Brenda Russell
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Brenda Russell (née Gordon, born April 8, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter and keyboardist.
Russell has a diverse musical style, including pop, soul, dance, and jazz.
She has been nominated for five Grammy Awards in total.
Life and background
Brenda Gordon was born to musician parents, with her mother being a singer/songwriter and her father Gus Gordon (1926-2019), a one-time member of the Ink Spots. After moving to Hamilton, Ontario, at the age of 12. As a teenager, she began playing in local bands and was accepted to perform with The Tiaras, a Toronto-based girl group led by Jackie Richardson, Arlene Trotman, and Colina Phillips. "Where Does All The Time Go" the group's sole single, was released on Barry Records in 1968, but it was unsuccessful.
Career
When Russell was 14 years old, she discovered Diane Brooks, Eric Mercury, and The Soul Searchers. She would later open for them. She appeared in the Toronto production of Hair in her late teens, when she first started playing piano. She married guitarist Brian Russell in the early 1970s when they were both in the band Dr. Music. The pair continued to produce Rufus' "Please Pardon Me" (on their album Rufusized) and contribute backup vocals to Neil Sedaka's "Laughter in the Rain." The Russells also appeared as back-up vocalists for Elton John's appearance at Wembley Stadium on June 21, 1975. Brian & Brenda released two albums under John's Rocket name, Word Called Love in 1976 and 1977's Supersonic Lover.
The pair appeared on two tracks from Robert Palmer's breakout soul-pop album Double Fun. Lindsay was born in 1977 but the couple had divorced by the 1970s, and Russell, who lives in Los Angeles, had decided against going solo.
A&M Records released Russell's self-titled debut album in 1979. The album debuted at number 20 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Albums chart, with the single in number 20. "So Good So Right" by the LP reached number 8 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs chart, number 15 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart, and number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Russell went on to work with Earth, Wind & Fire as a producer on their 1980 album Faces and 1981 LP Raise! Russell's sophomore album Love Life was released on A&M in 1981. Donna Summer's 1982 album Donna Summer appeared and produced on Patrice Rushen's 1981 LP Straight From The Heart, as well as Donna Summer's 1982 album Donna Summer.
On Warner Bros. Records in 1983, she released Two Eyes, her third album. In the United Kingdom, the album reached number 16 on the Blues & Soul Top British Soul Albums chart. Russell eventually moved to Sweden, where she began writing songs for her next album.
Russell's fourth album, Get Here, was released in 1988, and he's returning to A&M Records. It was her best commercial success, spawning her biggest hit "Piano in the Dark" (which also stars Joe Esposito) and receiving three Grammy Award nominations.
In 1990, Russell released Kiss Me with the Wind, her follow-up album. The album debuted on the Top British Soul Albums chart at number 25. She later appeared and appeared on Phil Perry's 1991 album The Heart of a Man. The album soared to No. 1 on the charts. Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart ranks 17 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Russell appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 6 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs chart in 1991.
She appeared on Joni Mitchell's 1991 LP Night Ride Home, as well as on the Yellowjackets' 1992 album Live Wires.
Soul Talkin' was released on EMI Records in 1993. Russell went on to produce Diana Ross on her 1995 album titled "Take Me Higher." The album debuted on top of the UK Pop Albums chart at number ten. She also contributed to the soundtrack of the 1998 film How Stella Got Her Groove Back and appeared in the film Liberty Heights, where she also performed two songs for the film's soundtrack.
Russell returned to her solo career in 2000 with the release of the album Paris Rain, which was released on Hidden Beach Records. Russell Russell's album (which also includes collaborations with Carole King, Dave Koz, and Sheila E.) saw the company shift away from the pop market toward a more adult-oriented sound. Brenda Russell's third debut on Dome Records in 2003 was the compilation album "So Good, So Right: Brenda Russell's Best of Brenda Russell Russell". Between the Sun and the Moon, Dome's eighth studio album, was released in 2004.
Alice Walker's The Color Purple on Broadway in 2005. Russell and lyricists-composers Allee Willis and Stephen Bray wrote the show's score, which was produced by Oprah Winfrey. Russell and her co-writers were nominated for a Tony Award (for Best Score) and a Grammy Award (in the Best Musical Show Album category).
Russell, who lived in Los Angeles for 30 years, moved to Texas in 2015.
Russell received a Grammy Award for his performance of The Color Purple in the category of Best Musical Theater Album in 2016.