Leon Bridges: Meet Throwback Soul Star Who Channels Sam Cooke

Minutes before stepping onstage at New York's Beacon Theatre, Leon Bridges is feeling good. He's just taken his usual pre-show shot of Laphroaig whiskey ("Well, a couple of them," he says), and he's pacing backstage in a new custom suit, belting out a freshly written New Orleans-style shuffle about cruising...

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