
hollyfigueroaoreilly 8 months ago
@hollyfigueroaoreilly Sounds like you know her. I'll bet she has some great stories to tell about the "old days!"
judecreek2 8 months ago
@judecreek2 I performed and toured w/Kathi back in the day. (Not THIS far back! But in the late 90s/early 2000) She is great. Her voice is just as whiskey soaked now as it was here, and as it was when she was an Ikette. ;-)
hollyfigueroaoreilly 6 months ago
outa sight!
dougfresh68 8 months ago
Quit dancin' around like that woman,and go make me some biscuits! You are giving me the honky tonk badonkadonk blues!!!
mommaupahollar 9 months ago
I remember seeing this on PBS back in the day. Anyone have any ideas on where I can get the tape/DVD?
BTW the "black chick" is Claudia Lenear.
micklean 9 months ago 6
@micklean this can be downloaded from either dimeadozen or demonoid
cubchubby 9 months ago
@micklean That black chick is hot.
PinkDoorsOnaZeppelin 7 months ago
@micklean Claudia Lenear is VERY "hot" in this clip
Greasydawg 4 months ago 2
the black backup singer is smokin hot
bastus451 9 months ago
black sugar.......you are gorgeous!!!!!!!!
debiedog1 10 months ago
@debiedog1 isn't Claudia just wonderful.....she has a solo record (Electra I think) you must find it !
Kathy Mc Donald also had one that is just stellar ! (Insane Asylum) title track done with Sly Stone.
It is so good you just can't believe it ! I 'm pretty sure Don Nix produced Miss Claudia's record.
Polly6761 7 months ago
@Polly6761 Thanks, will hunt it down !!!
debiedog1 7 months ago
@debiedog1 By the way, Don Nix is the tambourine playin' man in the white shirt, black vest, and black hat.
He wrote "Goin' Down"......"Same Ole Blues" and many others. Memphis boy. Has produced many a good recording !
Polly6761 7 months ago
@Polly6761 You are most welcome. Claudia's LP was called "From A Whisper to a Scream"
Robert Palmer recorded the song "Whisper"......... really cool song !
Polly6761 7 months ago
new of Leon and then I saw MAD DOGS AND ENGISHMEN .blew me away
treyrosenmeyer 10 months ago
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HoradePreservar 10 months ago
Great jam!this is what rnr is supposed to be...I luv the black gal
frenzexperiment 11 months ago
And not only, well ...you know; but she can't even dance!
RootsinBrooklyn 11 months ago
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RootsinBrooklyn 11 months ago
I love this era in rock and roll. Complete excess. Wonderful even if you picked up a nasty little rash from time to time.
clarkewi 1 year ago 2
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Were they dragging Furry Lewis around just to hold the white lady's baby?
thanatos801 1 year ago
Were they dragging Furry Lewis around just to hold the white lady's baby?
thanatos801 1 year ago
Shake what your mama gave ya!!!!!!!!
MisterE1024 1 year ago
@MisterE1024 sorry, but I had to start reading posts and listening to the music soon as I saw her......
AllStarBugler 9 months ago
Loen's great!...The dancer reminds me of Chris Farley doing the "lunchroom lady" routine.
Lbfent2 1 year ago
The Stones probably considered premature retirement when they heard this. Let's face it, no one can sing this stuff like a rockin' ole Oakie
junkyardphilosopher 1 year ago
@junkyardphilosopher ummm i don`t think so dude!
imaStonesFan 11 months ago
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So am I. But this is such an American-style song from a lyrical viewpoint that, to my ears, it sounds more authentic coming from someone like Leon Russell. But, then, hey, Joe Cocker did the definitive version of Leon's own VERY American song "Delta Lady". Win, lose or draw, it's a damn fine song and a credit to the talents of Jagger and Richards.
junkyardphilosopher 11 months ago
@junkyardphilosopher Don`t get me wrong,i love Leon and always have but i like the original version of this song better.
imaStonesFan 11 months ago
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Fair enough
junkyardphilosopher 11 months ago
get that pig out of there
wiiiiillllll 1 year ago
@wiiiiillllll It seems to me that YOU are the pig.
judecreek2 1 year ago 3
I want to marry Claudia Lennear. I have visions of her doin' that dancing,singing, and frying my eggs while I drink my coffee. Oh, by the way, a great Leon Russell album which is a must-have, aside from "Leon Russell and the Shelter People" of course, is "Hank Wilson's Back Vol. 1."
Moonmongrel 1 year ago
I want to marry Claudia Lennear. I have visions of her doin' that dancing,singing, and frying my eggs while I drink my coffee.
Moonmongrel 1 year ago
Leon Russell did some great stuff, but "Leon Russell and the Shelter People" was his greatest album.
Moonmongrel 1 year ago
@Moonmongrel Oh "Shelter People" is a great album but I really think his first album beats it out just oh so slightly!
MattHatter 1 year ago
damn look at that mama shake it. Yerrr Son.
CaptainFreddyStig 1 year ago
Came Across Leon Russel through a BBC Radio 2 programme last night - and have to say, I was very surprised.
The guy is a musical god - and now that I have had my eyes (and ears) opened to him, I will be devouring everything I can get my hands on, as from what I have heard so far is totally stunning!
A crying shame he is not as well known as he deserves!
techsonictrader 1 year ago
THANK`S
mofjelds 1 year ago
Wow! My life is now complete! I've been hoping to see this again for about 40 years now. I was in my early 20's when this was broadcast on PBS. Hubby was at work as a bouncer at some strip joint on Harbor Blvd and my 1-year old daughter was asleep when I pulled out the microphone and taped it from the TV...my first attempt at recording like this. But it was so good. A few months later a friend had the bootleg album and let me get a better recording of it. Sending this link to my ex, he'll freak
tamanite 1 year ago
¡ huf¡ que tiempos mas buenos para la musica y para la condicion humana
mariasunbei 1 year ago
I was a memphis chic myself....lived around the corner from elvis..we did scale the fence! back then it was just a river-rock fence..security would give us hot chocolate and send us on home....man, i miss the 70's...it was all so simple then.
inthenameoflove61 1 year ago
wonder what the baby is up to these days?
SanFran1966 1 year ago
1. Get that pig out of the frame.
2. Turn on the white chick's mic.
3. Claudia Lennear is totally bangin.
tabber87 1 year ago
@tabber87 all good suggestions but maybe 40 or so years to late!
1diesel1 1 year ago
@1diesel1 Haha! I guess you're right.
tabber87 1 year ago
oooooooh Claudia yer one hot choc'o mama !!!
Pukeman44 1 year ago
Kayce (RIP) this ones for you, honey! Lord knows you'd find it 1st & send it to me! How we all LOVED Leon in Jacksonville. Miss you always. See you in heaven, Sis.
Many Blessings, Carin
ladyjustice54 1 year ago
The black female backup is Claudia Lanier. The Stones Brown Sugar is about her
blazehok 1 year ago
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judecreek2 1 year ago
@blazehok Also, Claudia's romance with David Bowie inspired him to write "Lady Grinning Soul" about her. A beautiful song about a beautiful woman.
judecreek2 1 year ago
Black female backup is hot.
daven58100 1 year ago
Leon is the best party ever!
cat11557 1 year ago
Rock on, Emily! If you got it, flaunt it!
judecreek2 1 year ago
muito bom !!!!!puta que paril muito bom bom bom !!!!!
fabinhomacaco 1 year ago
Leon is a living legend of contemporary human culture. The roll of rock 'n, folk, blues and country, would be completely different without him. Something in her style gave the modern Anglo-Americanmusic; a kind of season, a kind of spirit we can not deny, he is on it.
ruitevar 1 year ago
That lady with the rolling pin knows that it all begins and ends (no pun intended) in the ASS.
theoriginalbadbob 1 year ago
I always thought that was Davey Johnstone on lead guitar.
genobambino 1 year ago
@genobambino No, that's Don Preston. He co-wrote "Stranger in a Strange Land" with Leon, and played for him for years. He also played at both The Concert for Bangladesh and The Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour.
judecreek2 1 year ago
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Believe I saw this on PBS's Soundstage back in the 70s. Isn't that Leon's very good friend Ms. Emily Smith rocking out with the rolling pin? Her daddy owned the Tulsa baseball team way back then.
liberalmind 1 year ago
Believe I saw this on PBS's Soundstage back in the 70s. Isn't that Leon's very good friend Ms. Emily Smith rocking out with the rolling pin? Her daddy owned the Tulsa baseball team way back then.
liberalmind 1 year ago
@liberalmind Yes, that is indeed "Sweet" Emily. This was filmed in 1970, eight months after the Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour. I saw photos of Leon's 65th birthday party and Emily was sitting next to him in one photo. Talk about a lasting friendship!
judecreek2 1 year ago 2
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carusmike 1 year ago
Ah such sweet memories. I grew up & live in Tulsa, Leon's hometown. We used to get loaded & drive around his house; sometimes we'd hear live music. We always wanted to scale the fence but were too paranoid (that's what pot does for ya). One time, I swear, we were driving around there at night and a cop comes outta nowhere and stops us. The pot smoke was pouring from the car. He opened glovebox found the bag & threw it on the seat & said to get rid of it, then walked away. The 70's, so sweet.
Bombeni 1 year ago 17
@Bombeni The ONLY way to get rid of pot is by smoking it as quickly as possible
BaronTurco 1 year ago 2
@Bombeni Those were the daze...
scott482002 1 year ago
Rumour has it that some producers are trying to get joe cocker n leon russell 2 do a reunion tour of the legendary MAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN ,before i die i want 2 see this actually happen, the greatest live rock band ever!!!!!!!
stalkingwolf1954 1 year ago
I have just discovered this Dude...What a dude.
essertpitay 1 year ago
@essertpitay Welcome! If you've just "discovered" Leon, you are in for an amazing journey through his videos. Don't forget to look up the Mad Dogs and Englishmen vids and the Concert for Bangladesh. I am almost jealous of you hearing all his music for the first time. Enjoy!
judecreek2 1 year ago 19
@judecreek2 its my first time. i think i got a chub!
drummerdude204 1 year ago
@judecreek2 i just discovered Leon not even a week ago, and i've been listening to "classic rock" for all my 43 years. Out of nowhere, "Tightrope" popped into my head, so i Googled the line i knew, and it came up Leon. A day later, Joe Cocker popped into my head, so i came here and found "The Letter", Mad Dogs & Englishmen. Spotted Leon and FELL! IN! LOVE!!! did more searches, explored more videos, then found out about The Union!! If there's a God, i'll be able to see him on Feb 1st <3
MGMLioness 1 year ago
@MGMLioness Welcome to Leon World! Also check out the Concert for Bangladesh. Leon's medley of "Jumpin' Jack Flash/Youngblood" brought down the house. If you get to see him, you will not be disappointed. Even now, his live shows rock.
judecreek2 1 year ago
@judecreek2 that's what i'm hoping. I know he's been in poor health, so i'm not expecting a high-energy performance, which is more than fine; i can deal with a mellow show, and wouldn't want him to strain himself anyway. I have watched the C for B, in fact, my older brother had the 8-track, so i'm familiar with it. I just never bothered to look into the names i didn't know! What a week it's been. I am so totally obsessed and mesmerized.
MGMLioness 1 year ago
@MGMLioness There are many Leon vids you kinda have to search for...try JJ cale and Leon Russell. Also, Willie Nelson's 4th of July, 1974. And, type in the search bar "Dixie Lullaby Now and Then" It's shows this year's Grammy performance then halfway thru, switches to the 1972 "Leon Live" tour. And type in Leon Russell Alive at Roosevelt Stadium for more of '72. If I think of any more "hidden treasures" I'll leave a message on your profile page.
judecreek2 1 year ago
@judecreek2 AMEN! Leon Is the Master of Space & Time. If you have not sat in his presence, you must explore these videos from the early 70's.
ChefDaveWQFS 10 months ago
Why in the hell isn't that black babe in the CENTER doing the Youtube booty shake?...now THAT would be a video...instead we have to stomach Auntie Em and her peach cobbler dance!...Oh, Sheboygan...
AvirtualSwitzerland 1 year ago
@AvirtualSwitzerland Aw, c'mon, Emily was and still is one of Leon's best friends. In fact, he even wrote a song for her-"Sweet Emily". How many songs has Leon written for you?
judecreek2 1 year ago
@judecreek2 ....saw Leon @ The Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, CA a couple months ago....I didn't see anyone doin' the Earthquake Shake that night?....no homemade dumplins either.....Auntie Em is apparently not on the payroll...
AvirtualSwitzerland 1 year ago
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judecreek2 1 year ago
@AvirtualSwitzerland you really are offensive.
judecreek2 1 year ago
@judecreek2 ....Why can't you get over it and move on? You have to keep trolling back to this video and get on everyone's case....You've said your peace, now move on. Are you related to this beast?.....Man, there are lotsa other videos on Youtube that should be grabbing your attention. Do you want me to elaborate on how terrible LEON looks for his age compared to other rockers as old as him?....The dude had a "Rascal" scooter parked outside his tour bus because he can barely get around.
AvirtualSwitzerland 1 year ago
@AvirtualSwitzerland I come back to these videos because I'm old enough to have seen Leon back in the 70's. Do not try to tell me what videos I should like and the only time I "get on anyone's case" is when they are offensive. What difference does appearances matter when the music is good? Leon is almost 70, if he needs help getting around, so what? He did have brain surgery this year and yet he's still touring and recording. You keep coming back, maybe you should move on. You are dismissed.
judecreek2 1 year ago
@judecreek2 .....Oh, I get it now....YOU are a "Tons O' Fun" too !
This whole time I thought you were a dude. So I did a little research on you paltry, mundane channel and discovered all the necessary evidence to conclude that YOU are in fact a HAG also. Now it makes sense.
AvirtualSwitzerland 1 year ago
@AvirtualSwitzerland did you even read what I wrote? It's about the music. I am not now nor have I ever been a "Tons O" Fun". However I have seen bullies like you at work. Anyway, like I said---I'm done with you.
judecreek2 1 year ago
@judecreek2 .....You'll never leave me. You need guys like me.
AvirtualSwitzerland 1 year ago
Phenomenal video. The only thing close to this I can remember is Ted Nugent and The Amboy Dukes doing pretty much the whole "Journey To The Center Of The Mind" lp at Denby High School in 1968 with about 50 people therel and Ted announcing "It"s a party Y'all come down on stage". What a show! Thanks, Tom
PHYZOE 1 year ago
@PHYZOE Did you ever go see The Bob Seger System when they played Friday nights at Notre Dame High School which was right down Kelly Road from Denby?
judecreek2 1 year ago
crap they found me in my earlier dancin days
duckdaotsu 1 year ago
That black chick is pretty hot
schnids1605 1 year ago
WOW! the funny 70's...!!!
celsokrause 1 year ago
WOW! the funny 70's
celsokrause 1 year ago
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lifeisgoodtodaybob 1 year ago
i see bangaladesh singers
lifeisgoodtodaybob 1 year ago
honky tonk love!
220denyse 1 year ago
Miss Baker has all the moves - Thank You!
cielo27rah 1 year ago
are you sure that's not chris farley?
motus 1 year ago
@motus that's SO not funny.
judecreek2 1 year ago
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carusmike 1 year ago
Claudia is the most beautiful girl that ever lived.
carusmike 1 year ago
@carusmike Besides being beautiful, Claudia was influential in her own way in the early 70's. She was the partial inspiration for the Stones song "Brown Sugar" and her romance with David Bowie inspired him to write "Lady of the Grinning Soul" a beautiful love song about her. BTW, zorbazig, the "dancing girl" is Sweet Emily- a friend of Leon's from before he left Oklahoma untl today!
judecreek2 1 year ago
I was privileged enough to tour Leon's house in OK (on the lake) about 10 years ago that he had when he was recording "Carney". My, my my...Dylan jammed with him there along with George Harrison, and the studio was a separate building in the compound and it was just beautiful. Don't even get me started on the house!
dmreeoogdaq 1 year ago
What's the name of the cute chubby dancing girl ?
zorbazig 1 year ago
Leon once invited me onstage with him in Pine City, MN, airbrushing large-scale caricatures of him while he performed his entire set. Sold them all after the show. Thanks for the memories, Leon! Whoooooooo-YEA!!!
allenbroadway 1 year ago
I saw photos of Leon's 65th birthday party and in one, sitting next to him is none other than Sweet Emily! Talk about a friendship that's lasted through the years.
judecreek2 1 year ago
The cameraman zooms in on Claudia when Leon sings "laid." He read my mind.
Exilemainstreet 1 year ago
What an amazing video. The Esteemed Southern Queen, Miss Emily Smith - (w/rolling pin - aka "Sweet Emily," as in the Leon song), the always perfect vocals of gorgeous Claudia Lennear and Kathi McDonald (also heard on the studio version of "Stranger in a Strange Land"), Don Nix, Joey Cooper, Carl Radle. And then there's LEON. What I wouldn't give to have been a part of this history-making entourage.
Farside8091 1 year ago
Claudia's just SHAKIN' that sexy black ass !
gittahfiend 1 year ago
I don't know who is holding you but isn't Chuck still living in Broken Arrow, OK?
sonnydegraw 1 year ago
Does anyone have the song "Sweet Emily" from this session? At the end of this video, you can hear Leon say "since you danced so good to this song, let's play yours" and you can hear the opening bars to "Sweet Emily" before the video cuts off. If you have it, please post it
judecreek2 1 year ago
Sweet sweet Emily,
eaglescoachadam 1 year ago
he he!! nice version of honky tonk woman.
calleish 1 year ago
Curiously, the best female body in the room finds itself repeatedly obscured by one large enough to block out the sun. Poor decision-making there.
dantean 1 year ago
@dantean yep claudia linnear what a babe back in the day
phildirt3 1 year ago
@phildirt3 Who's the other chick? Is that Pamela Polland?
Thanks.
dunskie 1 year ago
@dunskie i dont know rita coolidge maybe?
phildirt3 1 year ago
@dunskie the girl in red is Cathy MacDonald
submarinepainter 1 year ago
@submarinepainter That's her! Thanks.
dunskie 1 year ago
man is anyone eyein up that girl in the dress sitting down holy moley i wonder what shes doin these days
thedeadbeats 1 year ago
@thedeadbeats lol ... dude she is probably 50 years old!
alienhuman 1 year ago
Now thats what you call an aaasssssss!!!!
67jkerr 1 year ago
@67jkerr lol
dunskie 1 year ago
No one is cooler than Leon - they try hard but don't even come close! Does anyone know where I can find this on DVD? I have been looking for it everywhere...
cadide13 1 year ago
A classic ! Great rendition....Leon at his best and in the best venue...with friends! Pure fun !
Toysplus 1 year ago
that was fun! i was not even in kindergarten by then but leon russell is one of those singers whose music was always around, playing n the periphery...feels like home!
11moonelf 1 year ago
Joevs21001...The "older black gentleman" is the immortal Furry Lewis out of Memphis Tennessee...both a gentle man and a blues legend. One of the best lyricists and adaptive storytellers in blues history...
JazzyBluesWoman 1 year ago
I woud have loved to lick all the black off claudia lennear!
gittahfiend 1 year ago
Does anyone know the name of the lead guitar player?
splendidcurves 1 year ago
Claudia Lennear is criminally underrated...what a singer and stage presence and what a fox! I wonder whatever became of her...
garbeaj 2 years ago
This was Leon's time... The precursor to Mad Dogs & Englishmen... You have Don Preston on lead guitar, Jim Horn on Sax, Claudia Lennear for backing vocals. Emily, the woman dancing center, was a part of the Mad Dog entourage, and is "Sweet Emily" on this album. Kathi McDonald did backing vocals for the Shelter album (in red dress here) but wasn't part of Mad Dogs. Great rock-n-roll!
OldbutStillRockin 2 years ago
@OldbutStillRockin She was at my mom and step dad's wedding. Sweet Emily I mean. Very nice lady.
scarletsdad1 2 years ago
the big mamma's name is/was(?) Emily.She was the Maddogs & Englishmen "den mother".She's the inspiration for the Sweet Emily song that's on LR&the Shelter People
ceeexemcee 2 years ago
okay, somebody explain to me the lady with the rolling pin...WTF?
Putaspellonyou 2 years ago
I was thinking the exact same thing. That woman looks like she is on some serious LSD or something!
joevs21001 2 years ago
And P.S.: Is it just me, or does the guy with the tambourine & drumstick look just like one of the Furry Freak Brothers???!
splendidcurves 2 years ago
The guy with the drumstick and tambourine is Don Nix. Look up Don Nix singing "Amos Burke" on youtube and it will bring up another video of this same show. Amos Burke is a really cool song. It has the older black gentleman in the chair kicking off the song. Don Nix is the lead singer with Leon Russell playing piano and backing vocals along with the other backing vocalists. Good tune.
joevs21001 2 years ago
F**kin' eh, is this maybe the mostest version of this song ever???! But I really wish we could hear more of the backing singers...I can see them wailing their hearts out but I just can't seem to detect them in the mix. And while we're on the subject, can anyone out there explain to me why about 95% of all the truly great, inspired rock and roll was recorded between 1955 and 1975 and it's been a downward spiral ever since the latter date? There must be hope for the future???!
splendidcurves 2 years ago
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cominidu 2 years ago
Kathy McDonald is in the red dress
cominidu 2 years ago
Check this out - when I typed in Leon Russell Library I found: At the request of Leon Russell, we recently took possession and control of his audio and video tape library, bringing it to its new home in Oklahoma. Lots of treasures in the mass of tapes that we'll be sorting through and archiving over the next few (many) years.
cadide13 2 years ago
I KNEW that was Claudia Lennear. She's just unbelieveably good looking.
Exilemainstreet 2 years ago 7
dude whatever....
1dudeman2 2 years ago
who are thoughs people ?!
joealanouf 2 years ago