Jack Russell (musician)
Jack Russell (born December 5, 1960) is an American rock vocalist. He is a founding member of the American hard rock band Great White.

Biography

Early days 
Russell was born in Montebello, California on 5 December 1960. He grew up with influences such as Robert Plant and Steven Tyler, and became a vocalist for many bands in high school and later on. He met Mark Kendall in a concert and began plans to form a band called Dante Fox. Band manager Alan Niven and Kendall decided to change the name of the band to Great White because "that was Mark Kendall's nickname. He had very white hair and very light complexion. They called him the Great White".

Personal life 
Russell's ancestry is English, Irish and Native American.

On 25 March 2011, he and his girlfriend Heather Ann Kramer were married.

Discography

Albums

Jack Russell 

 Shelter Me (1996)
 For You (2002)

Great White 

 Out of the Night (1983)
 Great White (1984)
 Shot in the Dark (1986)
 On Your Knees (1987)
 Once Bitten (1987)
 Recovery: Live! (1988)
 Live at the Ritz (1988)
 ...Twice Shy (1989)
 Live at the Marquee (1989)
 Live in London (1990)
 Hooked (1991)
 The Blue EP (1991)
 Back Tracks 1986–1991 (1992)
 Psycho City (1992)
 The Best of Great White: 1986–1992 (1993)
 Sail Away (1994)
 Stage (1995)
 Let it Rock (1996)
 Rock Me (1998)
 Great Zeppelin: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin (1998)
 Gallery (1999)
 Can't Get There from Here (1999)
 The Best of Great White (2000)
 Latest & Greatest (2000)
 Rock Champions (2000)
 Greatest Hits (2001)
 Recover (2002)
 Thank You...Goodnight! (2002)
 The Final Cuts (2002)
 Revisiting Familiar Waters (2003)
 A Double Dose (2004)
 Extended Versions (2004)
 Burning House of Love / Love Removal Machine (2004)
 Great White Salutes Led Zeppelin (2005)
 Rock Breakout Years: 1988 (2005)
 Once Bitten, Twice Live (2006)
 Rock Me: The Best of Great White (2006)
 Great White: The Essential Collection (2009)
 Great White: Absolute Hits (2011)
 Great White: Icon (2013)

Jack Russell's Great White 

 He Saw It Comin''' (2017)
 Once Bitten Acoustic Bytes (2020)
 Great Zeppelin II: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin'' (2021)

Singles 

 "Stick It" (with Great White) (1984)
 "Substitute" (with Great White) (1984)
 "Streetkiller" (with Great White) (1984)
 "Face the Day" (with Great White) (1986)
 "Waiting for Love" (with Great White) (1986)
 "Run Away" (with Great White) (1986)
 "Rock Me" (with Great White) (1987)
 "Save Your Love" (with Great White) (1987)
 "Lady Red Light" (with Great White) (1987)
 "Mistreater" (with Great White) (1987)
 "Mista Bone" (with Great White) (1989)
 "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" (with Great White) (1989)
 "The Angel Song" (with Great White) (1989)
 "Heart the Hunter" (with Great White) (1989)
 "House of Broken Love" (with Great White) (1989)
 "Call It Rock & Roll" (with Great White) (1991)
 "Congo Square" (with Great White) (1991)
 "Desert Moon" (with Great White) (1991)
 "Big Goodbye" (with Great White) (1992)
 "Old Rose Motel" (with Great White) (1992)
 "Love Is a Lie" (with Great White) (1992)
 "Sail Away" (with Great White) (1994)
 "If I Ever Saw a Good Thing" (with Great White) (1994)
 "My World" (with Great White) (1996)
 "In the Light (Live)" (with Great White) (1998)
 "Rollin' Stoned" (with Great White) (1999)
 "Ain't No Shame" (with Great White) (1999)
 "The Happy Song / Disco Cha Cha 2000" (2000)
 "Blame it on the Night" (with Jack Russell's Great White) (2016)
 "She Moves Me" (with Jack Russell's Great White) (2016)
 "Love Don't Live Here" (with Jack Russell's Great White) (2017)
 "Sign of the Times" (with Jack Russell's Great White) (2017)
 "Save Your Love" (with Jack Russell's Great White) (2020)
 "Born to be Wild" (with Robby Lochner) (2020)
 "Whole Lotta Love" (with Jack Russell's Great White) (2021)

Guest appearances 

 "Analog Kid" (on Working Man with Michael Romeo, Michael Pinnella & Mike Portnoy) (1996)
 "Same Old Song and Dance" (on Tribute to Aerosmith: Not the Same Old Song and Dance with Jeff Baxter, Jeff Pilson, Edgar Winter & Bobby Blotzer) (1999)
 "Unchained" (on '80s Metal Tribute to Van Halen with Dweezil Zappa, Marco Mendoza & Eric Singer) (2006)
 "Kickstart My Heart" (on Crüe Believers - A Tribute to Mötley Crüe) (2008)
 "Dazed and Confused" (on Hair Metal in Covers Vol. 3 with Bruce Kulick, Tony Franklin & Doane Perry) (2009)
 "Blue Christmas" (on A Very Metal Christmas) (2011)
 "Junk Funk" (on Herman Ze German & Friends by Herman Ze German) (2012)
 "Messing Around" (on Herman Ze German & Friends by Herman Ze German) (2012)
 "Another One Bites the Dust" (on Music Inspired by Video Games) (2013)
 "Eat the Rich" (on Let the Tribute Do the Talkin' - Tribute to Aerosmith) (2014)
 "We Will Rock You" (on Stone Cold Queen - A Tribute with Bruce Kulick & Bob Kulick) (2014)
 "Junk Funk" (on Destiny by D.H. Cooper with Herman Rarebell) (2015)
 "Messing Around" (on Destiny by D.H. Cooper with Herman Rarebell) (2015)
 "Dust on a Grave" (on Dust on a Grave by Sweet Sienna with George Lynch, Joel Hoekstra, John Corabi, Keith St. John, Lorraine Lewis, Matt Starr, Richard Fortus & Sean McNabb) (2021)

See also
 The Station nightclub fire - Jack Russell's Great White performance in West Warwick, Rhode Island where a fire broke out and 100 people died.

References

External links
 Jack Russell's Great White Official Website
 Jack Russell Interview. Great White's return to Europe after 8 years. Feb 12, 2008
 1994 Jack Russell Interview

1960 births
Singers from California
Great White members
American rock singers
Living people
People from Montebello, California
20th-century American singers
21st-century American singers
20th-century American male singers
21st-century American male singers