Bobby Russell (19 April 1941, Nashville, Tennessee — 19 November 1992) was an American song writer. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both

Career

Russell wrote several hits, including "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia," his critique of country justice (a major hit for his then-wife Vicki Lawrence, to whom he was married from 1972 to 1974); "Used To Be" (from the movie The Grasshopper); and "Little Green Apples," which won him a Song of the Year Grammy Award in 1968 from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top " The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia " is a Southern Gothic song written by songwriter Bobby Russell and performed in 1972 by his then-wife Vicki Lawrence (born Victoria Ann Axelrad on March 26, 1949 in Inglewood California) is an Emmy Award -winning Actress The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Inc is known variously as The Recording Academy or NARAS. He also wrote and performed a major hit in 1971 about a suburban father nursing a hangover while his children raise Cain on a Saturday morning, appropriately called "Saturday Morning Confusion. "

Another of his songs, "1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero," also explored the family life of an everyday man. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed He also penned the smash hit "Honey" for Bobby Goldsboro. " Honey " also known as " Honey (I Miss You " is a song written by Bobby Russell for American singer Bobby Goldsboro 's tenth album Bobby Goldsboro, born January 18, 1941 in Marianna, Florida) is an American country / pop Singer Other songs that Russell recorded himself were "For a While We Helped Each Other Out" and "Our Love's Gonna Rise Up Again. " He also wrote "Summer Sweet," for the Disney live-action film, Rascal (1969). The B-side of "Summer Sweet" was "Better Homes and Gardens," foreshadowing the suburban theme of his later hits. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s

Contrary to popular belief, he did not write "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother. " He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother " is a Popular music ballad the first-released and best-known version of which was recorded by The Hollies in " That song was co-written by another writer named Bob Russell. Sidney Keith Russell known as Bob Russell ( 25 April 1914 - February 1970 was an American songwriter born in Passaic New Jersey.

Russell died in 1992 in Nicholasville, Kentucky of coronary artery disease, aged 51. Nicholasville is a city in and the County seat of Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. Coronary artery disease (CAD (or atherosclerotic Heart disease) is the end result of the accumulation of atheromatous plaques within the walls

External links

• Bobby Russell at Find A Grave