Russ is my favourite popular musician and composer and inspired me to write my own music. He had that lovely percussive style of playing with a lot of left hand bass going right down to the low notes on the keyboard. He is a great childhood favourite from England before I moved to Australia in 1964.
Russ was a great entertainer and, I understand, a very pleasant and kind man. He served in the Royal Navy as a signalman during WW2 and was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. Rest in Peace, Russ.
