Russell "Red" Steagall (born December 22, 1938) is an American country music singer, musician, poet, and stage performer, who focuses on American Western and country music genres. == Early life and day jobs == He was born in Gainesville, Texas, United States. He became a bull rider at rodeos while he was still a teenager, but at the age of 15, he was stricken with polio. He took up the guitar and the mandolin as physical therapy to recover the... [more on Wikipedia]