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Bobby Russell(1941-1992)

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  • Writer
  • Soundtrack
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Bobby Russell was born on 19 April 1941 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. He was a composer and writer, known for The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981), The Grasshopper (1970) and Kill Me Again (1989). He was married to Vicki Lawrence. He died on 19 November 1992 in Nicholasville, Kentucky, USA.
BornApril 19, 1941
DiedNovember 19, 1992(51)
BornApril 19, 1941
DiedNovember 19, 1992(51)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981)
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1981
The Grasshopper (1970)
The Grasshopper
5.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 1970
Val Kilmer and Joanne Whalley in Kill Me Again (1989)
Kill Me Again
6.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 1989
Telly Savalas in The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973)
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
7.7
TV Movie
  • Soundtrack
  • 1973

Credits

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Composer

  • Reba McEntire: The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1992)
    Reba McEntire: The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
    7.2
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1992
  • Bobby Goldsboro: Honey
    Music Video
    • composer
    • 1968

Writer

  • The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981)
    The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
    5.9
    • based upon the song
    • 1981

Soundtrack

  • Paul Heyman, Paul Levesque, Brock Lesnar, CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, and Joe Anoa'i in The Wrestling Index - WWE Survivor Series, WWE Smackdown, AEW Talk (2022)
    WrestleMania 42
    6.0
    TV Special
    • writer: "The Time Is Now"
    • 2026
  • Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson in Ponies (2026)
    Ponies
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia"
    • 2026
  • Melissa Barrera in Keep Breathing (2022)
    Keep Breathing
    5.3
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Sudden Stop"
    • 2022
  • Look Me Over: Liberace (2021)
    Look Me Over: Liberace
    6.0
    • writer: "Honey"
    • 2021
  • Maddie Phillips and Anjelica Bette Fellini in Teenage Bounty Hunters (2020)
    Teenage Bounty Hunters
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia"
    • 2020
  • Darren Aronofsky, Lance Oppenheim, and Melissa Oppenheim in Some Kind of Heaven (2020)
    Some Kind of Heaven
    7.2
    • writer: "Sure Gonna Miss Her"
    • 2020
  • An Unknown Enemy (2018)
    An Unknown Enemy
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Honey"
    • 2018
  • David Duchovny in Aquarius (2015)
    Aquarius
    7.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Little Green Apples"
    • 2016
  • Ernest Lawson and Susani Mahadura in LOVE. (2014)
    LOVE.
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Vihreät omenat"
    • 2015
  • Bright Lights, Brilliant Minds: A Tale of Three Cities (2014)
    Bright Lights, Brilliant Minds: A Tale of Three Cities
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Chaque Nuit" (I'm Going Out with the Girls)
    • 2014
  • Hany (2014)
    Hany
    5.5
    • music: "Honey"
    • 2014
  • Mark Calaway, Paul Levesque, John Cena, Brock Lesnar, Randy Orton, Dave Bautista, Bryan Danielson, and Windham Rotunda in WrestleMania XXX (2014)
    WrestleMania XXX
    8.0
    TV Special
    • writer: "The Time Is Now"
    • 2014
  • Monica Z (2013)
    Monica Z
    6.8
    • writer: "Gröna små äpplen"
    • 2013
  • Mark Calaway, Mark Henry, Dwayne Johnson, Paul Levesque, Jon Moxley, Paul Wight, John Cena, Brock Lesnar, Randy Orton, CM Punk, Ryan Reeves, Colby Lopez, Stephen Farrelly, Alberto Del Rio, Jake Hager, and Joe Anoa'i in WrestleMania 29 (2013)
    WrestleMania 29
    6.7
    TV Special
    • writer: "The Time Is Now"
    • 2013
  • Dwayne Johnson and John Cena in WrestleMania XXVIII (2012)
    WrestleMania XXVIII
    7.8
    TV Special
    • writer: "The Time Is Now"
    • 2012

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 19, 1941
    • Nashville, Tennessee, USA
  • Died
    • November 19, 1992
    • Nicholasville, Kentucky, USA(coronary artery disease)
  • Spouse
    • Vicki LawrenceJune 29, 1972 - 1974 (divorced)

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