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Russ Kunkel

Real Name:
Russell Kunkel
Profile:
Renowned US session drummer and producer who has been active since the early 70's.
Kunkel's wife, singer Nicolette Larson, died in 1997. He was previously married to Leah Kunkel, younger sister of Cass Elliot.
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Discography

Releases:
Certain Fury (Original Soundtrack) (LP)   Varèse Sarabande 1985
Production:
Blue Kiss (7")   CBS Records Australia, I.R.S. Records 1985
Spoiled Girl (LP, Album) Spoiled Girl Epic, Epic 1985
Coming Around Again (Single) (7 versions)   Arista ... 1986
Exiles (Album) (2 versions)   Epic 1987
Sirius (Album) (3 versions)   RCA ... 1987
Wholly Humble Heart (Single) (3 versions) Wholly Humble Heart Kitchenware Records ... 1988
In A Lifetime (Single) (2 versions)   RCA 1989
Past Present (Comp) (4 versions)   RCA ... 1989
The Hunter (7", Single) Skellig RCA Limited Australia and New Zealand 1989
12" Dance V (CD) Everybody Plays The Fo... Polygram 1991
Everybody Plays The Fool (12", Promo)   A&M Records 1991
Everybody Plays The Fool (12")   A&M Records 1991
Gypsy Moon (CD, Album) Drive My Car WEA Records (Germany) 1991
Leah Kunkel (CD, Album)   Sony Records 1993
There Comes A Time - The Best Of Martin Stephenson And The Daintees (CD, Comp) Wholly Humble Heart Kitchenware Records 1993
Fruitcakes (CD, Single, Promo)   MCA Records 1994
Lore (2 versions) Something To Believe In BMG UK & Ireland ... 1996
Rogha: The Best Of Clannad (CD) Second Nature, Somethi... RCA 1997
The Ultimate Collection (CD) Something To Believe In BMG Music (Australia) 1997
Greatest Hits (CD, Comp, RM)   A&M Records 1998
Aida (Album) (2 versions) How I Know You Mercury ... 1999
Greatest Hits (CD)   RCA 2000
Songs About Jane (Special Asian Edition) (Album) (2 versions) Rag Doll Octone Records ... 2004
Co-production:
Nine Lives (LP, Album) But A Fool (Thief Into... Warner Bros. Records 1986
Appears On:
Sweet Baby James (Album) (6 versions)   Warner Bros. Records 1970
Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy (LP, Album)   Liberty 1970
Watcha Gonna Do (LP, Album)   Probe 1970
Blue (Album) (11 versions)   Reprise Records ... 1971
Dave Mason & Cass Elliot (2 versions)   Blue Thumb Records ... 1971
Jack-Knife Gypsy (LP, Album, Promo)   Elektra 1971
Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon (Album) (2 versions) Love Has Brought Me Ar... Warner Bros. Records 1971
Music (Album) (4 versions) Back To California Ode Records (2) ... 1971
Stories (LP, Album)   Asylum Records 1971
Take Heart (LP, Album)   A&M Records 1971
Take Heart (LP, Album)   A&M Records, A&M Records Of Canada Limited 1971
Tapestry (Album) (10 versions)   Legacy ... 1971
Casey Kelly (LP, Album)   Elektra 1972
For The Roses (Album) (6 versions)   Asylum Records 1972
Graham Nash David Crosby (Album) (4 versions) Whole Cloth, Strangers... Atlantic 1972
Heads & Tales (Album) (4 versions)   Elektra 1972
One Man Dog (2 versions) One Man Parade, Nobody... Warner Bros. Records 1972
Reunion (LP, Album, Promo)   ABC Records 1972
Saturate Before Using (Album) (4 versions)   Asylum Records ... 1972
Sniper And Other Love Songs (Album) (2 versions)   Elektra 1972
Stories We Can Tell (LP)   RCA Victor, RCA Victor 1972
Summer Breeze (2 versions)   Warner Bros. Records 1972
The Lady's Not For Sale (LP, gat) Bird On The Wire, I'll... A&M Records 1972
The Section (Album) (2 versions)   Warner Bros. Records 1972
Year Of Sunday (LP)   Warner Bros. Records 1972
Don't Cry Now (Album) (4 versions) Sail Away, I Believe I... Asylum Records ... 1973
First (LP)   Elektra 1973
My Sportin' Life (LP, Album)   Dunhill 1973
Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid (Album) (5 versions) Main Title Theme (Bill... CBS ... 1973
Rod Taylor (LP, Album)   Asylum Records, WEA Musik GmbH 1973
The Best Of B.B. King (Comp, Album) (4 versions) Hummingbird MCA Records (Canada) ... 1973
Hollywood Town (LP, Album) Straight Man, Ain't No... 20th Century Records 1974
Hotcakes (Album) (3 versions) Forever My Love Elektra 1974
Le Maudit (LP, Album) Un Peu Plus De Noir Elektra 1974
New Improved Severin Browne (LP, Album)   Motown 1974
New Improved Severin Browne (LP, Album)   Motown 1974
Tim Moore (Album) (4 versions) A Fool Like You, Love ... Asylum Records ... 1974
Batdorf & Rodney (LP, Album)   Arista 1975
Breakaway (3 versions) I Believe (When I Fall... Columbia ... 1975
Captured Angel (Album) (4 versions)   Epic ... 1975
For Everyman (LP, Album, RE) The Times You've Come,... Asylum Records 1975
Fox (Album) (2 versions)   GTO ... 1975
Nigel Olsson (LP, Album)   The Rocket Record Company 1975
Souvenirs (Album) (2 versions)   Epic 1975
Stills (Album) (2 versions)   Columbia ... 1975
Thoroughbred (Album) (4 versions)   Ode Records (2) 1975
Wind On The Water (Album) (2 versions) Fieldworker ABC Records ... 1975
Zuma (Album) (9 versions) Through My Sails Reprise Records 1975
Beautiful Noise (Album) (6 versions) Surviving The Life, St... CBS ... 1976
Black Rose (LP, Album) If You Have Crying Eye... Asylum Records 1976
Careless (Album) (4 versions) Save It For A Rainy Da... ABC Records ... 1976
Greatest Hits (Comp) (2 versions) You've Got A Friend, H... Warner Bros. Records 1976
In The Pocket (LP, Album)   Warner Bros. Records 1976
Jennifer Warnes (LP, Album) Round And Round, Don't... Arista 1976
Kate & Anna McGarrigle (Album) (3 versions) Tell My Sister Warner Bros. Records ... 1976
Slippin' Away (LP, Album) Slippin' Away, Love Is... Asylum Records 1976
The Pretender (Album) (7 versions) The Fuse Asylum Records ... 1976
What's Wrong With This Picture? (Album) (2 versions) Hope You Feel Good, Pa... Asylum Records 1976
Whistling Down The Wire (LP, Album)   ABC Records 1976
Broken Blossom (LP, Album)   Atlantic 1977
JT (Album) (3 versions)   Columbia ... 1977
Live (Album) (2 versions)   ABC Records ... 1977
Menagerie (Album) (2 versions)   Columbia ... 1977
Running On Empty (Album) (10 versions)   Asylum Records ... 1977
Excitable Boy (Album) (5 versions) Johnny Strikes Up The ... Asylum Records ... 1978
I Can't Stop Loving You (7") I Can't Stop Loving Yo... Chrysalis 1978
I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try) (7") I Can't Stop Loving Yo... Chrysalis 1978
Leo Sayer (Album) (3 versions) I Can't Stop Loving Yo... Chrysalis 1978
Living In The USA (Album) (2 versions)   Asylum Records 1978
Night Flight (LP, Album)   RSO Records, Inc., RSO Records, Inc. 1978
The Best Of David Crosby And Graham Nash (2 versions) Love Work Out, Carry M... Polydor ... 1978
Bombs Away Dream Babies (Album) (3 versions) Midnight Wind RSO Records ... 1979
Flag (LP, Album, Gat) Vacación De Un Día (... Columbia 1979
I Still Have Dreams (LP, Album)   Asylum Records 1979
Phoenix (Album) (4 versions) Face The Fire, Wishing... Epic ... 1979
Restless Nights (Album) (2 versions) Trouble Again, When Yo... CBS ... 1979
The Warriors (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (LP) In The City A&M Records 1979
24 Carrots (Album) (5 versions)   RCA ... 1980
Dream Babies Go Hollywood (Album) (2 versions)   RSO Records ... 1980
Hold Out (LP, Album)   Asylum Records, Asylum Records 1980
Masterless Samurai (LP, Album)   Headfirst Records, Inc. 1980
Replay (Album, Comp) (2 versions) Just A Song Before I G... Atlantic 1980
Roadie (Original Motion Picture Sound Track) (Comp, Album) (2 versions) Your Precious Love Warner Bros. Records 1980
Shades (Album) (5 versions) Carry On Shelter Recording Company Inc. 1980
Suzy (LP, Album) Ice And Snow Asylum Records 1980
Bella Donna (Album) (10 versions)   Modern Records ... 1981
Heartbreak Radio (Album) (4 versions) One More Heartache, He... A&M Records 1981
Scissors Cut (LP, Album)   CBS 1981
Shot In The Dark (Album) (3 versions)   RSO Records ... 1981
Swing (LP, Album)   Planet Records (5) 1981
The Innocent Age (Album) (3 versions)   Epic ... 1981
There Goes The Neighborhood (LP, Album) Down On The Farm Asylum Records 1981
Daylight Again (Album) (4 versions)   Atlantic 1982
Fast Times At Ridgemont High • Music From The Motion Picture (2xLP, Promo) Somebody's Baby Full Moon, Asylum Records 1982
Get Closer (Album) (3 versions)   Asylum Records 1982
Greatest Hits (Comp) (4 versions)   Full Moon ... 1982
I Can't Stand Still (3 versions) Nobody's Business Asylum Records 1982
The Distance (Album) (2 versions)   Capitol Records 1982
The Good Times Are Back (LP, Album)   Planet Records (5) 1982
Bee Gees (17-LP-Box) (Box + 17xLP) Wildflower, Cryin' Eve... RSO Records, Inc. 1983
Lawyers In Love (Album) (7 versions)   Asylum Records ... 1983
Tender Is The Night (7") Tender Is The Night Asylum Records 1983
The Wild Heart (Album) (3 versions) If Anyone Falls, Encha... Modern Records ... 1983
Special Edition (Comp) (4 versions) Carry On Mercury ... 1984
Windows And Walls (Album) (2 versions) Tucson, Arizona (Gazet... Epic ... 1984
High Country Snows (LP, Album, Gat) Go Down Easy Epic 1985
Rock A Little (Album) (6 versions) I Sing For Things Parlophone ... 1985
Spoiled Girl (Album) (4 versions) Spoiled Girl, Anyone B... Epic ... 1985
A Quiet Normal Life: The Best Of Warren Zevon (Comp) (2 versions) Roland The Headless Th... Asylum Records ... 1986
Like A Rock (LP)   Capitol Records 1986
Lives In The Balance (Album) (7 versions) Soldier Of Plenty, Can... Asylum Records ... 1986
Nine Lives (LP, Album) But A Fool (Thief Into... Warner Bros. Records 1986
Exiles (Album) (2 versions)   Epic 1987
Lone Star State Of Mind (LP, Album)   MCA Records 1987
Sirius (Album) (3 versions)   RCA ... 1987
The Lady's Not For Sale (CD, Album) Bird On The Wire, I'll... Pony Canyon Inc. 1987
Soul Searchin' (Album) (4 versions) Livin' Right, I Did It... MCA Records 1988
Trance (CD, Album)   Directional Space Music 1988
Vejen Væk (Album) (2 versions)   Genlyd 1988
What Up, Dog? (Album) (4 versions)   Fontana ... 1988
Crossroads (Album) (7 versions)   Elektra ... 1989
Harry's Cafe De Wheels (Album) (2 versions)   EMI Music (Australia) ... 1989
Past Present (Comp) (3 versions) White Fool RCA ... 1989
The Hunter (CD, Single) Skellig, Turning Tide RCA 1989
Refugees Of The Heart (Album) (2 versions) You'll Keep On Searchi... Virgin 1990
The Wild Places (LP, Album)   Full Moon, Epic 1990
Carry On (3xLP, Comp, Gat) Cathedral, To The Last... Atlantic 1991
Crosby, Stills & Nash (4xCD, Comp + Box) Just A Song Before I G... Atlantic 1991
Gypsy Moon (CD, Album)   WEA Records (Germany) 1991
The Force Behind The Power (Album) (2 versions) If We Hold On Together Motown ... 1991
The Power Of Great Music (CD, Comp) Somewhere Out There Warner Bros. Records 1991
The Power Of Great Music / The Best Of James Ingram (CD, Comp) Somewhere Out There Warner Bros. Records 1991
Timespace - The Best Of Stevie Nicks (Comp) (6 versions)   Modern Records ... 1991
Warm Your Heart (CD, Album) Everybody Plays The Fool A&M Records 1991
Joshua Judges Ruth (Album) (2 versions)   Curb Records ... 1992
Straight Talk (CD, Album)   Hollywood Records 1992
Leah Kunkel (CD, Album) Step Right Up, Under T... Sony Records 1993
Love Scenes (Album) (2 versions) Love Scenes, Love Is T... Epic ... 1993
Paid Vacation (CD, Album) Silent Scream Capitol Records 1993
Thousand Roads (Album) (2 versions) Coverage, Natalie Atlantic 1993
Greatest Hits (Comp) (3 versions)   Capitol Records ... 1994
I Love Everybody (CD, Album)   Curb Records 1994
Jamie Walters (Album) (3 versions)   Atlantic 1994
The Lead And How To Swing It (CD, Album) I Wanna Get Back With You Interscope Records, Atlantic, ZTT 1994
Think With Your Heart (Album) (2 versions) Let's Run Away Toshiba EMI Ltd ... 1995
Airborne (CD, Album) Who Tonight Elektra 1996
Across From Midnight (CD, Album) N'oubliez Jamais EMI Electrola 1997
N'oubliez Jamais (CD, Maxi)   Capitol Records 1997
Ride (CD, Album)   Atlantic 1997
The Next Voice You Hear - The Best Of Jackson Browne (CD, Comp) Tender Is The Night Elektra 1997
The Very Best Of J.J. Cale (CD, Comp)   Mercury 1997
Årene Går (De Største Af De Første) (CD, Album) Kærlighed Gør Ondt Genlyd, BMG (Denmark) 1997
Greatest Hits (Comp) (2 versions) N'Oubliez Jamais EMI Electrola 1998
Step Inside This House (2xCD, Album)   Curb Records, MCA Records 1998
Aida (Album) (2 versions) How I Know You Mercury ... 1999
Puur Neyman (CD, Album) Jong, Blief Toch Gewoen CNR Music 1999
Women And Other Visions (CD, Album) I'll Be There For You,... Wannadate Records 2001
Genius: The Best Of Warren Zevon (CD, Comp) Roland The Headless Th... Rhino Records (2), Elektra 2002
No Stranger To Shame (CD, Album) Drift Away, To Think I... Lava 2002
My Baby Don't Tolerate (2xLP)   Lost Highway 2003
The Best Of James Taylor (CD) Mexico Warner Bros. Records 2003
Dreamland (CD, RM, Album)   Asylum Records, Reprise Records, Nonesuch, Rhino Entertainment Company 2004
Seventy Two & Sunny (CD, Album, Enh) Don't Know How (Not To... Lava 2004
Living Eyes (CD, Album, RE)   Polydor 2005
25 Lat Listy Przebojów Trójki - 1997 (CD) N'Oubliez Jamais The Music Marketeers (Polska) 2007
Border Town - The Very Best Of J.D. Souther (CD, Comp) If You Have Crying Eyes Salvo 2007
Siren (CD, Album)   Manhattan Records 2007
X3 - JT / Dad Loves His Work / Hourglass (3xCD + Box) Looking For Love On Br... Sony BMG Music Entertainment 2007
Prisoner In Disguise (Album) (2 versions) Love Is A Rose, Hey Mi... Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab ... 2008
Hasten Down The Wind (Album) (2 versions) Lo Sienta Mi Vida, Has... Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab ... 2009
Diamonds & Dirt (CD)   Columbia  
Greatest Hits (LP, Comp, RE) Love Is A Rose, When W... Asylum Records  
Mad Love (CD, Album) Mad Love, Party Girl, ... Asylum Records  
New Morning (CD)   Columbia  
Willard (LP, Album, RE) Big Joe, Julie, Judy, ... Capitol Records  
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Review by 3y3b4ll Apr 13, 2009
Famous drummer Russell Kunkel, better known as Russ, has been a part of the music world for more than two memorable decades. Serving as drummer, and sometimes even as producer, Kunkel has appeared and performed with top musical artists in almost every genre and style known to fans, including Sydney Forest, Stevie Nicks, Wynonna Judd, Aaron Neville, Dan Fogelberg, James Taylor, the Bee Gees, Dolly Parton, Jimmy Buffet, B. B. King, Bob Segar, Carly Simon, and many, many others. Kunkel has also been featured in, and been on the cover of, magazines such as Modern Drummer.

~ Charlotte Dillon, All Music Guide

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