Leon Russell: Last News

Academy Award-winning writer, director and producer Cameron Crowe has inked with United Talent Agency.

Jeff Cornell Hot on the heels of his 2019 solo release “Absolute Zero,” Bruce Hornsby returns with its follow-up, “Non-Secure Connection.” The effort picks up where the last one left off and features some of the same collaborators, including Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and Rob Moose, yet also sees Hornsby teaming up with the Shins’ James Mercer, singer/songwriter Jamila Woods, Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid and the late Leon Russell, who appears via a 25-year-old demo.Hornsby’s last two albums have the same origin story. While creating film music for Spike Lee’s film projects between 2008 and 2019, Hornsby had a trove of musical ideas, some of which were used and many that went unused.

Kelly Clarkson goes rock ‘n’ roll.

Jamie Oldaker, best known as the drummer of the country group the Tractors, has died at age 68. The Oklahoma native’s local outlet Tulsa World was among the first to report his death after a long battle with cancer in recent years.The outlet notes that he was surrounded by family when he passed at his Tulsa home.