Leon Russell

Leon Russell is a man who knows the value of proper hair care. Does Leon deep-condition? Hell yeah, he deep-conditions. Does Leon blow-dry? Hell no, he don’t blow-dry. Would Leon be caught within 100 yards of a synthetic bristle brush? Shit no! He heat-masks, he seaweed-wraps, he trims split ends with teensy scissors. He never succumbs to fads of crimping, straightening or the devil’s own invention: the home permanent. And that’s why, boys and girls, Leon can toss that dreamy silver mane with P-R-I-D-E. We’d like to think a hair-care tip or two might be shared during a live show. Maybe tucked between “Delta Lady” and “A Song for You,” or even during the obligatory “Hello Kansas City … you’re, uh, the best crowd ever,” crap. But nooo. All that is going to happen when the renaissance man of classic rock brings his tent-revival-meets-honky-tonk hootenanny to KC is, the crowd will get knocked on its awestruck ass. We’ll keep our hopes up for some hair-pulling.