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Catherine Russell was born on 1956 in New York City, U.S., is an American jazz and blues vocalist. Discover Catherine Russell's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 68 years old?

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Occupation Singer
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Born 1956
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Birthplace New York City, U.S.
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1920

Russell's cover of the 1920s song "Crazy Blues" was used in "The Emerald City" episode of the HBO drama Boardwalk Empire.

1956

Catherine Russell (born 1956) is an American jazz and blues singer.

1971

Recalling these experiences, Russell remarked: "Working with David was a dream come true. I’d been a fan since 1971. He was such a gracious man, and musically generous. He brought out the best in me. In addition to background singing, he let me play several instruments: keyboards, percussion, guitar and mandolin. He allowed me to stretch beyond what I thought I was capable of. He was caring, funny and loved his family. I am blessed to have known him."

1980

In the mid-1980s, she often visited a Manhattan club where guitarist Jimmy Vivino was the bandleader.

One evening she was invited to sing on stage with musician Donald Fagen of the band Steely Dan.

1990

She performed background vocals on the 1990 Madonna recording "Rescue Me".

1992

Soon afterwards, Russell was invited to tour with Fagen's "New York Rock and Soul Revue" in 1992.

1993

When Steely Dan reunited in 1993, Fagen invited her to join them, and she toured with them until 1996.

She spent "many years on the road with rock, blues, jazz, soul and gospel bands."

She preferred to tour with acoustic string bands as she did not have to compete with electric guitars.

2002

From 2002-2004, Russell worked with David Bowie as a band member, providing backing vocals and featured contributions on guitar, keyboard and percussion for Bowie's Heathen Tour, A Reality Tour, and his late-2003 album Reality.

2004

When Bowie's touring career was suspended in 2004, Russell's business partner and later husband Paul Kahn suggested that she record a solo album.

However, Russell initially rejected the idea as she believed she already had "a nice career as a backup singer."

Nevertheless, she eventually consented to record song tracks at a friend's studio in Skokie, Illinois.

Kahn then invited executives from a record company to hear Russell sing in New York, which led to a recording contract with Harmonia Mundi.

2006

The earlier tracks recorded in Illinois became her first album, Cat (2006).

Russell soon experienced a "mid-career surge" in which she transitioned from an "in-demand, first-call backup singer to rock and pop stars" to become "the foremost vocal interpreter of vintage jazz and R&B songs."

Seven albums followed, about one every two years, supported by an extensive touring schedule in Asia, Australia, Europe and the United States.

2012

This song was included on a soundtrack recording that won in 2012 for Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media at the 54th Grammy Awards.

2014

With her roots in jazz and the blues, Russell quickly became known in jazz circles and, by January 2014, was the second best-selling female artist on several jazz charts.

Her voice has been described as "reminiscent of many of the great jazz and blues singers. Her phrasing is impeccable and her delivery relaxed and effortless; it never seems as if she's 'trying.'" The New York Times stated that her performances project "a strength, good humor and intelligence that engulf the room in a mood of bonhomie."

Her rendition of Irving Berlin's tune "Harlem on My Mind" was highly praised by the Jazz Times which declared that, "if there's a post-millennial answer to Dinah Washington, surely it's Catherine Russell: same remarkable vocal dexterity-blues shouter meets jazz stylist; same espresso-strength power; same immaculate clarity; same ability to shift seamlessly from sassy to torchy."

2016

She is best known for her 2016 album Harlem on My Mind.

Her father was Luis Russell, a Panamanian-born "pianist and leader of one of the most impressive big bands on the early New York jazz scene after leading a group in New Orleans and moving to Chicago, where he worked with King Oliver, who gave Louis Armstrong his first big break."

He later became Louis Armstrong's long-time musical director.

Her mother, Carline Ray, held degrees from both Juilliard and the Manhattan School of Music and performed with the International Sweethearts of Rhythm following World War II.

She later performed "with Doc Cheatham and Wynton Marsalis, among others."

Russell's interest in music began as a child.

As a young girl, she was "steeped in early jazz—from '20s and '30s recordings by her father's orchestras to '40s and '50s R&B."

She was also enamored with country music—including the early George Jones, Patsy Cline, Hank Williams, and Merle Haggard—as she liked "anything that swings."

2019

In 2019, Russell appeared as a character in the biographical feature film Bolden!, about early jazz performer Buddy Bolden.

She performed the blues folk song "Make Me a Pallet on the Floor."

The same year, she released her seventh album, Alone Together, via Dot Time Records.

In 2022, Catherine Russell released Send For Me, her eighth album as a leader, receiving rave reviews in national media outlets; The Wall Street Journal, Relix, No Depression, Pop Matters, JazzTimes, and others, while also performing a concert for NPR Tiny Desk (Home).

Some of Russell's credits are as follows: