Todd Michael "Leon" Bridges was born on July 13,1989 and is an American soul singer, songwriter and record producer.
18 Facts About Leon Bridges
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Todd Michael Leon Bridges was born in Atlanta, Georgia on July 13,1989, but raised in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Leon Bridges learned to play the guitar by playing simple chords to accompany his lyrics.
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Leon Bridges worked on his first few tracks with Jenkins and Block as producers.
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Leon Bridges released two demo songs on Soundcloud in late 2014.
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Leon Bridges began his first national tour in January 2015, playing shows in Texas as well as playing support for Sharon Van Etten in New York City.
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Leon Bridges toured with Jenkins and Block until they resumed work with White Denim.
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Leon Bridges played at the Sundance Film Festival and played at the SXSW festival in 2015.
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Leon Bridges made the cover of Fort Worth, Texas magazine in May 2015 for his vocal accomplishments and his distinctive retro style.
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Leon Bridges was the featured musical guest on Saturday Night Live on December 5,2015.
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Leon Bridges performed "Smooth Sailin'" with a full backup band and sang "River" with only backup singers and organ, accompanying himself on guitar.
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On February 24,2016, Leon Bridges performed in Washington, DC, as part of the series "In Performance at the White House" for President and Michelle Obama.
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Leon Bridges performed a song by Ray Charles as well as one of his own songs.
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Leon Bridges was set up to play live with Colin O'Brien.
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Leon Bridges was the opening act on the South American and Mexican legs of Harry Styles' first solo tour.
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Leon Bridges had a cameo appearance in Damien Chazelle's film First Man, playing singer Gil Scott-Heron.
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In December 2019, Houston, Texas-based trio Khruangbin announced a collaboration and tour with Leon Bridges and released a single titled "Texas Sun" on December 6,2019.
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Leon Bridges's style is primarily soul, but resembling 1960s rhythm and blues.