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'''Charles Arthur Russell Jr.''' (May 21, 1951 – April 4, 1992) was an American cellist, composer, producer, singer, and musician from [[Iowa]], whose work spanned a disparate range of styles. After studying [[contemporary classical music|contemporary composition]] and [[Indian classical music]] in California, Russell relocated to New York City in the mid-1970s, where he became involved with both [[Lower Manhattan]]'s [[avant-garde]] community and the city's burgeoning [[disco]] scene. | '''Charles Arthur Russell Jr.''' (May 21, 1951 – April 4, 1992) was an American cellist, composer, producer, singer, and musician from [[Iowa]], whose work spanned a disparate range of styles. After studying [[contemporary classical music|contemporary composition]] and [[Indian classical music]] in California, Russell relocated to New York City in the mid-1970s, where he became involved with both [[Lower Manhattan]]'s [[avant-garde]] community and the city's burgeoning [[disco]] scene. | ||
== Connections == | |||
Russell crossed paths with [[Talking Heads]] as both were active in the 1970's art-rock [[New York City|New York]] music scene. | |||
* [[David Byrne]] was a guest guitarist on [[Kiss Me Again]], a song by Russell under the name [[Dinosaur L|Dinosaur]]. | |||
* Russell was in talks to join Talking Heads in 1976, who were a trio at the time. [[Jerry Harrison]] ended up as their choice for a fourth member. | |||
* Russell was intended as a guest musician on their [[Talking Heads: 77|debut album]], playing cello on an acoustic version of [[Psycho Killer|''Psycho Killer'']]. Although the main release of the song did not include him, this version was included as a bonus track with the 2005 re-release of [[Talking Heads: 77|''Talking Heads: 77'']]. | |||
* In 1988, he contributed cello to ''[[Bill]]'' from the final Talking Heads album, ''[[Naked]]''. | |||
== Career == | |||
===1973–1975: Early years in New York and The Kitchen=== | ===1973–1975: Early years in New York and The Kitchen=== | ||
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===1976–1980: Discovery of disco and early singles=== | ===1976–1980: Discovery of disco and early singles=== | ||
In 1976, Russell was in talks to join [[Talking Heads]], who were a trio at the time.<ref name=":0">Owen, Frank (October 22, 2014). https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/22/arthur-russell-comedy-is-the-highest-form-of-art-a-rare-interview-from-1987. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved November 27, 2022.</ref> He recorded an acoustic version of the song "[[Psycho Killer]]" with the band, playing cello.<ref>https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/talking-heads-facts/</ref> He would also collaborate on arrangements for early Talking Heads songs.<ref>https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/david-byrne-philip-glass-allen-ginsberg-on-arthur-russell/</ref> He stated that they became friends but he "ended up not joining the band. They were all from art school and were into looking severe and cool. I was never into that. I was from music school and I had long hair at the time."<ref name=":0" /> | In 1976, Russell was in talks to join [[Talking Heads]], who were a trio at the time.<ref name=":0">Owen, Frank (October 22, 2014). https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/22/arthur-russell-comedy-is-the-highest-form-of-art-a-rare-interview-from-1987. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved November 27, 2022.</ref> He recorded an acoustic version of the song "[[Psycho Killer]]" with the band, playing cello.<ref>https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/talking-heads-facts/</ref> He would also collaborate on arrangements for early Talking Heads songs.<ref>https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/david-byrne-philip-glass-allen-ginsberg-on-arthur-russell/</ref> He stated that they became friends but he "ended up not joining the band. They were all from art school and were into looking severe and cool. I was never into that. I was from music school and I had long hair at the time."<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== Discography == | |||
== References == | |||