Russell DeCarle in Calgary

Russell deCarle is a Canadian singer and bassist, best known as the lead vocalist of the country roots band Prairie Oyster. The band, which he co-founded in Toronto in 1974, won multiple CCMA and Juno Awards for country group of the year. His solo work mixes southern soul, jazz, blues, old-school country and western swing, heard on "Under The Big Big Sky" (2012) and "Alone in This Crowd" (2017).