Luther Russell (born November 30, 1970) is an American musician who has been recording since 1991. He is the grandson of songwriter
Bob Russell[1] and the grandnephew of songwriter
Bud Green.
Career
At 17, Russell formed his first band called The Bootheels with
Jakob Dylan, the son of
Bob Dylan, later a member of the
Wallflowers. The Bootheels also included drummer
Aaron A. Brooks.
He went solo, starting with "Lowdown World" (1997),[3] "Down At Kit's"[4] (1999), and "Spare Change"[5] (2001) all recorded while living in
Portland, Oregon. It was also in the northwest where Russell produced many independent records by such acclaimed artists as
Richmond Fontaine and Fernando. Since moving back to his hometown of
Los Angeles he has released his fourth solo record titled Repair,[6] which was produced by
Ethan Johns (
Kings of Leon,
The Jayhawks, and
Ryan Adams). Russell and Johns also co-produced the debut album of singer
Sarabeth Tucek.
Russell has worked with
The Relationship featuring
Brian Bell of
Weezer , co-producing their albums and latest single. After producing albums and singles between 2007 and 2010 by artists including
Noah And The Whale,
Folks,
Horse Stories, and many more, Russell released the critically acclaimed double-album, The Invisible Audience[7][8] (2011). He formed Those Pretty Wrongs[9] with
Jody Stephens of
Big Star. Their debut 7" was released in 2015 on
Burger Records. Their debut LP came out on May 13, 2016 on the
Ardent Music label.
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abLowdown 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 ...")