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Leon Russell, Beatles Sessions & The Church Studio | Bill Janovitz on Abbey Road to Tulsa Time
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Author and Buffalo Tom frontman Bill Janovitz joins Chris O'Dell to talk about his New York Times bestselling biography of Leon Russell: the master of space and time, and one of the most influential yet underappreciated figures in rock history.
Chris knew Leon in his early-'70s prime; Bill spent years researching the full story. Together they get into the rock star Leon willed himself to become, his obsession with technology decades ahead of his time, the records he secretly shaped, the goodbye he wrote in song, and the wild tale of three Beatles nearly playing on his debut album, plus how The Church Studio is restoring his legacy in Tulsa.
Bill Janovitz is the founding member of Buffalo Tom and the author of "Rocks Off: 50 Tracks That Tell the Story of the Rolling Stones" and books on Exile on Main St. and The Cars.
This episode is supported by The Church Studio (thechurchstudio.com), founded by Leon Russell in 1972, and Blue Couch Studio, Tulsa's full-production podcast studio.
Learn more at missodell.com.