Background
Russell was born in Austin, Texas, on November 1, 1948.
musician songwriter singer-songwriter
Russell was born in Austin, Texas, on November 1, 1948.
At age 12, Russell began learning guitar and at 13 joined a band called The Cavemen. In 1989, he met Patrick Mathe of the French record label, New Rose Records, while at a party in Austin and gave him a demo tape intended for noted Austin guitarist and producer, Charlie Sexton. He would go on to sign with the label releasing his first solo album in 1990 entitled A Crack In Time.
Russell would go on to release over a dozen albums on various labels.
Throughout his career, he battled with drug and alcohol addiction and was arrested in Texas for cocaine possession in 1995. On April 3, 2011, Russell died in Garfield, Texas, after a lengthy battle with liver cancer at the age of 62.
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