With lyrical wit and medicine-show sensibility, Russ Chapman stomps and sings highly original music drawn from the deep well of Americana- with a blend of folk-blues, early swing and New Orleans ‘swamp music.’ Hailed in Nashville as a ‘songwriter’s songwriter,’ and now residing in tiny Paonia, Colorado, Russ has recorded and performed with multiple Grammy winners, including members of Ricky Skagg’s Kentucky Thunder, Jim Lauderdale’s band, and America’s favorite cowboys- Riders in the Sky. It was during a co-writing session with Earth, Wind and Fire’s founding member Ronnie Laws, that a giddy Laws proclaimed, ‘You’ve got a good thing there, man!’ Indeed…from the melodically percussive guitar style and inspired wordsmithing, to an impressive ability to stomp and shuffle his feet, there is something positively fun and refreshing about Russ Chapman. Or as John Anglim (KAFM radio) put it, ‘Every once in a while an artist comes along who defies description…Russ Chapman is unforgettable!’
