Soul singer Leon Bridges made his Saturday Night Live debut on Dec. 5 performing songs from his critically-acclaimed 2015 debut album, Coming Home.
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Bridges, who’s drawn comparisons to Sam Cooke and Otis Redding, used the SNL stage to perform the gospel-tinged "Smooth Sailin'" and soulful “River.” Both tracks appear on Coming Home, which debuted at No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums earlier this summer.