The Hollywood Hills house that was once the musician-songwriter Leon Russell once used as a recording studio has been sold for $ 1,398 million.
The green farm-style house is Russell’s home and noted in the late 1960s and early 70s. The Moody Blues and singer-songwriter Marc Benno, as well as blues guitarists Albert and Freddie King, are among those who record with multi-instrumentalists at home, known as Skyhill Studios.
It was also where Russell recorded several of his studio albums including his first solo LP, “Leon Russell,” with people like Joe Cocker, Mick Jagger, Buddy Harman, Eric Clapton and Ringo Starr, among others.
Mick Jagger, Ringo Starr and Joe Cocker were among those who recorded with Russell at the Hollywood Hills house, known as Skyhill Studios.
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Looking like something straight out of a time capsule, this 2,892-square-foot house has a stone-walled fireplace in the living room, work space, four bedrooms and three bathrooms. Lush landscaping surrounds a terrace in the backyard.
Russell, who died in 2016 at the age of 74, was a genre-bending musician who performed piano rock, blues, gospel and country music. As a songwriter, his songs include “A Song for You,” “Tight Rope” and “This Masquerade.” As a producer, he worked on albums for artists such as Cocker and Bob Dylan.
He was appointed to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011.
The property was last sold in 1972 for $ 60,000, public records show.
Jeff Yarbrough and Wendy Cortese from Keller Williams Realty hold listings.
