Calvin Russell (musician)
Encyclopedia
Calvin Russell was an American
blues rock/roots rock
singer-songwriter
and guitarist
.
Born Calvert Russell Kosler, at the age of twelve he started to learn guitar and at thirteen joined a band called 'The Cavemen'. In 1989 he met Patrick Mathe of the French record label
New Rose. After his first album
was released, Russell started touring in Europe in 1990, and became quite popular there while remaining fairly unknown at home.
Russell died on April 3, 2011 in Garfield, Texas
of cancer
at the age of 62.
United States
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blues rock/roots rock
Roots rock
Roots rock is a term now used to describe rock music that looks back to rock's origins in folk, blues and country music. It is particularly associated with the creation of hybrid sub-genres from the later 1960s including country rock and Southern rock, which have been seen as responses to the...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
and guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
.
Born Calvert Russell Kosler, at the age of twelve he started to learn guitar and at thirteen joined a band called 'The Cavemen'. In 1989 he met Patrick Mathe of the French record label
Record label
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New Rose. After his first album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
was released, Russell started touring in Europe in 1990, and became quite popular there while remaining fairly unknown at home.
Russell died on April 3, 2011 in Garfield, Texas
Garfield, Texas
Garfield is a census-designated place in Travis County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 1,660.-Geography:Garfield is located at , 12 miles east of downtown Austin....
of cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
at the age of 62.
Discography
- A Crack in Time (1990)
- Sounds from the Fourth World (1991)
- Soldier (1992)
- Le Voyageur - Live (1993)
- Dream of the Dog (1995)
- Calvin Russell (1997)
- The Story of Calvin Russell - This Is My life (1998)
- Sam (1999)
- Crossroad (2000)
- Rebel Radio (2002)
- A Man in Full (2004)
- In Spite of It All (2005)
- Unrepentant (2007)
- Dawg Eat Dawg (2009)
- Contrabendo (2011)