LEGENDS | Johnny Williams: Meeting Leon Russell, David Gates, & The Tulsa Sound

An exclusive interview with Johnny Williams, a saxophone player and performer from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Johnny talks with producer Teresa Knox and discusses about his music career as a young man and how he met Leon Russell and Bread frontrunner David Gates. He shares stories about JJ Cale, Jerry Lee Lewis, and his spiritual journey.

The Church Studio is a historic building built in 1915 as Grace M.E. Church. It came to life as a studio in 1972 when Leon Russell, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and Grammy Award-winning artist, purchased the old church and turned it into an analog recording studio and home office to Shelter Records. Teresa Knox, a Leon Russell fan and Tulsa native, purchased The Church Studio and has brought it back to life as a professional analog and digital recording studio, event center, audio engineering school, entertainment network, and home to The Church Studio Archive. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Location: The Church Studio, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Artist: Johnny Williams
Producer: Teresa Knox
Cinematography: Brandon Blue
Editing: Brandon Blue

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