Russ Velazquez is a Class A studio musician, a 3x Emmy Award nominee, touring musician who is part of the supergroup The Hit Men. He has performed with Sting, Carole King, LL Cool J, The Ramones, KORN and many other big names in music.
Russ tells us what it's like to be "20 Feet From Stardom" as a legendary "Sideman", he gives us behind the scenes tales about his time on the set of Sesame Street and you'll hear how one simple, almost accidental line from Russ became a national commercial sensation.
The conversation promotes the upcoming The Hit Men show at Dosey Doe in The Woodlands on Sunday, March 15, 2020.