The 2003 fire that started at a club in Rhode Island while the group was performing killed 100 people and another 230 were injured.
Sadly, his legacy is more tragic. His spin-off group, Jack Russell’s Great White, was performing at the Station Nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island, in February 2003 when their pyrotechnics sparked aThe deaths included Great White’s guitarist and 230 people were injured.
Russell wasn’t charged but the band agreed to pay a $1 million settlement, and the stress took a heavy toll on the singer and other members of the band, who split in 2005, but reformed in various guises before he posted on Instagram in July that he was retiring on health grounds. “I am unable to perform at the level I desire and at the level you deserve. Words cannot express my gratitude for the many years of memories, love, and support,” he wrote at the time, describing his illness.Announcing his death on Instagram, his family wrote: “Jack is loved and remembered for his sense of humor, exceptional zest for life, and unshakeable contribution toRussell co-founded Great White in Southern California in 1984 after touring under the name Dante Fox.
The band’s tour manager and the brothers who owned the club were charged in connection with the tragedy.
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