Joe Russo (musician)

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Joe Russo (born December 18, 1976) is an American drummer and half of the Benevento/Russo Duo. He has toured, performed and recorded with a number of other bands, including Cass McCombs, A Big Yes and a Small No, Fat Mama, Robert Walter's 20th Congress, Bustle In Your Hedgerow, , Younger Brother, Shpongle, Tom Hamilton's American Babies, the Trey Anastasio/ Mike Gordon duo, the Gene Ween Band, and Furthur (featuring Phil Lesh and Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead). He also plays with the Shpongle Live Band. In 2013 he formed a Grateful Dead tribute band called Joe Russo's Almost Dead.

Musical career

Russo's drumming is fierce and complex (he has been nicknamed "The Madness" and "Octo-Russo" by fans). His Roland SPD-S sampler is often used for electronic drum samples, which play an important role in many of The Duo's compositions, such as "Welcome Red", "Becky", and "My Pet Goat". Two songs appearing on Play Pause Stop, "Memphis" and "Powder", were written by Russo and feature his guitar playing.

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Joe Russo (racing driver)

Joe Russo (December 27, 1901 in Racine, Wisconsin – June 10, 1934 in Bristol, Pennsylvania) was an American racecar driver active in the 1930s. He died in a hospital in Bristol, Pennsylvania after a crash at Langhorne Speedway.

Russo was known for performing a stunt of driving around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway blindfolded.

His son, Eddie Russo, and his brother, Paul Russo have also raced at the Indianapolis 500.

Indy 500 results

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Russo brothers

Anthony Russo and Joseph V. Russo are American film and television directors. The brothers direct most of their work jointly, and also occasionally work as producers, screenwriters, actors, and editors. The brothers directed the superhero film Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), and will be directing its sequel Captain America: Civil War in 2016. Additionally, they will be directing the two Avengers: Infinity War films. They won an Emmy Award for their work on the comedy series Arrested Development.

Biography

Anthony and Joe Russo were raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and attended Benedictine High School. Their parents are Patricia and Basil Russo, an attorney and former judge. The Russos were graduate students at Case Western Reserve University when they began directing, writing, and producing their first feature, Pieces. They financed the film with student loans and credit cards. After viewing Pieces at a film festival, Steven Soderbergh approached the duo and offered to produce their next film, along with his producing partner George Clooney. This project was the crime comedy Welcome to Collinwood, starring William H. Macy, Sam Rockwell, and Clooney.