Gregg Russell

In 1976, the founder of Sea Pines hired Russell to sing for two weeks. Russell has since performed concerts under an old oak tree at the Harbour Town marina on Hilton Head Island every summer.

• Camp Tanglefoot: It All Adds Up (1999), creator and performer

• Come Away Home (2005), performer

• The Gregg Russell Story: If This Old Tree Could Talk, documentary subject

Gregg Russell is originally from Alabama. He and his wife, Lindy Russell, have 3 children.

Philanthropy

Russell and his wife, Lindy Russell, founded the Hilton Head Heroes program in 1998, which provides week-long vacations to Hilton Head Island for families with seriously ill children. The program coordinates donations from local businesses to cover lodging, meals, medical support, and recreational activities for participating families.