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On This Day, Nov. 13, 2016 …<\/span><\/p>\n

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer\u00a0Leon Russell\u00a0<\/strong>died in his sleep at age 74.<\/span><\/p>\n

His songs, including \u201cSuperstar,\u201d \u201cA Song for You,\u201d \u201cDelta Lady\u201d and \u201cThis Masquerade,\u201d were big hits for other artists, and he worked with everyone from\u00a0Bob Dylan\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Joe Cocker\u00a0<\/strong>to\u00a0George Harrison\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0The Rolling\u00a0Stones<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2010,\u00a0Elton John<\/strong>, who called Russell a \u201cmentor,\u201d helped revive Russell’s career with their joint album,\u00a0<\/span>The Union<\/span><\/em>, which earned a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for the song \u201cIf It Wasn\u2019t for Bad.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2011, Russell was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. “A Song For You” was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n

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