The famous Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver Canada
R&B ALLSTARS
Russell Marsland's Guitar work and vocals
"Hardwired directly to his Soul!"
Guitar virtuoso and vocalist Russell Earl Marsland has long been a powerful presence on the Vancouver music scene for more than 40
years.
In 1978 Russell co-founded Vancouver’s “Rhythm & Blues All Stars.”
The band played it’s first gig opening for the Legendary Long John Baldry.
Russell has performed with hundreds of artists, and has shared the stage with the Allman Brothers, Chuck Berry, James Brown, War, Ray Charles, and
Steppenwolf just to name a few!
Russell headlined four years at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival,
Pender Harbour Blues Festival, and opened the inaugural Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival, and The Nanaimo Blues Festival
Russell’s critically acclaimed CD “Dig Deep” achieved significant airplay in New Orleans on WWOZ Heritage Radio, Australian Radio, Warsaw Poland Blues and
Roots radio and caught the attention of Alligator Records in 2008 in Chicago!