History:

Ron and Shirley were a christian rock duo from southern New Jersey. Not much is known about Shirley Bristle. She was a singer and most likely a folk guitarist. Ron Russo's past is more clear. 

Russo grew up in New Jersey and became a musician. His main instrument was rhythm guitar. At some point inthe early 70's, Russo was the lead singer in a psychedelic rock band called Ocean. Russo struggled with heavy drug use during this period and eventually turned to christianity and overcame his addiction. 

Russo still wanted to make music, so he began writing christian themed rock music. Ron joined forces with Shirley at some point and recruited a backing band to support them. The power trio they chose was named Universe and consisted of bassist Jack DeLuca, lead guitarist and keyboardist Tom Boyer, and drummer Jay Baccile. Russo played a multitude of rhythm guitars, including 6 and 12 string acoustic as well as electric. Shirley played some rhythm guitar too.

The quintet went to C&C Sound Studios in Glassboro to record a full album. Russo wrote most of the material as well as handling production, arranging, and mixing duties. Bill Anderer heavily assisted Russo in making the album a reality by playing keyboards and co-arranging the tunes. The album features nine tracks total. The A-Side flows as a long medley with some sound effects linking tunes together. Some tracks were based on scripture while others are purely original. Bristle co-wrote two ballads on the album. 

A multitude of others assisted Ron and Shirley in making the album. John Houpt played drums on several tracks on the album. Debbie Johnson and Vince Ettore contributed backing vocals to a track or two. Charles Gallager played saxophone on two songs and Mike Roberts handled the piano duties on "Backslider". The album was released in 1977 as "Rock and Scroll" and sold pretty well locally. Many copies came with lyric sheet inserts and promotional flyers. 

The duo did not make anymore recordings after this. Ron Russo relocated his ministry to Florida where he continued making christian rock music. He still lives there today and is currently a minister and Elvis impersonator. He also does comic work and entertainment for seniors. I couldn't find any info on Shirley Bristle's wherabouts.