Willy Russell 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 20 when he decided to try to go back to college, eventually qualifying as a teacher. During these years Russell also worked as a semi-professional singer, writing and performing his own songs on the then flourishing and vibrant folk scene. At college, he began
Blood Brothers (1995 album) fifth solo album, "Wasp". To date, "Blood Brothers" was the fifth time Shaun released new material on an album. David Cassidy (Shaun's half-brother), however, had released solo albums throughout the 1990s, and "Blood Brothers" represented his first musical-theatre album. Following "Blood Brothers", David (unlike Shaun) continued to perform as a headliner of musical theatre throughout the 1990s, including the Las Vegas shows "EFX" and "At The Copa". Petula Clark also continued to perform as a headliner of musical theatre, including an extensive tour of the musical "Sunset Boulevard". Blood Brothers (1995 album) Blood Brothers: The International Recording is a 1995