Russell was born in Arnold,[3]Nottingham. He had a strong interest in poetry, music and books since his childhood. At the age of 11, he started writing poems and in the same year of 1961, he composed his first song, called "That Rockin' Feeling".
Self-taught, he learned to play guitar and percussion alone and, after the loss of his mother in childhood, he became a loner and thereby found in music and poems a way to express his loss and his emotions.
He attended the Carlton-Le-Willows, a technical school in Gedling, Nottingham, where his love for literature and the great English poets only grew further, fueled by study and also an interest that developed on the arts of the paranormal and occult sciences, highlighted by the works of writers Shelley, Keats, and Lord Byron.
In 1963, the music of the Beatles was a strong influence that marked his life that year, and after watching a live show in 1964,[4] Russell decided that he wanted to be a musician. Russell joined a band called Union Blues in 1965, where he played percussion, but really wanted to play his own songs in front of the stage.
CareerEdit
In 1968, he moved to Australia and formed a second band in Melbourne, and began to also play solo in cafes and dance clubs, gaining ground on the Australian circuit.
In 1973, after reading spiritual and mystical content in search of knowledge and answers for several questions about life, Russell joined the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar in 1975 and met Russell Hitchcock on the first day and became instant friends. They would sing Beatles songs together during and after shows and this would eventually lead them to form the band Air Supply.[5]
After 18 months in Jesus Christ Superstar, Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock formed the band under the name which Graham Russell had seen in a dream, a giant bright lights plate in which could be read "Air Supply". Their first single, "Love and Other Bruises", became a success. In 1976, after opening for Rod Stewart in Australia and also in the United States in 1977, Air Supply went on tour and two more hit records ensued, "Lost in Love" and "All Out of Love".
In 1979, Clive Davis heard the song "Lost in Love", and the band signed to the label Arista Records. The first single on the Hot 100, "Lost in Love", reached the top 3 in May 1980, and Graham Russell's "The One That You Love" reached the top in July 1981.
Personal lifeEdit
In 1967, Russell married a high school sweetheart, Linda, and had a son with her the following year, Simon,[6] who is currently working with his father, organising concerts and the fan club. Graham and Linda also had a daughter, Samantha, born in March 1972. Graham Russell's marriage to Linda ended in 1978.
In 1981, Russell met Jodi Varble at a show and, after two years in which they exchanged correspondence only, became a couple and married in 1986, when Jodi was 21 and Russell was 36.
In 1983, he and Hitchcock moved to the US as members of Air Supply. He currently lives in Park City, Utah.[7]
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Graham Russell news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Graham Cyril Russell born 11 June 1950 is an English musician singer songwriter producer and guitarist of the soft rock duo Air Supply 2 Graham RussellRussell in 2013Background informationBirth nameGraham Cyril RussellBorn 1950 06 11 11 June 1950 age 73 Arnold Nottinghamshire England 1 GenresSoft rockOccupation s Musician singer songwriter producerInstrument s Vocals guitarYears active1975 presentLabelsArista Giant BMG EMI In 1975 with Russell Hitchcock he formed Air Supply in Australia The duo have been singing and performing romantic songs and ballads such as Lost in Love All Out of Love Every Woman in the World The One That You Love Even the Nights Are Better Goodbye and Making Love Out of Nothing at All for more than 45 years Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Discography 5 ReferencesEarly life EditRussell was born in Arnold 3 Nottingham He had a strong interest in poetry music and books since his childhood At the age of 11 he started writing poems and in the same year of 1961 he composed his first song called That Rockin Feeling Self taught he learned to play guitar and percussion alone and after the loss of his mother in childhood he became a loner and thereby found in music and poems a way to express his loss and his emotions He attended the Carlton Le Willows a technical school in Gedling Nottingham where his love for literature and the great English poets only grew further fueled by study and also an interest that developed on the arts of the paranormal and occult sciences highlighted by the works of writers Shelley Keats and Lord Byron In 1963 the music of the Beatles was a strong influence that marked his life that year and after watching a live show in 1964 4 Russell decided that he wanted to be a musician Russell joined a band called Union Blues in 1965 where he played percussion but really wanted to play his own songs in front of the stage Career EditIn 1968 he moved to Australia and formed a second band in Melbourne and began to also play solo in cafes and dance clubs gaining ground on the Australian circuit In 1973 after reading spiritual and mystical content in search of knowledge and answers for several questions about life Russell joined the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar in 1975 and met Russell Hitchcock on the first day and became instant friends They would sing Beatles songs together during and after shows and this would eventually lead them to form the band Air Supply 5 nbsp Russell performing in Napa California in 2015 with Air SupplyAfter 18 months in Jesus Christ Superstar Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock formed the band under the name which Graham Russell had seen in a dream a giant bright lights plate in which could be read Air Supply Their first single Love and Other Bruises became a success In 1976 after opening for Rod Stewart in Australia and also in the United States in 1977 Air Supply went on tour and two more hit records ensued Lost in Love and All Out of Love In 1979 Clive Davis heard the song Lost in Love and the band signed to the label Arista Records The first single on the Hot 100 Lost in Love reached the top 3 in May 1980 and Graham Russell s The One That You Love reached the top in July 1981 Personal life EditIn 1967 Russell married a high school sweetheart Linda and had a son with her the following year Simon 6 who is currently working with his father organising concerts and the fan club Graham and Linda also had a daughter Samantha born in March 1972 Graham Russell s marriage to Linda ended in 1978 In 1981 Russell met Jodi Varble at a show and after two years in which they exchanged correspondence only became a couple and married in 1986 when Jodi was 21 and Russell was 36 In 1983 he and Hitchcock moved to the US as members of Air Supply He currently lives in Park City Utah 7 Discography EditMain article Air Supply discography Solo The Future 2007 Of Eden Feel 2013 Astral Love 2020 G and the Jolly Cucumbers The Perfect Lover 2022 References EditMcFarlane Ian 1999 Whammo Homepage Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop St Leonards NSW Allen amp Unwin ISBN 1 86508 072 1 Archived from the original on 5 April 2004 Retrieved 4 January 2010 Note Archived on line copy has limited functionality Spencer Chris Zbig Nowara Paul McHenry 2002 1987 The Who s Who of Australian Rock Noble Park Vic Five Mile Press ISBN 1 86503 891 1 8 Note on line version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition Air Supply The Song Airsupplymusic com Retrieved 30 January 2017 Holmgren Magnus Thornton Mary Ann Padgett Chris Air Supply Australian Rock Database Passagen se Magnus Holmgren Archived from the original on 6 October 2012 Retrieved 22 March 2014 Air Supply The Song Airsupplymusic com Retrieved 30 January 2017 Air Supply The Song Airsupplymusic com Retrieved 30 January 2017 Air Supply The Song Airsupplymusic com Retrieved 30 January 2017 Air Supply The Song Airsupplymusic com Retrieved 30 January 2017 Musician calls Utah s Summit home Deseret News 24 December 2006 Retrieved 21 January 2023 Who s who of Australian rock compiled by Chris Spencer Zbig Nowara amp Paul McHenry 2002 ISBN 9781865038919 Retrieved 4 January 2010 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Graham Russell amp oldid 1179736835, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
