Johnny Russell
Sign in to saveAmerican country singer, songwriter, and comedian (1940–2001)
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- 2
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- Johnny Strongest Weakling
- First Blood
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1940-01-23
- Active to
- 2001-07-03
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John Bright "Johnny" Russell (January 23, 1940 – July 3, 2001) was an American country singer, songwriter, and comedian famous for his song Act Naturally, which was made famous by Buck Owens, who recorded it in 1963, and The Beatles in 1965. Born in Moorhead, Mississippi, he moved with his family at age 11 to Fresno, California, where he began writing songs and entering talent contests while still in high school, graduating in 1958. He had his first song published that year <a href="https://www
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Russell
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Moorhead
- Place of death
- Nashville
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Act Naturally
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- Mercury Records
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- date of birth
- 1940-01-23
- date of death
- 2001-07-03
- birth name
- John Bright Russell
- name in native language
- Johnny Russell
- start of work period
- 1965-00-00
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
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