J A C K
R U S S E L L
SINGER-SONGWRITER-MUSICIAN & FOUNDER
of AMERICAN ROCK GROUP
G R E A T W H I T E
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
California native Jack Russell is a rock vocalist and songwriter, and a founding member of early-'80s hard rock radio staples Great White. Citing influences like Robert Plant and Steven Tyler, Russell spent his formative years fronting high-school bands. In 1977 he co-founded the band Danté Fox alongside guitarist Mark Kendall. In 1981 the band changed its name to Great White, and in 1984 the group issued its eponymous debut album via EMI. Great White hit it big in 1987 with their third LP, Once Bitten..., which featured the hit single "Rock Me," and again in 1989 with ...Twice Shy, which included their chart-topping cover of Ian Hunter's "Once Bitten Twice Shy." Russell left the group in 1996 to pursue a solo career, and released Shelter Me in 1999 via MVP Records. That same year saw Russell rejoin the band, but by 2001 Great White had called it quits, holding a farewell show on New Year's Eve at the Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, California.
The following year saw Russell begin touring under the name Jack Russell's Great White. The outfit gained international attention in 2003 after a massive pyrotechnics failure at the Station nightclub in Rhode Island set fire to the venue's ceiling, resulting in the deaths of 100 concertgoers. By 2005, the stress from lawsuits, inner band turmoil, and Russell's substance abuse problems had taken its toll, and Jack Russell's Great White ceased operations. The original lineup of Great White re-formed for a tour and released their tenth studio album, Back to the Rhythm, in 2007. Another studio LP, Rising, followed in 2009, but it would be Russell's last outing with the group. In 2011, after a period of recuperation following multiple back surgeries stemming from a fall in 2009, a newly sober Russell began operating once again under the Jack Russell's Great White moniker. In 2017 the band released its debut studio album, He Saw It Comin', via Frontiers Records.
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JACK RUSSELL’S GREAT WHITE
TOUR DATES 2019
SAT 16 NOVEMBER
Church Street Orlando, FL, US
FRI 6 DECEMBER
Herman's Hideaway Denver, CO, US
SAT 7 DECEMBER
Sunshine Studios Live Colorado Springs, CO, US
SAT 14 DECEMBER
The Blue Note Harrison, OH, US
THU 19 DECEMBER
The Vogue Theatre Indianapolis, IN, US
FRI 3 JANUARY
Showroom, Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, NV, US
FRI 10 JANUARY
The Canyon Agoura Hills Agoura Hills, CA, US
SAT 11 JANUARY
The Canyon Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, CA, US
FRI 24 JANUARY
The Canyon at the Rose Pasadena, CA, US
SAT 25 JANUARY
The Canyon Montclair Montclair, CA, US
