Russell Hamilton (singer-songwriter)

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Russell Dean Hamilton
Birth nameRussell D. Hamilton
Born (1969-08-08) August 8, 1969 (age 55)
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Genres R&B,
Years active2001–2005
Labels EMI

Russell Hamilton (born August 8, 1969), better known by his stage name "Russell", is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and entrepreneur. Russell is an R&B singer. Russell's only album is titled When I'm With You, and featured a duet with R&B singer, R. Kelly. The song titled "Rich Man" reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. [1]

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References

  1. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 23, 2021.