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Join us in The Green Room at Crosstown Arts for a performance by The Reba Russell Band.
Tickets: $10
Doors 7 pm | Performance 7:30 pm
Reba Russell’s name is synonymous with the Memphis music scene. She is a published songwriter, vocalist, guitarist, backing vocalist, bandleader, and producer, as well as a touring and recording artist. Reba Russell and her band tour throughout the United States and Europe and have released eight independent albums.
She is a highly respected Memphis studio/session vocalist, but she is perhaps more popularly known as a powerful live performer. The list of credits for recording artists that Reba has performed backing vocals in session for is vast. A few notable credits are: U2 (When Love Comes to Town, BB King/ Bono; Class of 55 Homecoming featuring Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins; and Huey Lewis and the News’ album Soulsville. Russell has also performed with local and regional acts, including Tracy Nelson, Jim Dickinson, Sid Selvidge, and Lucero.
The Memphis Chapter of NARAS awarded a Premier Player Award for vocals to Reba in both 1998 and 1999. She was also named an Emissary of Memphis Music by the Memphis Shelby County Music Commission in 2009. In 2011, Reba Russell was nominated for the Koko Taylor Vocal Award by the Blues Foundation during their annual Blues Music Awards Show in Memphis. For over 35 years, Reba Russell has performed in almost every venue, studio, and event around the Memphis area and continues to be a stalwart of the Memphis Music Scene.
In 2018, The Reba Russell Band was honored with a brass note on Beale Street.
