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From the red dirt roads near her hometown of
Okemah, Oklahoma, south to the Rio Grande, west to the Pacific, and east to
Korea, Shawna Russell has covered the map performing and making music her life.
With a voice that must be heard, her sound contains a lifetime of influences
gathered from a family with deep musical roots, and a decade of touring the
world playing music and singing.
Music has always been Shawna's destiny. Her father and uncles - on both sides of
the family - have been involved in successful country bands for over 30 years.
Many of her first childhood memories are of going to rehearsals and following
her dad’s bands all around Oklahoma. Encouraged by a family member, she made her
first public appearance at age seven, singing in a church Christmas program. Her
first paid performances were singing the National Anthem at campaign rallies for
a gubernatorial candidate in Oklahoma. After the election, Shawna and her
father, Keith, traveled the Oklahoma countryside playing for “anyone who would
listen”—family gatherings or Christmas parties.
When she was 13, they formed a full-fledged country band playing at clubs and
Elks Lodges nearly every weekend. "Dad was teaching school at the time and would
have to hurry home, so we could get our gear loaded and set up to play," says
Russell. "It was pretty hectic, but lots of fun!" Four years later, a Nashville
agent saw her perform and remarked that she had “everything it takes to be a
superstar.” At that point, she joined her uncle Tim’s band, "Way Out West."
Russell’s musical influences are diverse: Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, Stevie
Nicks, Trisha Yearwood, and Martina McBride. While these artists flavor her
sound, her style is uniquely her own. She has toured across much of the U.S.,
performing 2-6 nights a week, up to 5 sets a night, at many of the top live
music clubs on the circuit. Russell carries her weight on stage - she sings,
plays acoustic rhythm, lead guitar, and occasionally saxophone. She has spent
the last three years on the road touring with fellow Oklahoman, Ty England (of
Garth Brook’s fame), but recently she has decided to go solo again.
Currently, Russell is preparing for the March 4, 2008, national release of her
debut CD, Goddess, on Way Out West Records. Goddess was recorded in Oklahoma
City and produced by Tim Russell and Ted Curtis at Upstairs Productions Studio,
and includes some of the top music industry professionals in the business.
Impressed by Shawna’s voice, several world-famous musicians came to Oklahoma in
order to record with her, including Russ Kunkel, drummer for Carly Simon and
James Taylor, and David Santos, bassist for Elton John, Billy Joel and John
Fogerty. They were joined by Grammy-winning vocal engineer, Julian King, who has
worked with country superstars, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, and Toby Keith.
Nathaniel Kunkel, whose recent clients include Diana Ross and The Police, mixed
the album. Early buzz from music industry insiders predict that Goddess will
finally give Russell her long-awaited break.
Russell co-wrote 12 of the 13 songs on Goddess. “Most of the songs were written
with my dad, Keith, and my uncle Tim,” she states. “It was the most amazing
thing – we would get together with just some rough ideas, and several hours
later, we would have these killer tunes. We joked that we were ‘channeling’
Woody Guthrie! (Also an Okemah native).
Retro and rockin’- to country and contemplative, Russell stakes her claim with a
vocal intensity that will not be denied. It is clear that she means business.
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