Willy Russell course of Russell’s career and is a comprehensive representation of his work to date. It also illustrates Willy Russell’s collaborative works, both written and musical. In 1969, Russell married Annie Seagroatt; the couple have a son, Rob, and two daughters, Rachel and Ruth . Willy Russell William Russell (born 23 August 1947) is an English dramatist, lyricist and composer. His best known works are "Educating Rita", "Shirley Valentine", "Blood Brothers" and "Our Day Out". Russell was born in Whiston in Lancashire. On leaving school, aged 15, he became a ladies' hairdresser eventually running his own salon until the age of
The Valentine Brothers which reached no. 28 on the R&B chart. Their final album, "Picture This", was released in 1987. Billy Valentine also performed in the 1980s on the soundtracks of the films "Champions Forever" and "The Five Heartbeats", before joining the show "It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues" in Los Angeles in the late 1990s. He has also worked as a demo recording artist and songwriter, and as a singer in Los Angeles clubs. Since 2004 he has sung on the soundtrack of the hit TV series "Boston Legal". The Valentine Brothers The Valentine Brothers were an American recording act in the