"1940-01-23Z"^^ . "Johnny Russell"@en . "2000Z"^^ . . "solo_singer" . "1940Z"^^ . . . . "John Bright \"Johnny\" Russell (January 23, 1940 \u2013 July 3, 2001) was an American country singer, songwriter, and comedian best known for his song \"Act Naturally\", which was made famous by Buck Owens, who recorded it in 1963, and The Beatles in 1965. His songs have been recorded by Burl Ives, Jim Reeves, Jerry Garcia, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt."@en . "John Bright Russell"@en . "2001Z"^^ . "Russell, Johnny"@en . "1971Z"^^ . "2001-07-03Z"^^ . "American singer-songwriter" .