Aria Hall of Fame inductee, King of Pop, and all-round Australian music legend Russell Morris returns to The Imperial Hotel Eumundi on Saturday 2 January 2021.
Shooting to fame in the mid ’60s with Somebody’s Image, Russell had a string of hits including Hush and the Bob Dylan classic Baby Blue. In 1969 he and producer Molly Meldrum released The Real Thing, Australia’s only true psychedelic Number One hit and a song that is played regularly on commercial radio to this day. Following that, Russell penned breakthrough hits such as Sweet Sweet Love, Wings of an Eagle, Rachel, Part 3 into Paper Walls, The Girl That I Love and many more.Russell has worked alongside industry heavyweights like Cher, The Bee Gees, Linda Ronstadt, The Beach Boys and toured Australia with the hugely successful ’Long Way To The Top’ in 2012. In 2012, Russell released ‘Sharkmouth’ – a collection of blues and rock tunes written about Australian historical characters and yarns. The album reached number one position on the iTunes Blues Charts, number one on the Australian Blues Radio Charts, and Russell won the 2013 ARIA award for Best Blues n Roots album.
In 2014, he released ‘Van Diemen’s Land’, picking up where ‘Sharkmouth’ left off, and covering characters and stories including Breaker Morant, Sandakan, the Eureka Stockade and many more. The album debuted at number four on the ARIA Charts and won best Australian Blues Album 2015. Russell also won best male vocalist at the Chain awards that year.Russell released his third album in the trilogy ‘Red Dirt – Red Heart’ in 2015, telling the story of the Australian interior and celebrating some of our great Indigenous heroes.
In 2019 Russell released the album ‘Black And Blue Heart’. Produced by the legendary Nick DiDia (Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam) alongside Bernard Fanning (Powderfinger), and backed by a dream studio band (Declan Kelly on drums, Wolfmother’s Ian Peres on keyboards, Matt Englebrecht on bass, and Dan Kelly on guitar), the album is a testament to Russell’s commitment to find unique ways to challenge himself creatively.Don’t miss this opportunity to see what is sure be a very special show in Eumundi.
Tickets are pre-sale only $40 (plus booking fee) through Oztix. 18+ event. No door sales.
Doors open 7pm.
