Elton John, Leon Russell arise on "Saturday Night Live"British pop superstar will do bifold assignment as host and agreeable bedfellow this weekend on "Saturday Night Live" figure with Oklahoma ties him to the agreeable performances.
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British pop superstar Elton John will do bifold assignment as both host and agreeable bedfellow on "Saturday Night Live" during the adventure this weekend account appearance long-term. His contempo affiliation accomplice and Oklahoma figure Leon Russell will accompany him for agreeable performances of the program.
"SNL" affectedness at 10:30 message Saturday on NBC.
This adventure marks the aboriginal time Saturday that John is aback on "Saturday Night Live" date aback 1982, if he played the song "Empty Garden" and "Ball and Chain", according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Uncle Leo and his again wife Mary Russell were agreeable guests on "Saturday Night Live" in 1976, according to IMDB.
The accompanist / songwriter / pianist brace met in New York endure ages if John Russell entered the Bedrock and Cycle Hall of Fame. Russell (and citizen of Owasso Garth Brooks) will be aback in New York June 16 for consecration into the Hall of Fame Composers.
John and Russell accept fabricated several appearances on top contour television set aback the absolution of their collaborative anthology "The Union" endure fall. "The Union" opened in October at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, was nominated for a Grammy for best pop accord with vocals on aboriginal individual "If It Was not for Bad" and acquired a affecting improvement of Russell's career, that had collapsed into about obscurity afterwards arena a key role at the arena of bedrock 'n' cycle in the 1960's and 70's.
Russell high 70's abstract accept been aggregate into a new CD and agenda collection, "The Best of Leon Russell," which will be appear on Tuesday by Capitol / EMI.
In addition, the documentary "The Union" which the administrator Cameron Crowe ("Almost Famous," "Jerry Maguire") attempt on the authoritative of the album's collaborative partner, will accomplish its apple premiere on April 20 aperture of the 10th Tribeca Film Festival affairs in New York.
