Russell Taylor (musician)

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OriginUnited States
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Website www.russelltaylor.net

Russell Taylor is an American singer and songwriter.

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In 2013, VH1 featured him as part of the "You Oughta Know" series. He subsequently went on to win the title of "You Oughta Know" artist for December. [1]

Early career

Under his original stage name Russell he released Fool for Love in 2000, which peaked at number 52 on the UK singles chart, [2] produced by The Basement Boys, with a remix by Olav Basoski. The song was featured on the Ministry of sound collection. He was a featured vocalist on Last Dance and Holiday, also by the Basement Boys and released on Basement Boys Records later in 2000., . [3]

In 2008, two of his songs All Said & Done and 2b loved were featured on the movie soundtrack for the 2007 movie Dirty Laundry.

Discography

Somewhere in Between (2006) Featuring the single 2b loved. [4]

Confessional (2010)

War of Hearts CD Single (2013). The song was inspired by the TV show Scandal. [5] The song was featured TV Shows Black Ink Crew Season 2, Episode 8, [6] Degrassi: The Next Generation Episode 15 "Black and White" from Season 13, [7] and The Fosters Episode 16 "Us Against The World" from Season 1. [8]

Tin Man : The Blue (2017). [9] Features single Thrill. [10]

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References

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  4. Washington post, June 29, 2007
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  6. "Black Ink Crew | Season 4 Episodes (TV Series) | VH1". vh1.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
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  8. "The Fosters Music - S1E16: "Us Against The World" - TuneFind". tunefind.com. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  9. Tin Man : The Blue by Russell Taylor on Apple Music, 2017-09-29, retrieved 2017-12-13
  10. "First Listen: Russell Taylor gives us a "THRILL" with his latest". SoulTracks - Soul Music Biographies, News and Reviews. 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2017-12-13.