A Newsletter from Russ - 2009:

   Hey Ya'll: First of all I would like to welcome you and thank you for checking out my website. Feel free to take your time, look around and enjoy your visit.   Please be sure to leave me a message on my message board so I'll know that you came to visit!!!!  Check out my PHOTO GALLERY for some great photos!! There are some of Myself & also,  Me & My Too Country Band, along with pretty Mrs. Joy Williams on the road and in various places.  ************

   Well this hard to put into words but just wanted to let me friends & fans know that my wonderful daddy passed away very unexpectedly August 6th, 2008 from an accident that doctors at the hopsital should have caught but never checked into. My daddy is the reason I have a country music band and the reason I was raised to be smart enough to like, appreciate, enjoy and perform REAL TRUE PURE HARD CORE COUNTRY MUSIC!! My daddy taught me so many  things that I cannot put into words all that he taught me and meant to me and my family.  I could write a lifetime about that and still not convey the right words that can explain it all. This all just seems like a bad dream and like it can't be true.  Please keep myself and my family in your thoughts and prayers.  As my good friend Jon Hager said please tell your family and love ones you love them today because you never know if that will be the last time your able to tell them you love them. Daddy, I know that you are now in heaven with our Lord Jesus Christ looking down on us and that we will see you again in heaven. Thank you daddy for all the many things you taught me and for all the times and fun we had. You gave me your great sense of humor and moral compass to live by.  GOD BLESS MY DADDY TED VARNELL - RIP -  I WILL MISS YOU FOREVER & EVER! I LOVE YOU DADDY!! ~

So sad to begin this year with the passing of one of my good friends, Jon Hager, who like so many others has left us way to soon. I must say if you ever had the chance to meet Jon or Jim Hager.  You knew they were really sincere nice, good people. I've had the opportunity to work several shows with them in Texas and Tennessee through the last 8 years.  It was always such a pleasure to be around them. Everytime I went to Nashville I would always go to lunch, breakfast or to the local coffee  house to visit with my friends JIM & JON HAGER. In fact I was supposed to go have coffee/lunch with Jon when I called him with no answer then his sweet daughter answered and told me the news.  I was really shocked. Jon & Jim were truly talented singers and entertainers who never got the chart success they deserved.  I'm a huge Hee Haw fan so I can't tell you the many times I called Jon & Jim on the phone just to ask how something was done on Hee Haw etc.  They were always happy to take the time out of their schedule to answer my many questions that only they and a few others could answer.  I will miss them always and never forget my friend THE HAGERS GOD BLESS YOU GUYS! Thanks for the many wonderful memories and good times. RIP- JON I'll bet you and Jim are having a great time.  Tell Porter, Buck, Don, and my daddy "HELLO!" Just like George Jones' Song, "Who's Gonna Fill their Shoes," I really dont think there is any of todays so called country singers with the exception of an elite few that can even think about that! God Bless you -  Jon tell  My Daddy, Porter Wagoner , Buck Owens,  Del Reeves, Doyle Holly, & Your Brother Jim, we will miss you all forever & we will never forget all your great music & years of working hard to entertain all of us.

  I always get several comments on my stage clothes I wear although several of my suits I'm fortunate enough to have from Manuels, Katy K's etc. A brand new place I was just introduced to that I'm sure you will want to check out real soon is www.hangmhighwesternwear.com. I've already ordered several outfits from them and plan to order more. If you would like a cool rhinestone belt bucklet like the one on my website below, look up www.itsherbiz.com.  Check them out and tell them ol' Russ sent ya!

   I'm very happy to announce an exciting New member of our Too Country Band and family, Rusty Rose.  We are really excited to have onboard our new Thumping ,Honky Tonkin, Bass Player Rusty. Rusty  along with all the rest my Too Country Band are very seasoned talented musicians. I'm very proud to have such a great , awesome band to play and share the stage with each week.  Come check us out at an upcoming show soon!! 

   Ive been so lucky to have gone to Las Vegas; Nashville, Tennessee; Austin, Texas; & Bakersfield, California, etc. to do some shows.
WOW!!! I have to say a very special thanks to my friends at the Big DAWG 98.5FM, Mr. Jim Hilton & Lisa Ives at WMPM 1270AM, & all my friends at KIX 102.3FM & Mr. Johnny B. at WPYB 1130AM!! All of these great guys played several songs from my NEW CD "Playin' Every Honky Tonk" & also did wonderful interviews with me live in the station!!!! What an honor it was to be the guest at all of these awesome stations. Please call them or your favorite station and request them to play more Russ Varnell Music!!!!  My current CD "Playin  Every Honky Tonk" is still selling strong and getting alot of airplay alll over the world even outside of the good ol USA!!!!! Please call your country station and please request to hear some Russ Varnell songs now!!

  I really am honored to have the chance to do all of these things. None of it would be possible without you my fans requesting my music and coming to my shows, and I really do appreciate it. As always, please check out my performace schedule on the calendar page to see where Myself & My Too Country Band will be playing. Hopefully we will be coming to a city near you soon. If not contact me to schedule a booking to get us there!!!!!