Leon Redbone’s members met in grade school. The band was influenced by Dolly Parton. Leon Redbone started singing at Cafeteria, a college dive bar. The bassist wanted to start a group since he was in high school.

Leon Redbone's most current release has been heavily influenced by artists of the '80s. The band is in the midst of the accompanying tour for their newest record. Members of Leon Redbone are expecting to bring in a new audience with this tour and the most current release.

Generally, critics praise Leon Redbone for their playfulness with the audience at live performances. A music critic from New York, Aaron Rummerfield, has always been impressed with group’s songs' sincerity. Leon Redbone’s most current project has received positive praise from all the critics, including Rob Verlinden, who first saw the band sing in Buffalo.

Leon Redbone met with a local DJ from Z101.5 and convinced him to play their single on air. The single immediately became a local hit and larger radio stations started playing the song. Eventually a record executive heard it and signed the band. The band's members all had odd jobs while they waited for their time to come. Leon Redbone first garnered some national attention with their first single. The band no longer has any problem selling out a show.

Leon Redbone knew they had finally made it in 1987, after the group's first fan club was started by Debra Parquette. The fan club received a huge boost after Karen Emerson designed a website for the band. That coupled with the tour across the world saw the fan club’s official membership reach numbers in the thousands.

The band has an obsession with Dancer in Baltimore and are sure to play a performance every year. Leon Redbone’s tickets for their latest tour are on sale on TheSeats.com, along with the schedule of all the band’s concerts.