Russel James Gibb (June 15, 1931[1] – April 30, 2019) was an American rock concert promoter, school teacher and disc jockey from Dearborn, Michigan, best known for his role in the "Paul is dead" phenomenon, a story he broke on radio station WKNR-FM in Dearborn,[2] and as the owner of the Grande Ballroom, a major rock music venue in Detroit.
^"Russ Gibb Remembered - The Grande Ballroom". Thegrandeballroom.com. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^"Russ Gibb talks about Paul McCartney and the famous 'Paul is Dead' rumor". Pressandguide.com. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
hard rock format. His on air nickname was "Uncle Russ". On October 12, 1969, a caller to his show told Gibb about the "Paul is dead" rumor and its clues....
RussGibb (1931–2019), American concert promoter and media personality Steve Gibb (born 1973), English guitarist, the son of Barry Gibb Thomas Gibb (disambiguation)...
jockey RussGibb about the rumour and its clues. Gibb and other callers then discussed the rumour on air for the next hour, during which Gibb offered...
time was centered around the legendary Grande Ballroom and its owner RussGibb. In 1969 a magazine based in and around Detroit known as CREEM: "America's...
Concert 'Remember The Child" at The Fillmore Detroit. The show honored DJ RussGibb, a former concert promoter and media personality from Dearborn, Michigan...
United States. It premiered on January 28, 1984 and was created with RussGibb, former owner of the Grande Ballroom in Detroit, Michigan. The program...
December 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2010. Westerman, Scott (5 May 2009). "RussGibb". Keener13.com. Retrieved 21 September 2010. A minute-by-minute piece...
WKNR-FM DJ RussGibb received a phone call from a student at Eastern Michigan University who identified himself as "Tom". The caller asked Gibb about a rumor...
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television commercials that ran for several years. In 1983, radio personality RussGibb was the voice-over on Ziebart rust protection TV spots. In 1985, Ziebart's...
acquired by Dearborn, Michigan, high school teacher and local radio DJ RussGibb. Gibb was inspired by visiting San Francisco's Fillmore Theater, and envisioned...
Tales from the Ozone (issue #2, 1970) — anthology title, continued from RussGibb Productions (1969) Tales from the Tube (1972) — Robert Crumb, Rick Griffin...
rock sound. "Uncle" RussGibb was the WKNR-FM disc jockey who helped to spread the rumor that Paul McCartney was dead. According to Gibb, a college student...
and returned to Detroit. After Grimshaw's return to Detroit, promoter RussGibb hired him to perform light shows during rock performances at his new Grande...
Forsthoefel, chair of the religious studies department at Mercyhurst College RussGibb, concert promoter, most notably of MC5 and Iggy Pop Robert P. Griffin...
and KCTC/96.1), Joey Ryan, Kurt Kelly, Kevin Sanderson, Ron Tavernit, RussGibb, and Tom Shannon, with Steve Schram as program director. The news team...
fully run by students at Dearborn High School. The program was founded by RussGibb in 1981. Since 1999, it is the only program in the state of Michigan where...
River, of which it is a tributary. Gibb River has three tributaries: North Creek, Plain Creek and Russ Creek. The Gibb River was named in 1901 by the surveyor...
Gibbs, Russ (15 August 2013). "Liesbeth Migchelsen Appointed Head Coach". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 23 September 2013. Gibbs, Russ (15...
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