Do you recognize the voice of Leon Redbone?
Leon Redbone built a career out of performing ragtime, vaudeville and other American standards, always with a wink and his unique nasally voice.
If you are not familiar with Leon Redbone, his music and his story take a few minutes and listen and enjoy!
Singer-Songwriter & Guitarist - Leon Redbone
"Leon Redbone is a singer-songwriter and guitarist of Canadian/American nationality who has been known for his jazz and blue musical endeavors in the early 20th century. This personality, who is recognized for his attire of a hat, sunglasses and black tie, has managed to become well known all across the world for his contributions in the entertainment fraternity even at the age of 66. He was born on the 26th of August, 1949. Born in Ontario, Canada as Dickran Gobalian, he started performing on the early 1970s. He met Bob Dylan on Mariposa Folk and started his successful singing career since then. Bob was so impressed by his performances that he helped him release his first album named On the track. He was then introduced to a greater public after appearing as a semi-regular musical guest on Saturday Night Live and has been involved in more than one tour. This led him to be a frequent guest also on The Tonight shows Starring Johnny Carson and his music became more and more recognized by people around the world and his YouTube channel has a huge number of subscribers too. He has since released a total of fifteen albums approximately which has earned him a cult following. He has been known for his concerts, performances and skilled instrumentals. He has also been known for his comedic skills and has sung the theme song for the television series Mr. Beveldere. He refuses to speak about his past to his general public and this makes the personality of this singer even more mystical than it already is. The lyrics of the songs like Lazy Bones, as well as the other singing endeavors of this personality have made it possible for him to have millions of fans across the world. The personal life of this personality has also been kept out pretty well from the public eye. Leon has been pretty secret in regards to his origin and also in regards to the details of his personal life. He has never been a s sociated to be dating anyone from the singing and music fraternity and has never been known to have had a girlfriend from outside the entertainment business too. The personal life details of this hugely talented individual have never been leaked to the news tabloids. It has not been known if he has a wife and a child. His family details are speculated but never confirmed about. His biography on sites like the wiki too never reveals the details and it sure can be hoped that more about him is revealed to his fans soon. Redbone surely has managed to make for himself a famous name. Needless to state he has earned a huge net worth throughout his career but the exact amount and his salary details has never been leaked out to the general public. He has managed to become well searched and will surely be known for his contributions in the musical business for a long time to come. by Bchrome, 25 Apr, 2016" from the article: Leon Redbone
LEON REDBONE - SHINE ON HARVEST MOON
Video from MrJazzChops1
"Filmed in Nashville, TN. Leon Redbone and Scott Black on cornet perform with a studio orchestra." from video introduction
Leon Redbone- Promo For Leon Redbone Documentary
Video from Leon Redbone Tribute Channel
"I Present to you a 5 Minute Promotional Clip for the Leon Redbone Documentary "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone: The Search for Leon Redbone" This "SHORT" Documentary has been completed and has a run time of 16 minutes. It launched it's World Premier screening at the Raindance film festival on September 30th 2018. For further information and details on the documentary visit the following link: http://riddlefilms.com/redbone-doc-pl..." from video introduction
Interview with Leon Redbone
Video from claddagh films
"We caught up with Leon Redbone at the Galway Arts Festival in 1994. He took some time to talk with Eithne after his performance. Apologies for the audio, this is the raw (unedited) footage and our intention wasn't to use the interviewer's (Eithne!) questions on-camera, so she does not have a mic." from video introduction
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