Darrell Leonard is an American, Los Angeles–based, trumpet player, composer and arranger.
He recorded and toured with
Delaney and Bonnie and Friends from 1970 through 1973.
He is a
Grammy Award
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winner for his work with
Taj Mahal
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and the Phantom Blues Band.
His work has been featured on recordings by Taj Mahal,
Stevie Ray Vaughan
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,
Buddy Guy,
Keb' Mo,
B. B. King,
The Rolling Stones
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,
Bonnie Raitt
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,
Jimmy Smith,
Percy Sledge,
Barry Goldberg,
Little Feat
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and
Glenn Frey.
His compositions have been featured in the film ''
The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood'' and the
Eric Simonson play ''Carter's Way''.
References
Grammy Awards 2000Official Website
*
"Carter's Way" at Steppenwolfe Theatre
External links
Darrell Leonard Interview
NAMM Oral History Library (2021)
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American trumpeters
American male trumpeters
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends members
21st-century American trumpeters
21st-century American male musicians
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