In 2016 a new book of Tom Russell essays was published: Ceremonies of the Horsemen.
13 Facts About Tom Russell
2.
Tom Russell graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a master's degree in sociology of law and criminology.
3.
Tom Russell began his musical career in the early 1970s in Vancouver, British Columbia, playing strip bars along Skid Row, then later relocated to Texas and formed a band with singer-pianist Patricia Hardin.
4.
Tom Russell moved to New York City in 1980 and while working as a taxi driver in Queens, he met guitarist Andrew Hardin.
5.
Hunter encouraged Tom Russell to make a full-fledged return to the music business and Tom Russell later opened for Hunter at the Lone Star Cafe.
6.
Between 1984 and 1994, the Tom Russell Band, composed of Russell on acoustic guitar and vocals, Andrew Hardin, Fats Kaplin, Billy Troiani, Rich Crane, Charlie Caldarola, and Mike Warner, released four albums on Philo Records.
7.
Tom Russell recorded an acoustic album mixing new material with his favorite cowboy-themed songs.
8.
Tom Russell's albums include guest appearances from other folk, country, and Americana artists, such as Chris Gaffney and Dave Alvin.
9.
In 2005 Tom Russell released Hotwalker, the second part of his Americana trilogy.
10.
Tom Russell made five nationally televised appearances on the Late Show with David Letterman, as well as playing a show for Letterman in Montana.
11.
In 2006, Tom Russell released Love and Fear, a collection of original songs that were inspired by the highs and lows of his own relationships.
12.
Rockbeat re-issued the acclaimed Americana classic Tulare Dust: A Songwriters' Tribute To Merle Haggard which Tom Russell co-produced with Dave Alvin, including a bonus disc taken from a live concert given by many of the artists involved with the project.
13.
In 2019, Tom Russell released an album of new compositions, "October in the Railroad Earth," featuring Bill Kirchen on guitar and Eliza Gilkyson guesting on harmony vocals on two tracks.