Russell Shaw, former CL music writer, dies
March 20th, 2008 by Scott Freeman in In the BizFor anyone who was involved in the Atlanta music scene in the late 70s and early 80s, Russell Shaw was the most influential writer in the city.
He wrote CL’s popular “Music Menu” feature from 1978 until 1984 and was a fixture at local clubs. He championed bands he liked and wasn’t afraid to write witheringly about the ones he didn’t.
After he left Atlanta, Shaw lived in Portland and was the author of seven books. He was a blogger for the Huffington Post and for zdnet.com.
Shaw, 60, died March 14 in a hotel room in San Jose, where he was going to cover a Emerging Technologies Conference for zdnet.com. He complained to a co-worker that he caught a bug on the plane taking him there, and died later that evening. The cause of death has yet to be determined.
A funeral service is scheduled for March 23 in Florida, but no details are yet available.
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March 22nd, 2008 at 11:24 am
Your friends at http://www.thebogartemg.com give our deepest respects to the family ,friends and again Russel shaw. rest in peace we will never forget you.