Texan singer Leon Bridges first appeared at the tail end of 2014, when a couple of his songs went viral on Soundcloud. Sounding remarkably like Sam Cooke and with a back-story to die for, he’s being mentored by White Denim and courted by practically every reputable record label in the world.
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A singer, songwriter and guitarist, Leon Bridges performed in and around Fort Worth, Texas and stirred up music industry interest with analog recordings, produced by Justin Block and Austin Jenkins of White Denim, which were uploaded to his SoundCloud page. Signed to major-label Columbia, his first singles -- including a rich ballad written about his mother -- appeared in February 2015 with a sound that evoked mid-to-late '60s soul. The following month, Bridges caught more attention with performances at SXSW, roughly 200 miles south of his home base. His debut album, Coming Home, was released in June 2015. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.