Russell DaShiell was born on July 23,1947 and is an American guitarist who has recorded as a solo artist as well as playing in bands such as Crowfoot and the Don Harrison Band, and with Harvey Mandel, Phil Everly and Norman Greenbaum.
10 Facts About Russell DaShiell
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Russell DaShiell moved with his parents to Florida in 1963, where he formed a band that played cover songs in the local beach clubs.
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Russell DaShiell then joined Doug Killmer's band The Sonics, which after the addition of drummer Rick Jaeger became The Beau Gentry in 1965.
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Russell DaShiell played on Norman Greenbaum's Spirit in the Sky album, with Doug Killmer on bass, which included the chart-topping title track.
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Russell DaShiell then toured with Greenbaum and played on his next two albums.
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Russell DaShiell's success prompted him to revive Crowfoot, securing a record deal with Paramount Records, although the band's self-titled 1970 album was largely a DaShiell solo effort, as was its 1971 follow-up Find the Sun on ABC Dunhill.
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Russell DaShiell relocated to Hollywood in the early 1970s and continued his session work, recording with artists such as Phil Everly, Danny O'Keefe, Bo Diddley, John Sebastian, and former Creedence Clearwater Revival member Tom Fogerty, recording his album Myopia with Stu Cook and Doug Clifford, former Creedence members.
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Russell DaShiell went on to work with Cook and Clifford on solo material and joined them in the Don Harrison Band, recording two albums for Atlantic Records in 1976 and opening for the Rolling Stones at Knebworth that year.
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Russell DaShiell finally released solo material after signing with Epic Records.
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Russell DaShiell worked on a solo album by Doug Clifford.