‘Austin City Limits’ Shares Leon Russell ‘A Song For You’ Performance
By Andy Kahn Nov 15, 2016 • 1:43 pm PST
Renowned musician, songwriter and arranger Leon Russell passed away last week at the age 74, leaving behind an influential and important body of work. Among the Tulsa, Oklahoma-raised keyboardist’s best-known contributions was his composition “A Song For You” which has been recorded by scores of other artists and was a staple of Leon’s live repertoire.
Long running live concert series Austin City Limits welcomed Russell to the stage in Austin, Texas on a number of occasions. Leon was Willie Nelson’s special guest for a taping of an episode in 2000 and was a featured solo performer on an episode in 1987.
That evening he performed his beloved “A Song For You,” highlighted by a saxophone solo by Edgar Winter. Austin City Limits shared official footage of the rendition, watch it below:
