Russ Morgan, born Russell Morgan on April 29, 1904, in Scranton, Pennsylvania,
United States, was an American composer and big band leader. Influenced by his
parents' musical backgrounds, he began playing piano at age seven and joined
local bands as a teenager. He achieved radio success with the show Music in the
Morgan Manner on WXYZ Detroit. His first recordings were released under the name
Russell Brown and his Orchestra for Okeh Records. By 1936, Morgan formed his own
orchestra. Notable songs included "So Tired", which charted in 1949. Throughout
the 1950s, his orchestra was ...