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Jack Russell, founding vocalist for ’80s glam metal group Great White, dead at 63
By Chris Nesi,
3 hours ago
Glam rocker Jack Russell, who fronted 1980s metal group Great White, died Thursday surrounded by family and friends at the age of 63.
The singer succumbed after battling multiple system atrophy and Lewy body dementia, Rolling Stone reported .
Great White had its heyday in the mid-1980s, with Top 40 singles including “Once Bitten, Twice Shy” and “The Angel Song.” Getty Images
“Jack is loved and remembered for his sense of humor, exceptional zest for life, and unshakeable contribution to rock and roll where his legacy will forever thrive,” his family wrote in an online statement .
Great White toured with major acts of the era, including Guns N’ Roses and Twisted Sister. Getty Images
Founded in Los Angeles in 1977, Great White’s heyday was in the mid-1980s with the platinum-selling 1987 album “Once Bitten” and its 1989 follow-up “… Twice Shy,” featuring singles “Rock Me” and “Once Bitten, Twice Shy,” which were mainstays in the early days of MTV.
Russell left the group in 1996 before it reformed in 2001 when it started touring under the name Jack Russell’s Great White.
The latter-day incarnation of Great White is infamously associated with the 2003 inferno at a Rhode Island hard rock music club that started when the group’s stage pyrotechnics ignited highly flammable acoustic foam that surrounded the venue.
Russell announced last month that he would be retiring from touring after being diagnosed with multiple system atrophy and Lewy body dementia, the latter of which Robin Williams — who died in 2014 — was also a sufferer. AP
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