Legend in My Time: Hank Wilson Vol. III
Legend in My Time: Hank Wilson Vol. III is an album by singer and songwriter Leon Russell singing as Hank Wilson. The album was recorded in 1995. The album has classic country and bluegrass tunes and was produced by Leon Russell. CD was released by Ark 21 Records. The CD includes a 21-minute conversation between Russell and Harold Bradley about the songs on the album and stories they remembered. Background. Leon Russell was born in Oklahoma, had a home in Tulsa, and grew up around country and blues music. After making  successful rock albums, touring, and releasing the concert album "Leon Live," he returned to his roots under the name of a fictional musical personality: Hank Wilson. The first Hank Wilson album called "Hank Wilson's Back Vol. I" was made by Leon Russell and some of his close friends from both Los Angeles and Nashville, and recorded the honky tonk songs between February 26 and February 28 in 1973.