Russell Christian of The Christians is celebrating an exciting birthday on Wednesday.
Russell, the former keyboard player, saxophonist and vocalist of The Christians, is celebrating his 70th birthday. One of the founders of the soul band, along with his brothers Garry and Roger, and Henry Priestman, Paul Barlow, Mike Bulger and Tony Jones, The Christians were established in 1985 in Liverpool, England. Since their formation, they have put out seven studio albums, including anniversary re-releases for their first two albums: The Christians and Colour.
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The first five singles from their self-titled debut album, released in 1987, all made the top 40 in Britain, while The Christians peaked at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart. Their second studio album, Colour, reached No. 1 in the UK, and many of the songs from that record hit the Top 20 in several other countries.
Despite their success throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, the band broke up briefly in 1995 due to Garry Christian moving to Paris to record a solo album. Two years later, they reunited and went on a huge tour across Europe and the United Kingdom, regrouping as an acoustic group.
The Christians (Garry Christian, Roger Christian, Russell Christian) at the Diamond Awards Festival in Sportpaleis, Antwerpen, Belgium on November 1992.Gie Knaeps/Getty Images
The Christians are still an active soul band with the current lineup of Garry Christian, Joey Ankrah, Neil Griffiths, Lionel Duke, Bobby Kewley and Mike Triggs. They recently released a new single, "When Saturday Comes," on May 22, and their most recent studio album is Soul from Liverpool in 2020.
In 2005, Russell Christian left the band because he didn't want to tour. Since then, he has pursued his own music career and has been self-releasing singles and EPs on Spotify. His most recent single, "Start a War," was released last month. Russell is now based in Las Vegas, and his solo project is influenced by "his love of American roots music" and combines the genres of Americana, folk, country, blues, indie, alt-country, rock and punk.
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