Johnny Russell

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	Johnny Russell

		Johnny Russell is a singer whose hit recordings are considered by many to have influenced the content direction and popularity of today's country music.

		...is a songwriter whose million selling classics have been recorded by everyone from Dolly Parton to Burl Ives to the Beatles

		...is a comedian whose quick wit and rapidfire humor delights audiences throughout the United States and Europe.

		... is a stimulating storyteller and is, in the finest sense of the word, the entertainer. Singer. Songwriter, Comedian. Raconteur.


	It takes many words to describe Johnny Russell. They all add up to one thing Total Entertainer.


	Chet Atkins produced a recording of ln a Mansion Stands My Love with legendary Jim Reeves released on the flipside of Reeves' million seller. "He'll Have to Go."


	Johnny returned to California and became a part of the thriving west coast music scene. There, Buck Owens recorded Russell's 'Act Naturally" which catapulted both men into national prominence.


	As a songwriter, the most celebrated "Act naturally" has been Russell's most prominent achievement which has to date. sold in excess of 20 million copies.


	"Act Naturally" has been rereleased on the Beatles "Help" compact disc, and is the title track on Owens' "Act Naturally" album.


	Webster's Dictionary, states Atkins, "you would surely see songs like Rednecks, White Socks, and Blue Ribbon Beer, Catfish John and The Baptism of Jesse Taylor' as some of the finest examples of that definition."


	Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstad included the Russell-penned"Makin Plans" in their "Trio album George Strait recorded Russell's "Let's Fall to Pieces Together," which went #1 in Billboard.


	"You'll be Back" by the Statlers, Gene Watson's "Clot 'No Reason Now for Goin' Home and Bobby Vinton's "The Only Fire That Burns" are other hits written by Russell. His songs have been recorded by Loretta Lynn, Burl lves, Dottie West, Patti Page, Vince Gill, and many more.


	Russell quips, "I've always loved to laugh, especially at myself. Probably my greatest satisfaction is to see my audiences give off a good belly laugh. It makes me feel great. I know they're enjoying themselves. And that's what entertainment is all about. That's my job."


	In 1985 Russell became a member of the Grand Ole Opry, fulfilling one of his lifelong goals. Hal Durham of the Opry, says, "Johnny consistently delights the Grand Ole Opry audiences with his unique style of singing and comedy. He is an outstanding showman who carries on our tradition of quality entertainment here at the Opry."


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