Everly Brothers "Little Hollywood Girl" 3 takes 1962 Leon Russell, Glen Campbell

In his efforts to see that the skinny pianist from Oklahoma got work, Tommy Allsup had Russell Bridges (Leon Russell) called in for a session with the Everly Brothers at the end of March 1962 when they moved their recording location from Nashville to Hollywood. Allsup was on guitar and led the session as the Gerry Goffin-Jack Keller song "Little Hollywood Girl" was recorded. Other guitarists included Nick Bonney, Bill Pitman, D**k Glasser and Glen Campbell. Red Callender was on bass and Frank Capp was the drummer. Leon did what he did best, without being able to read music... play piano. Here are three different takes (2,3, and 17) of the song, with each having a slight change in arrangement. Leon would work several sessions over the next six years for the Everly Brothers, with some as leader and arranger, and done at his own home studio he built in his home on Skyhill Drive. Some were done with JJ Cale on guitar. Read more in Superstar in a Masquerade. Please subscribe to this channel for more of Leon's contributions to music, as well as many by his fellow Tulsans, David Gates and JJ Cale.

Added 22 Apr 2026