Gabriel Russo

Description

I am currently performing with professional backing tracks. I use a computer, audio sound board, two large, but not too large, JBL speakers and a lot of schmaltz. Sometimes I wear my fathers Tux.

Set-List

Ain't That A Kick In The Head
ALL OF ME
ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL
ALL THE WAY
ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE
ANYTHING GOES
ANGEL EYES
BEST IS YET TO COME
Beyond the Sea
Bill Bailey
Birth Of The Blues
Chicago
Come fly with me
Come rain or come shine
Call Me Irresponsible
Can’t help falling in love
Day in - day out*
EMBRACEABLE YOU
Everybody Loves Somebody
FLY ME TO THE MOON
For once in my life*
Girl From Ipanema*
HERE'S TO THE LOSERS
HOW LITTLE WE KNOW
IF EVER I WOULD LEAVE YOU, (CAMELOT)
IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS
I Get a Kick Out of You
I'm Beginning To See The Light*
It's ... Almost Like Being In Love*
IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR
I'VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING
I'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN
IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH ME*
Just The Way You Look Tonight
LADY IS A TRAMP
LEARNIN THE BLUES
LOVE AND MARRIAGE
LET'S FALL IN LOVE
LUCK BE A LADY
Mack The Knife*
Moonlight In Vermont
Moonlight Serenade
More (Mondo Cane’)
MY KIND OF TOWN
MY FUNNY Valentine
My Way
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
NICE AND EASY
NIGHT AND DAY
On An Evening In Roma
ONE FOR MY BABY
PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
RETURN TO ME
SATURDAY NIGHT (IS THE LONELIEST NIGHT)
Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On
SOME ENCHANTED EVENING (SOUTH PACIFIC)
Strangers In The Night
Summer Wind
Sway (Quien Sera)*
That's All
That's Amore
That's Life
The Tender Trap
They Can't Take That Away From Me
THIS NEARLY WAS MINE (SOUTH PACIFIC)
Time After Time
Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)
Wave
When a man loves a woman
Witchcraft
Young At Heart
You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
HOLIDAY MUSIC
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
B b b BLUE CHRISTMAS
IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR
I’VE GOT MY LOVE TO KEEP ME WARM
CHRISTMAS WALTZ
SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
THE CHRISTMAS SONG (CHESTNUTS ROASTING)
WHITE CHRISTMAS
WE WISH YOU THE MERRIEST
RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER
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Biography

Bob Reneke, Mr. Sinatra's long-time personal assistant, says, "This guy has Frank's style and snap, nobody else has it."
On June 12, 2014, Gabriel Russo won the "Frank Sinatra Idol Competition" held in Frank's hometown of Hoboken, New Jersey. He competed against 15 other performers from around the States and Canada. In 2015 he was called to perform in "Frank Sinatra Park" in Hoboken for Mr. Sinatra's Centennial Birthday Celebration.
Born in the Philadelphia area a long time ago, Gabe now lives the artists life in the perfectly manageable mountains north of Atlanta.
"I wa ... s born in the fifties in the Philadelphia area, I come from a showbiz family. My aunt sang with the Dorseys and my father was a saloon crooner of renown up and down the East Coast. My Grandmother was a costumer and my uncle was a not-well-known stand-up comic who fell a distance from the tree. From 1960 to around 1967, I received vocal instruction from choir master and vocal coach, Stoddard Smith. I was a soloist in the St. Johns Cathedral men's choir. At that time I performed as a soprano. I also began singing, tuxedo and all, with my father around this time. My father, also Gabriel Russo said that was because it was cheaper than paying a babysitter.
My dad and Paul Richardson, who was pianist/organist for the Philadelphia Phillies and Junie Price, a well known pianist working mostly in Philadelphia and the surrounding area, were my earliest influences.
We continued to perform together, through different permutations, into the 1980's. We performed in nightclubs all over the northeastern seaboard; New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland, mostly. Most often at 'The Cafe' Continental', 'The Latin Casino', 'The Crescendo', 'The host Farm' and more that I do not remember..
I also played in Rock bands, singing lead vocals and playing Bass and electric guitar. I learned audio technics. Performed as a solo acoustic act in the U.S. South for Coffee Houses, Fairs and Expos. I was honored to be an on-air auctioneer for WFSU T.V. in Florida and was the opening character, twice monthly, on a live radio show that aired on Public Broadcasting. This was the award winning "Mountain Music and Medicine Show", outside Atlanta, Ga. for over twelve years. I very briefly hosted my own T.V. show on local T.V.."
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Experience

I've been performing Frank Sinatra's music for 21 years. I've sung with the 'Atlanta Swing Orchestra',
'The Noteworthy Swing Band' and the 'Showband of the South'. Over the years the bands have
"dis-banded". I still, occasionally, perform with "live" musicians for 'one off' shows, but mostly I perform with the tracks. They never hit wrong notes or change tempo mid song. The audiences don't seem to mind the lack of a band and clients are happy not to spend extra for the band.

Previous Clients

I have performed at Theaters in Georgia, The Blue Ridge Theater in Blue Ridge, The Jasper Theater in Jasper Ga. , and The Holly Theater, Dahlonega, Ga.. N. Carolina at The Highlands Theater, S. Carolina The Walhalla Performing Arts Center, and a lot of others that I can barely recall. I've performed from New York to Key West. Only as far West as St. Louis.

Suitable for

Anniversary Party Awards Ceremony Birthday Party (Adult) Casinos Charity / Fundraising Event Christmas Party Club Party Cocktail Party / Drinks Reception Community Event Concerts / Tours Corporate Event Cruise Ships Dinner Party Engagement Party Festival / Outdoor Event Grand Opening Party Halloween Party Holiday / Theme Parks New Year's Eve Party Nightclub Event Private Party Restaurant / Bar / Pub Event Retirement Party Social Club Theaters / Stage Trade Show / Exhibitions Wedding Cocktail/Drinks Reception Wedding Reception

Acting Experience

I have been an actor since 1973 when I played an orderly in "One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest". I've been blessed to portray a number of leads onstage. These include Nathan Detroit (twice) in "Guys and Dolls", Jeff Douglas in "Brigadoon", King Arthur in "Camelot", Emile de Becque in "South Pacific", Oscar Madison (twice) in "The Odd Couple", The Old Man in "A Christmas Story, Manolo Costazuela in "The Odd Couple, Female version", Matt Friedman (twice) in the Pulitzer prize winning "Talley's Folly", and many others. These range from Community Theatre to various levels of Actors Equity. ... Mind, none of them "Broadway" level. Read More

Physical Characteristics

Meet the Act

Bob Reneke, Mr. Sinatra's long-time personal assistant, says, "This guy has Frank's style and snap, nobody else has it."
On June 12, 2014, Gabriel Russo won the "Frank Sinatra Idol Competition" held in Frank's hometown of Hoboken, New Jersey. He competed against 15 other performers from around the States and Canada. In 2015 he was called to perform in "Frank Sinatra Park" in Hoboken for Mr. Sinatra's Centennial Birthday Celebration.

Virtual Services Offer

A Frank Evening

We are building a new home and do not, at this time, have a space for virtual Gigs, but will in the future.