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My Place: Leon Russell's Wrecking Crew Years

Vermont Public | By Joel Najman

Published December 9, 2016 at 9:06 AM EST

Leon Russell performed as one of the Wrecking Crew early on in his career. He passed away this year and we'll remember him through his music on this week's My Place.

Musician Leon Russell passed away this year. Before emerging as a major rock star under his own name in the early 1970's, Russell was a studio session musician as a member of Los Angeles' elite "Wrecking Crew," that creme de la creme group of first-call players.

This week on My Place, we'll celebrate the Los Angeles session years of Leon Russell with memorable recordings by The Beach Boys, The Ronettes, Jan & Dean and many others.

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Joel Najman

Joel has been a part of Vermont's radio scene since 1964. He began his career at WIPS in Ticonderoga, New York. In 1965, he moved to WFAD in Middlebury, Vermont, where he attended Middlebury College. Over the years, Joel worked at radio stations WJOY, WQCR, WDOT, WDEV and WVAA where he served at various times as Morning Announcer, Program Director and News Director.

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