Double Bill Due at the Coach House : Leon Russell and Edgar Winter Planning a Get-Together

Leon Russell and Edgar Winter, veteran rock ‘n’ rollers best known for the company they have kept, will keep each other company on stage Friday night at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano and Sunday night at the Bacchanal in Kearney Mesa in San Diego County.

In the late 1950s, Russell, now 47, played trumpet in Tulsa, Okla., with a nightclub band that later evolved into The Band. After learning guitar from Elvis Presley sideman James Burton, he played on nearly all of the Phil Spector-produced hits of the early 1960s, as well as “Mr. Tambourine Man” by the Byrds and--at the other end of the artistic spectrum--on Herb Alpert’s “A Taste of Honey.”

Russell later led the backing band for Joe Cocker’s Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour, played piano on Bob Dylan’s “Watching the River Flow” and toured with the Rolling Stones. In 1976, George Benson’s rendition of Russell’s composition “This Masquerade” won a Grammy.

Vocalist/keyboardist/saxophonist Winter, 42, is the younger brother of blues-rock guitarist Johnny Winter. Edgar’s first chart appearance, 1973’s “Frankenstein,” showcased the guitar talents of Ronnie Montrose. Montrose subsequently was replaced in Winter’s band by Rick Derringer.

Leon Russell and Edgar Winter perform at 8 and 10:30 p.m. Friday at the Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. Tickets: $19.50. Information: (714) 496-8930.