Lulu Belle and Scotty

Scott Greene " Skyland Scotty" Wiseman ( born November 8, 1909 in Ingalls, North Carolina; † January 31, 1981 Gainesville, Florida ) was an American country and old-time musician, especially with his wife Lulu Belle as Lulu Belle and Scotty on the radio became famous.

Life

Scotty Wiseman was born in 1909 in North Carolina and made ​​his debut on radio in 1927 at WRVA in Richmond, Virginia. His nickname " Skyland Scotty" he got because of his homeland, the Carolinas, known as the Land of the Sky. Prior to his marriage, his repertoire was mainly restricted to the traditional Old- Time Music of the Appalachians. His singing, he accompanied on the banjo or the guitar.

After Wiseman in 1929 had worked at WMMN in Fairmont, West Virginia, and had made ​​there also is a graduate of Fairmont State College, he joined the cast of the 1932 National Barn Dance out of Chicago. Due to the popularity and far-reaching audibility of the show also Wiseman's reputation, which in 1933 eventually led to a recording contract with Bluebird Records increased. In the same year he teamed up with Lulu Belle and married her shortly thereafter. At Blue Bird only two singles by Wiseman, who wrote in 1934 a contract with the American Record Corporation (ARC ) published. The first record for his new label appeared with The Whippoorwill Song b / w Keep A Horse Shoe Hung Over The Door.

During the first year with ARC Wiseman scored the first hit homecomin 'Time in Happy Valley. More hits followed with Lulu Belle, with which he appeared in other national shows such as the Boone County Jamboree or the Grand Ole Opry. Especially on the radio, the most successful medium of depression in the U.S., the duo gained fame and also got the opportunity to perform in movies - starting in 1938 with Shine On Harvest Moon. With Lulu Belle Wiseman also wrote a classic country music, which should be one of the first country songs at the same time, the excited pop- range sensation. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You has been covered among others by Gene Autry, Marty Robbins, Jim Reeves, Ricky Nelson, Elvis Presley, Eddie Cochran, Red Foley, Bing Crosby and many others.

In 1958, Wiseman and Lullu Belle withdrew from the music business. Scotty Wiseman died in 1981 in Gainesville, Florida. In 1971 he was accepted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Discography

All singles as " Skyland Scotty".