Russell Roberts Band
Russell Roberts Band is Russell Burkitt and Robert Eastwood.
We have been playing Music together in various bands since our first gig in 1984.
Musical Influences span a very wide range from Down Home 3 Chord country to Jazz to Progressive Rock and everything in between.
Russell Roberts Band is a platform for Musical experiments.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Yes, lots.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
We play live 2 times per year at the Burkitt Family Reunion in Aquilla, Tx.
Your musical influences
Antonio Salieri's enemy, Anyone who hates anything ever recorded by Michael Nesmith, B-52's, Norman Greenbaum, Boyd Tinsley, John McLaughlin, Elephant's Memory, The Flying Machine, Ennio Morricone, William Martin Joel, Shadow Morton, Sheb Wooley, Ellas Otha Bates, Ronald David Wood, Rick Grech, Foggy Mountain Boys, Shadow Wilson, Vince Guaraldi, Martin Barre, Donald Eugene Ulrich, Dave Guard, Bob Shane, Nick Reynolds, Nick Mason, Coltrane, Leland Sklar, The Stone Poneys, David Bryson, Michael Ward....
and maybe a little bit by the Beatles.
What equipment do you use?
Russell uses every type of equipment and instrument brand that has ever been made, or ever will be made.
Robert uses any type of equipment that is available in Russell's studio.
Anything else?
No.
