▁band ▁called ▁The ▁Cav emen . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁he ▁met ▁Patrick ▁Mat he ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁record ▁label , ▁New ▁Rose ▁Records , ▁while ▁at ▁a ▁party ▁in ▁Austin ▁and ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁demo ▁t ape ▁intended ▁for ▁noted ▁Austin ▁guitar ist ▁and ▁producer , ▁Charlie ▁Se xt on . ▁He ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁sign ▁with ▁the ▁label ▁re le asing ▁his ▁first ▁solo ▁album ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁entitled ▁A ▁Cra ck ▁In ▁Time . ▁In ▁promotion ▁of ▁the ▁album , ▁Russell ▁began ▁tour ing ▁extens ively ▁throughout ▁Europe ▁ach ieving ▁a ▁level ▁of ▁success ▁he ▁had ▁yet ▁to ▁obtain ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Russell ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁release ▁over ▁a ▁dozen ▁albums ▁on ▁various ▁labels . ▁Through out ▁his ▁career , ▁he ▁batt led ▁with ▁drug ▁and ▁alco hol ▁add iction ▁and ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁Texas ▁for ▁c oca ine ▁possession ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁Ill ness ▁and ▁death ▁On ▁April ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Russell ▁died ▁in ▁Gar field , ▁Texas , ▁after ▁a ▁length y ▁battle ▁with ▁li ver ▁cancer ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 2 . ▁He ▁is ▁surv ived ▁by ▁Swiss - born ▁wife , ▁C yn th ia , ▁who ▁continues ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁Central ▁Texas ▁and ▁son , ▁Justin . ▁ ▁Select ▁disc ography ▁ ▁Solo ▁releases ▁ ▁Albums ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 : ▁A ▁Cra ck ▁In ▁Time ▁( New ▁Rose