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Career

At 17, Russell formed his first band called The Bootheels with

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, later of the Wallflowers. The Bootheels also included drummer Aaron A. Brooks. He was lead singer/songwriter of the band, The Freewheelers,Pareles, Jon (8 September 1991)
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'' ("THE FREEWHEELERS A chunky, down-home rock album steeped in the Band, from a group led by a raw-throated 19-year-old songwriter, Luther Russell. Sept. 17 (Geffen).") who made two albums for DGC and American, respectively. He then went solo, starting with "Lowdown World" (1997),Lowdown World
''No Depression'' ("Though still in his 20s, Luther Russell has already packed nearly a lifetime into his career in music. He absorbed a lot playing in bands in Los Angeles since early adolescence, signing with ...") "Down At Kit's" (1999), and "Spare Change" (2001), all recorded while living in Portland, Oregon. It was also in the great northwest that Russell produced many independent records by such acclaimed artists as

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and Fernando. Since relocating back to his hometown of Los Angeles in, he released his fourth solo record titled ''Repair'', which was produced by

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). Russell and Johns also co-produced the debut album of singer

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, co-producing their albums and latest single. After producing a string of albums and singles between 2007 and 2010 by artists such as

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, Folks,

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and many more, Russell released the critically acclaimed double-album, ''The Invisible Audience'' (2011). Russell has gone on to form

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. Their debut 7" was released in 2015 on

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. Their debut LP released May 13, 2016 on the Ardent Music label. Russell has traveled and performed extensively and shared the stage with acts such as Arthur Lee,

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and

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Discography

The Freewheelers

*''The Freewheelers'' (DGC, 1991), *''The Freewheelers Play Bob Russell'' (Promo LP, 1993), *''Waitin' For George'' (American Recordings, 1996).

Solo

*''Lowdown World'' (Highland, 1997) *''Down At Kit's'' (Cravedog, 1999) *''Spare Change'' (In Music We Trust, 2001) *''Repair'' (2007) *"Good Music b/w Sidekick Reverb" (single) 2009 *''Motorbike'' EP (2010) *''The Invisible Audience'' (2011)(31 July 2011)
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References

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