Actor, producer, singer, songwriter, Leon along with his band “The Peoples” are set to unleash a soulful, heartfelt single, entitled “Beautiful”, on October 6th, via The Spectra Music Group. “Beautiful” is a sexy R&B/Reggae-pop flavored mix, glazed with integrity and seasoned with an authentic sincerity that detonates a powerful and compelling message...... The Huffpost Interview: LEON
New Single "beautiful" drops 10/6/17 Pre-order Now! on iTunes
by Biko Kennedy
From The Big Screen To The Stage, “Leon & The Peoples” Releases New Single “I’ld Look Good on You”
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – July 1, 2016 – PRLog You know him from movies and he goes by Leon. Leon is no stranger to music on the silver screen having portrayed David Ruffin in the hit Mini-Series”The Temptations,” now get to know his music.
Leon has made his mark in the music industry specifically in the reggae sector and the public is responding very well to his grooves. Leon’s last single “Love is a Beautiful Thing” charted #6 on the 2015 Billboard. With the new single “I’d Look Good on You” Leon is sure to gain some momentum from his previous single’s success. Leon is no stranger to music on the silver screen having portrayed David Ruffin in the hit Mini-Series”The Temptations” based on the legendary Motown super group, “The Five Heartbeats” and as “Little Richard” in the authorized biopic both which were directed by Robert Townsend. You will also recognize him from the hit movies “Get Rich or Die Tryin'”, “Ali”, “BAPs”, “Waiting to Exhale”, “Cliffhanger”, “Cool Runnings”, and the hit TV show “OZ.”
Leon can be seen touring with the Peoples in New York, Chicago, Las Vegas and many more and there no slowing down now. Purchase “I’d Look Good on You” on I-tunes and other digital outlets.
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JET Magazine June 6th, 2016
You recognize him as the smooth, suave, multi-faceted actor on classics like The Five Heartbeats, Above the Rim, and The Temptations. However, it’s about more than one love for Leon. The actor has also been flexing his musical muscles as the front man and songwriter for his reggae band Leon & The Peoples. The group recently released their latest single, “I’d Look Good on You,” from their forthcoming album. To read more click photo link above.
Leon & The Peoples
2014-07-17 06:07:59 Teri Doty
‘Love Is A Beautiful Thing’
by Teri Doty, Music Insider Magazine
Many people know Leon Robinson simply as “Leon,” the actor starring with Tom Cruise in “All the Right Moves,” a star in Madonna’s controversial “Like a Prayer” video and the lead actor in “Cool Runnings.” He also gave memorable performances as three legendary singers: David Ruffin in the miniseries “The Temptations;” Little Richard in the TV movie “Little Richard,” for which he received an Emmy nomination; and JT in “The Five Heartbeats.”
Yet Robinson’s musical abilities go far beyond his portrayals in TV and film. An accomplished lead vocalist and songwriter, Robinson and his band Leon & The Peoples received an International Reggae and World Music Award nomination for their debut CD “The Road Less Traveled,” and won “Best International Artist” at the Joe Higgs Reggae Awards.
Recently signed to Spectra Music Group, Leon & The Peoples’ new single, “Love Is A Beautiful Thing” was featured on the BET/Centric TV show “Culture List,” which premiered in July 2013. The band is working on its first album for Spectra and has embarked on its “Love Is A Beautiful Thing” tour.
Recently, I had the opportunity to talk with Leon about his background, experiences as a musician and actor, and career highlights.
One band, Leon and the Peoples, was a welcome surprise to the already happy fans of Michael Franti and Zac Brown as they packed the dance floor with fans from across the country. Leon and the Peoples, a 2007 International Reggae and World Music Award (IRAWMA) nominee and one New York City's hottest rising bands has successfully completed their first North America Tour, in front of other sold-out venues including House of Blues, Hard Rock Live, The Docks in Toronto, BB Kings, NYC, The Roxy in Boston and this Sunday, in the Aspen Valley.
Leon and the Peoples, that is, Leon and his band of seven musicians, smiled and waved as the crowd grew more and more dense with energy rising and audience singing and shouting for more.
First thing I noticed was the involvement Leon had with his audience. By the end of his third song, he had the entire stage filled with cheering festival-goers, some who appeared to be self-appointed go-go dancers. Others, just happy to have such good, live soul music in the house.
One member of the audience, New Orleans native Bridget Balentine, who has lived in the valley for decades with her husband, deputy fire chief Rick Balentine, danced and swayed to the music with a smile on her face. She is no stranger to live soul music either. She returns to her native Jazz Fest and Mardi Gras every year during breaks from the Balentine Collection business. When I asked her about the show, Bridget said "this is great -- real earthy energy. You can feel the soul coming through."
The day after the show, chilling by the river in Woody Creek, I asked Leon for his take on the festival. "It's a very well run festival and I was impressed -- impressed with the stage and the entire grounds. People had fun. At a festival, you've got to be free to do what you want. It was very diverse."
Also, why was he so adamant about having access to his audience? It turns out that Leon happens to be a professional actor as well (30 hours away from a plane to start rehearsals of his new play debuting in Washington DC, titled Why Do Good Girl Like Bad Boys).
"One thing about me, " Leon said "spending so many years as an actor, going to so many concerts, I always wondered what I would want to see. I thought I'd like to see more interaction with the crowd, let them know that I'm singing with them,."Indeed"
