Tom Russell

Aliases: Tom Russell Band
The Tom Russell Band
Real name: Thomas G. Russell
Born: March 5, 1950
Country: United States
IPI: 00066326573 1 work
00120918891 2 works
00128621973 24 works
00128622088 2 works
Affiliation: ASCAP, BMI
Comments: Singer and songwriter.

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
Blinded by the Light of Love	Tom Russell	1984	Freud Marx Engels & Jung
Blue Wing	Tom Russell Band	1989	(6 artists)
Canadian Whiskey	Tom Russell	1984	(2 artists)
Guadalupe	Gretchen Peters with Tom Russell	2009	Tom Russell
Hank and Audrey REC	Tom Russell	October 2002	Marley's Ghost Originally by Katy Moffatt REL
Love Abides	Tom Russell with Iris DeMent (Tom Russell, Iris DeMent)	1999	Unverified
North Platte	Gretchen Peters with Tom Russell	2009	Barry Walsh
One and One	Tom Russell	1984	The Hitchin' Post
St. Olav's Gate	Tom Russell	1983	(3 artists)
The Road to Bayamon	The Tom Russell Band	1986	Freud Marx Engels & Jung
The Rose of San Joaquin	Tom Russell	1995	Unverified
The Sky Above, the Mud Below	Tom Russell	1995	Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Who's Gonna Build Your Wall	Tom Russell	2008	Jim Fine

Covers by Tom Russell

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	Tom Russell featuring Lucinda Williams	September 6, 2011	Bob Dylan
A Little Wind (Could Blow Me Away)	Tom Russell	2006	Peter Case
Ballad of Ira Hayes	Tom Russell	2004	Peter La Farge
Between the Cracks	Tom Russell	1995	Dave Alvin
Beyond the Blues	The Tom Russell Band	December 1991	Unverified
Biggest Bordertown	Tom Russell	May 4, 2018	Bob Neuwirth
Billy 4	Gretchen Peters with Tom Russell	2009	Bob Dylan
Black Rose	Barrence Whitfield with Tom Russell	1993	Waylon Jennings REC, Billy Joe Shaver REL
Blind Willie McTell	Barrence Whitfield with Tom Russell	1993	Bob Dylan REC, The Dream Syndicate REL
Blue Mountains of Mexico	Gretchen Peters with Tom Russell	2009	Ian Tyson
Brass Buttons	Barrence Whitfield with Tom Russell	1993	Johnny Rivers REL, Gram Parsons REC
California Snow	Tom Russell	April 17, 2001	Unverified
Claude Dallas	Tom Russell	1992	Ian Tyson
Cleaning Windows	Barrence Whitfield with Tom Russell	1993	Van Morrison
Dance Hall Girls	Tom Russell	1997	Fraser & DeBolt with Ian Guenther
Daniel and the Sacred Harp	Barrence Whitfield with Tom Russell	1993	The Band
Desert Blues	Barrence Whitfield with Tom Russell	1993	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
Downtown Train	Tom Russell Band	1987	Tom Waits
Dust of the Chase	Tom Russell	August 16, 2019	Unverified
East Texas Red	Tom Russell	2004	Cisco Houston
El Paso	Tom Russell	2004	Marty Robbins
Fire	Tom Russell Band	1989	Bruce Springsteen
Freedom Highway	Barrence Whitfield with Tom Russell	1993	The Staple Singers
Gallo del Cielo	Tom Russell	1984	Ian Tyson
Guadalupe	Tom Russell	September 15, 2009	Gretchen Peters with Tom Russell
Gulf Coast Highway	Tom Russell featuring Nanci Griffith	2003	Nanci Griffith with Mac McAnally
Haley's Comet	The Tom Russell Band	December 1991	Dave Alvin
If I Had a Gun	Gretchen Peters with Tom Russell	2009	Rhythm Angels
If I Were a Child	Tom Russell	2012	Unverified
I Just Want to See You So Bad	Barrence Whitfield with Tom Russell	1993	Lucinda Williams
Insufficient Sweetie	Barrence Whitfield with Tom Russell	1993	Cliff Edwards (Ukelele Ike)
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight	Barrence Whitfield with Tom Russell	1993	Richard and Linda Thompson
Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts	Tom Russell	2004	Bob Dylan
Love Abides	Tom Russell	September 6, 2011	Unverified
Mississippi You're on My Mind	Barrence Whitfield with Tom Russell	1993	Jesse Winchester
My Last Go Round	Gretchen Peters with Tom Russell	2009	Rosalie Sorrels
Navajo Rug	Tom Russell Band	1989	Ian Tyson
No Telling	Tom Russell	2004	Linda Thompson
Old Cheyenne	Tom Russell	July 23, 2007	Ian & Sylvia and The Great Speckled Bird
Old Paint	Gretchen Peters with Tom Russell	2009	(unknown)
Outbound Plane	Tom Russell Band	1989	Nanci Griffith
Play One More	Tom Russell	May 2017	Ian & Sylvia
Prairie in the Sky	Tom Russell	1997	Mary McCaslin
Prairie in the Sky	Gretchen Peters with Tom Russell	2009	Mary McCaslin
Prairie Melancholy	Gretchen Peters with Tom Russell	2009	Jennifer Warnes
Rambler, Gambler	Tom Russell	1997	(unknown)
Red Velvet	Tom Russell	May 2017	Ian & Sylvia
Rider on an Orphan Train	Tom Russell	1999	David Massengill
Rio Grande	Tom Russell	May 2017	Great Speckled Bird
Sam Bonnifield's Saloon	Tom Russell	May 2017	Ian Tyson
Seven Curses	Tom Russell	2004	Bob Dylan REC, Sebastian Cabot REL
Short Grass	Tom Russell	May 2017	Ian & Sylvia
Snowin' on Raton	Gretchen Peters with Tom Russell	2009	Townes Van Zandt
Sonora's Death Row	Tom Russell	1992	The Moonlighters [US2]
South Coast	Tom Russell	1997	(unknown), The Easy Riders
St. Olav's Gate	Tom Russell featuring Nanci Griffith	May 5, 1997	Tom Russell
Sweet and Shiny Eyes	Gretchen Peters with Tom Russell	2009	Bonnie Raitt
The Ballad of Sally Rose	Tom Russell featuring Nanci Griffith	2003	Emmylou Harris
The Ballad of William Sycamore	Tom Russell	1997	(unknown), Steve Young REC, The Homestead Act REL
The Devil's Right Hand	Barrence Whitfield with Tom Russell	1993	Steve Earle
The Eyes of Roberto Duran	Tom Russell	May 5, 1997	Chris Gaffney
The French Girl	Tom Russell	May 2017	Ian & Sylvia
The Night the Chinese Restaurant Burned Down	Tom Russell	May 2017	Sylvia Tyson
The Renegade	Tom Russell	May 2017	Ian & Sylvia
These Cowboys Born out of Their Time	Gretchen Peters with Tom Russell	2009	Buddy Mondlock
These Friends of Mine	Tom Russell	May 2017	Ian & Sylvia
The Sound of One Heart Breaking	Tom Russell	March 21, 2006	Sylvia Tyson
Thrown to the Wolves	Tom Russell	May 2017	Sylvia Tyson
Tramps and Hawkers	Tom Russell	1995	(unknown), Jim Ringer
Tulare Dust	Tom Russell	1994	Merle Haggard and The Strangers
Walkin' on the Moon	Tom Russell Band	1989	Katy Moffatt
What is the Color of the Soul of a Man?	Barrence Whitfield with Tom Russell	1993	Jimmy Driftwood
When the Wolves No Longer Sing	Tom Russell	May 2017	Ian Tyson
Wild Geese	Tom Russell	May 2017	Ian & Sylvia
Wolves	Gretchen Peters with Tom Russell	2009	Garth Brooks
Wreck of the Old 97	Tom Russell	March 15, 2019	Charles Lewis Stine, Henry Whitter
Yosemite	Tom Russell	2003	Rain Perry
You Can't Get That Stuff No More	Barrence Whitfield with Tom Russell	1993	Sam Theard

Songs written by Tom Russell

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
A Little Wind (Could Blow Me Away)	Tom Russell, Peter Case	Peter Case	1995	Covered by Tom Russell
Between the Cracks	Dave Alvin, Tom Russell	Dave Alvin	1993	Covered by Tom Russell
Beyond the Blues	Tom Russell, Peter Case, Bob Neuwirth	Peter Case	March 1992	Covered by (3 artists)
Biggest Bordertown	Tom Russell, Bob Neuwirth	Bob Neuwirth	1990	Covered by Tom Russell
Blinded by the Light of Love	Tom Russell	Tom Russell	1984	Covered by Freud Marx Engels & Jung
Blue Wing	Tom Russell	Tom Russell Band	1989	Covered by (6 artists)
California Snow	Dave Alvin, Tom Russell	Dave Alvin	June 16, 1998	Unverified
Canadian Whiskey	Tom Russell	Tom Russell	1984	Covered by (2 artists)
Claude Dallas	Ian Tyson, Tom Russell	Ian Tyson	August 1986	Covered by (2 artists)
Gallo de Cielo	Tom Russell	Ian Tyson	1983	Covered by (3 artists)
Guadalupe	Tom Russell	Gretchen Peters with Tom Russell	2008	Covered by Tom Russell
Haley's Comet	Dave Alvin, Tom Russell	Dave Alvin	1991	Covered by (6 artists)
Hank and Audrey	Katy Moffatt, Tom Russell	Tom Russell REC, Katy Moffatt REL	1995	Covered by Marley's Ghost
Love Abides	Tom Russell	Tom Russell with Iris DeMent (Tom Russell, Iris DeMent)	1999	Unverified
Navajo Rug	Ian Tyson, Tom Russell	Ian Tyson	August 1986	Covered by (4 artists)
One and One	Tom Russell	Tom Russell	1984	Covered by The Hitchin' Post
Outbound Plane	Nanci Griffith, Tom Russell	Nanci Griffith	February 5, 1988	Covered by (9 artists)
St. Olav's Gate	Tom Russell	Tom Russell	1983	Covered by (3 artists)
The Eyes of Roberto Duran	Tom Russell	Chris Gaffney	May 1, 1995	Covered by Tom Russell
The Heart	Tom Russell, Greg Trooper	Lucy Kaplansky	1994	Covered by (4 artists)
The Road to Bayamon	Tom Russell	The Tom Russell Band	July 31, 1986	Covered by Freud Marx Engels & Jung
The Rose of San Joaquin	Ian Tyson, Tom Russell	Tom Russell	1995	Unverified
The Sky Above, the Mud Below	Tom Russell	Tom Russell	1995	Covered by Ramblin' Jack Elliott
The Sound of One Heart Breaking	Sylvia Tyson, Tom Russell	Sylvia Tyson	1992	Covered by (2 artists)
Thrown to the Wolves	Sylvia Tyson, Tom Russell	Sylvia Tyson	1989	Covered by Tom Russell
Walkin' on the Moon	Katy Moffatt, Tom Russell	Katy Moffatt	1988	Covered by (5 artists)
When the Wolves No Longer Sing	Ian Tyson, Tom Russell	Ian Tyson	2015	Covered by Tom Russell
Who's Gonna Build Your Wall	Tom Russell	Tom Russell	2008	Covered by Jim Fine

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Blood and Candle Smoke	Tom Russell	September 15, 2009	Shout! Factory
Cowboy Mambo	Barrence Whitfield with Tom Russell	1993	East Side Digital
Cowboy Real	Tom Russell	1992	Philo
Heart on a Sleeve	Tom Russell	1984	(self-released)
Hillbilly Voodoo	Barrence Whitfield with Tom Russell	1993	East Side Digital
Hurricane Season	The Tom Russell Band	December 1991	Philo
Indians Cowboys Horses Dogs	Tom Russell	2004	HighTone Records
Joshua Tree	The Tom Russell Band	1986	End of the Trail Records
Love & Fear	Tom Russell	March 21, 2006	HighTone Records
Mesabi	Tom Russell	September 6, 2011	Shout! Factory
Modern Art	Tom Russell	2003	HighTone Records
Museum of Memories 1972-2002	Tom Russell	October 2002	Dark Angel
October in the Railroad Earth	Tom Russell	March 15, 2019	Frontera Records
Old Songs Yet to Sing	Tom Russell	May 4, 2018	Frontera Records
One to the Heart, One to the Head	Gretchen Peters with Tom Russell	2009	Scarlet Letter Records
Play One More - The Songs of Ian & Sylvia	Tom Russell	May 2017	True North
Poor Man's Dream	Tom Russell Band	1989	Sonet
Road to Bayamon	Tom Russell Band	1987	Mega Records [DK]
Road to Bayamon [CD Reissue]	Tom Russell Band	1989	Philo
Song of the West - The Cowboy Collection	Tom Russell	1997	HMG
The Long Way Around	Tom Russell	May 5, 1997	HighTone Records
The Man from God Knows Where	Tom Russell	1999	Kirkelig Kulturverksted
The Rose of the San Joaquin	Tom Russell	1995	HighTone Records

EPs

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Tom Russell	Tom Russell	2003	HighTone Records

Performances also appear on

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
A Case for Case - A Tribute to the Songs of Peter Case	various artists	2006	Hungry for Music
The Fast Folk Musical Magazine - 1st Anniversary! Vol.2 # 1	various artists	1983	Fast Folk Musical Magazine
The Gift - A Tribute to Ian Tyson	various artists	July 23, 2007	Stony Plain
The Van Morrison Songbook	various artists	March 3, 1997	Connoisseur Collection
Tulare Dust - A Songwriters Tribute to Merle Haggard	various artists	1994	HighTone Records
Wounded Heart of America (Tom Russell Songs)	various artists	2008	HighTone Records