Rock My World Canada, chapter 120: Brenda Russell
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Brenda Russell (née Gordon; born April 8, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter and keyboardist. Russell has a diverse musical style which encompasses pop, soul, dance, and jazz. She has received a sum of five Grammy nominations altogether. was born to musical parents, with her mother being a singer/songwiter and her father Gus Gordon, a one-time member of the Ink Spots.
She spent her early years in Canada after moving to Hamilton, Ontario at the age of 12. As a teenager she began performing in local bands and was recruited to sing in a Toronto- based girl group called The Tiaras along with Jackie Richardson. The group’s one single, “Where Does All The Time Go”, was released on Barry Records in 1968 but was unsuccessful. During 1979 Russell’s self-titled debut album was released by A&M Records. The album got to No. 20 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
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