George Russell (3)

Guitarist, composer and record promoter. Born in Chicago Feb. 7, 1919 Died Laguna Beach July 27, 2008 Attended the Chicago Conservatory of Music and studied guitar with classical guitarist Vincente Gomez and musical composition with Eric Zeisl at the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music. Worked at Mercury, Capitol, Columbia and independent record labels promoting many major artists, including Johnny Mathis for nearly 50 years. His composition, "In Laguna,” was recorded by a number of artists and became the official city song of Laguna Beach, For jazz pianist, composer and theorist, please use George Russell.