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Chuck Leavell
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Artist · United States

Chuck Leavell

Since 1952

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Charles Alfred Leavell (born April 28, 1952) is an American musician. A member of the Allman Brothers Band throughout their commercial zenith in the 1970s, he subsequently became a founding member of the band Sea Level. He has served as the principal touring keyboardist and musical director of the Rolling Stones since 1982. As a session musician, Leavell has performed on every Rolling Stones studio album released since 1983 with the exception of Bridges to Babylon (1997), Hackney Diamonds (2023) and Foreign Tongues (2026). He has also toured and recorded with Eric Clapton, George Harrison, David Gilmour, Gov't Mule, Train, John Mayer, and Widespread Panic.

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Chuck Leavell est un pianiste et claviériste américain, né le 28 avril 1952 à Birmingham (Alabama).

Il rejoint le groupe de rock sudiste The Allman Brothers Band fin 1972, après la mort de Duane Allman, et participe aux albums Brothers and Sisters (1973) et Win, Lose or Draw (1975). Lorsque le groupe se sépare, en 1976, il part fonder Sea Level, qui publie cinq albums entre 1977 et 1981.

Après la dissolution de Sea Level, Chuck Leavell devient un musicien de studio très demandé. À partir de 1982, il assure les claviers lors des concerts des Rolling Stones. Il a également joué pour George Harrison (Live in Japan), Eric Clapton (Unplugged), The Black Crowes (Shake Your Money Maker), Gov't Mule (Live... With a Little Help from Our Friends) et David Gilmour (Rattle That Lock Tour).

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