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Summerwind

March 16, 17, 18 - 8 PM,3 PM Sun Mat

Born in the fifties in Philadelphia, Pa., Gabe comes from a showbiz family. His aunt, Helen O'Connell, sang with the Dorsey’s and his father was a saloon crooner of renown from Baltimore to New York. As a boy he received vocal instruction from Stoddard Smith and made soloist in the St. John’s Cathedral Men’s Choir. Gabe began singing, tuxedo and all, with his father and pianist Junkie Price at the age of eight. They continued to occasionally perform together, into the 1980s, in night clubs all over the north east; The Cafe Continental, The Latin Casino, The Crescendo, and more.

In his teens, Gabe discovered rock and roll, singing lead vocals in several rock bands as well as playing guitar and bass guitar for many years. He has performed as a solo acoustic act, an on-air auctioneer for WFSU TV, been a recurring character on an award winning, live radio show, and (very briefly) hosted his own T.V. show.
Russo has been an actor since 1973 when he played an orderly in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. He has been fortunate enough to portray a host of characters on stage including; Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, Jeff Douglas in Brigadoon, King Arthur in Camelot, Emile De Beque in South Pacific, Oscar Madison, twice, in The Odd Couple, and a many others.

At the Cumming Playhouse, he has been an integral part of Georgia Senior Follies from its onset in 2010 and will again appear in the 2012 Production.
Russo's background of 'youthful crooning', along with his years of acting and solo performing make him uniquely able to capture the ease and comfort on stage that typify the best of the crooners of bygone days.
"Summer Wind" is a 1965 song, with music by Henry Mayer and lyrics by Johnny Mercer, Original German lyrics by Hans Bradtke. "Summer Wind" is most known for a 1966 recording by Frank Sinatra which peaked at number one on the Easy Listening Chart. The show, “Summerwind” will offer a myriad of Sinatra songs interspersed with Sinatra –style comedy.

Alexander O’Brien McTavish will open the show on St. Patrick’s Weekend show –“Jimmy” as he is known by close friends and family bears a striking resemblance to Gabe himself – probably a distant relative on the O’Connell side.
Great show for a date night out!

Gabe Russo/Frank Sinatra show

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