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Jack Russell (born December 5, 1960) is an American
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vocalist. He is a founding member of the American hard rock band
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.


Biography


Early days

Russell was born in
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on 5 December 1960. He grew up with influences such as
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and
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, and became a vocalist for many bands in
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and later on. He met Mark Kendall in a
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and began plans to form a band called Dante Fox. Band manager Alan Niven and Kendall decided to change the name of the band to
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because "that was Mark Kendall's nickname. He had very white hair and very light complexion. They called him the Great White".


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Russell was with Great White from 1981 until 1996, then took three years off to record and release his first solo album, entitled ''Shelter Me'', but rejoined in 1999 until the band broke up in 2001. He then tried touring solo under his own name briefly, then changed the band name to "Jack Russell's Great White" and toured from 2002 to 2005, while also releasing his second solo album ''For You'' in 2002. Jack Russell's Great White was the official name of the band that performed at
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in 2003. In 2006, he began touring with the official Great White band when they reformed with their classic lineup, but left the band in 2009 due to a fall in his bathroom where he cracked two
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e and herniated a disc. He had multiple back surgeries and was using a plethora of pain medication. Having fallen into
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, the sudden death of his good friend
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of Warrant, propelled him to get help and become sober. Fully recovered, he started touring again as Jack Russell's Great White in December 2011 to avoid confusion with the still-touring official Great White band which had continued onward in 2009 with a different singer following Russell's departure. In 2012, Russell guest-starred on VH1 Classics "
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", where he revealed his side of the Great White story, and how he was feeling well and ready for more. In 2017, Jack Russell's Great White released their first album titled ''He Saw It Comin In August 2021, Jack Russell's Great White is releasing a sequel to Great White's 1998 tribute album to
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titled ''Great Zeppelin II: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin.'' On 13 July 2021, a cover of "
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" was released.


Personal life

Russell's ancestry is
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,
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and Native American. On 25 March 2011, he and his girlfriend Heather Ann Kramer were married.


Discography


Albums


Jack Russell

* ''Shelter Me'' (1996) * ''For You'' (2002)


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* ''
Out of the Night ''Out of the Night'' is the first release by American hard rock band Great White in 1983. It was independently released and sold more than 8,000 copies in less than three months, with the band supporting Dokken in their 1983 US tour. This led ...
'' (1983) * ''
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'' (1984) * '' Shot in the Dark'' (1986) * ''On Your Knees'' (1987) * '' Once Bitten'' (1987) * '' Recovery: Live!'' (1988) * ''Live at the Ritz'' (1988) * '' ...Twice Shy'' (1989) * ''Live at the Marquee'' (1989) * ''Live in London'' (1990) * '' Hooked'' (1991) * ''The Blue EP'' (1991) * ''Back Tracks 1986–1991'' (1992) * ''
Psycho City ''Psycho City'' is the sixth studio album by the American hard rock band Great White, released in 1992. It was the last studio album produced for Capitol Records, with the exception of the 1993 compilation '' The Best of Great White: 1986–1992 ...
'' (1992) * '' The Best of Great White: 1986–1992'' (1993) * '' Sail Away'' (1994) * ''
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'' (1995) * '' Let it Rock'' (1996) * ''Rock Me'' (1998) * '' Great Zeppelin: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin'' (1998) * ''Gallery'' (1999) * ''
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'' (1999) * '' The Best of Great White'' (2000) * '' Latest & Greatest'' (2000) * '' Rock Champions'' (2000) * ''
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'' (2001) * '' Recover'' (2002) * '' Thank You...Goodnight!'' (2002) * ''The Final Cuts'' (2002) * ''Revisiting Familiar Waters'' (2003) * ''A Double Dose'' (2004) * ''Extended Versions'' (2004) * ''Burning House of Love / Love Removal Machine'' (2004) * ''Great White Salutes Led Zeppelin'' (2005) * ''Rock Breakout Years: 1988'' (2005) * ''Once Bitten, Twice Live'' (2006) * '' Rock Me: The Best of Great White'' (2006) * ''Great White: The Essential Collection'' (2009) * ''Great White: Absolute Hits'' (2011) * ''Great White: Icon'' (2013)


Jack Russell's Great White

* ''He Saw It Comin (2017) * ''Once Bitten Acoustic Bytes'' (2020) * ''Great Zeppelin II: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin'' (2021)


Singles

* "Stick It" (with
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) (1984) * "Substitute" (with
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) (1984) * "Streetkiller" (with
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) (1984) * " Face the Day" (with
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) (1986) * "Waiting for Love" (with
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) (1986) * "Run Away" (with
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) (1986) * " Rock Me" (with
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) (1987) * "Save Your Love" (with
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) (1987) * "Lady Red Light" (with
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) (1987) * "Mistreater" (with
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) (1987) * "Mista Bone" (with
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) (1989) * "
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" (with
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) (1989) * "The Angel Song" (with
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) (1989) * "Heart the Hunter" (with
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) (1989) * "
House of Broken Love House of Broken Love is a song by the American band Great White. Written by Mark Kendall, Michael Lardie and Alan Niven, the song was the eighth track on the band's album '' ...Twice Shy''. Charting It peaked at number 7 on the ''Billboard' ...
" (with
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) (1989) * "Call It Rock & Roll" (with
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) (1991) * "Congo Square" (with
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) (1991) * "Desert Moon" (with
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) (1991) * "Big Goodbye" (with
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) (1992) * "Old Rose Motel" (with
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) (1992) * "Love Is a Lie" (with
Great White Great White is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1977. The band peaked with several albums during the mid-to-late 1980s, including the platinum-selling records '' Once Bitten'' (1987) and '' ...Twice Shy'' (1989), and those albums ...
) (1992) * "Sail Away" (with
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) (1994) * "If I Ever Saw a Good Thing" (with
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) (1994) * "My World" (with
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) (1996) * "In the Light (Live)" (with
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) (1998) * "Rollin' Stoned" (with
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) (1999) * "Ain't No Shame" (with
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) (1999) * "The Happy Song / Disco Cha Cha 2000" (2000) * "Blame it on the Night" (with Jack Russell's Great White) (2016) * "She Moves Me" (with Jack Russell's Great White) (2016) * "Love Don't Live Here" (with Jack Russell's Great White) (2017) * "Sign of the Times" (with Jack Russell's Great White) (2017) * "Save Your Love" (with Jack Russell's Great White) (2020) * "Born to Be Wild, Born to be Wild" (with Great White, Robby Lochner) (2020) * "
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" (with Jack Russell's Great White) (2021)


Guest appearances

* "The Analog Kid, Analog Kid" (on ''Working Man'' with Michael Romeo, Michael Pinnella & Mike Portnoy) (1996) * "Same Old Song and Dance" (on ''Tribute to Aerosmith: Not the Same Old Song and Dance'' with Jeff Baxter, Jeff Pilson, Edgar Winter & Bobby Blotzer) (1999) * "Unchained (song), Unchained" (on '''80s Metal Tribute to Van Halen'' with Dweezil Zappa, Marco Mendoza & Eric Singer) (2006) * "Kickstart My Heart" (on ''Crüe Believers - A Tribute to Mötley Crüe'') (2008) * "Dazed and Confused (song), Dazed and Confused" (on ''Hair Metal in Covers Vol. 3'' with Bruce Kulick, Tony Franklin (musician), Tony Franklin & Doane Perry) (2009) * "Blue Christmas" (on ''A Very Metal Christmas'') (2011) * "Junk Funk" (on ''Herman Ze German & Friends'' by Herman Rarebell, Herman Ze German) (2012) * "Messing Around" (on ''Herman Ze German & Friends'' by Herman Rarebell, Herman Ze German) (2012) * "Another One Bites the Dust" (on ''Music Inspired by Video Games'') (2013) * "Eat the Rich (Aerosmith song), Eat the Rich" (on ''Let the Tribute Do the Talkin' - Tribute to Aerosmith'') (2014) * "We Will Rock You" (on ''Stone Cold Queen - A Tribute'' with Bruce Kulick & Bob Kulick) (2014) * "Junk Funk" (on ''Destiny'' by D.H. Cooper with Herman Rarebell) (2015) * "Messing Around" (on ''Destiny'' by D.H. Cooper with Herman Rarebell) (2015) * "Dust on a Grave" (on ''Dust on a Grave'' by Sweet Sienna with George Lynch (musician), George Lynch, Joel Hoekstra, John Corabi, Keith St. John, Vixen (band), Lorraine Lewis, Matt Starr, Richard Fortus & Sean McNabb) (2021)


See also

*
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- Jack Russell's Great White performance in West Warwick, Rhode Island where a fire broke out and 100 people died.


References


External links


Jack Russell's Great White Official Website

Jack Russell Interview. Great White's return to Europe after 8 years.
Feb 12, 2008

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