Russ Gibb
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Russ Gibb is a concert promoter and media personality from Dearborn, Michigan, probably most famous for his role in the Paul is Dead phenomenon.
He operated Detroit's Grande Ballroom and was a major player in the late sixties/early seventies Motor City music scene. He was instrumental in giving the MC5 and Iggy Pop their start. The Grande Ballroom also was where the Who played their rock opera, "Tommy," for the first time in the United States.
During a stay at Mick Jagger's English estate Gibb learned about cable television; he bought Dearborn's cable license in the late seventies, the sale of which made him a millionaire a few years later.
Despite his financial well-being, Gibb spent over twenty years teaching video and media production at Dearborn High School. One student who learned his craft under Gibb was Tom DeCerchio, creator of the famed Budweiser frogs and director of the box-office bomb Celtic Pride.
