Jack Scott (singer)
Jack Scott ( born January 24, 1936 in Windsor, Ontario, when Giovanni Domenico Scafone Jr. ) is a Canadian rockabilly and country musician. Although Scott "dangerous" sounding rockabilly songs became known for his, he had often with slow country ballads his hits in the early 1960 's.
- 2.1 Singles ( U.S.)
- 2.2 Albums ( selection)
Life
Childhood and youth
Jack Scott was born in Canada but grew up since the age of ten in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan, on. There he developed a taste for rural country music. At 18, he founded his first band, the Southern Drifters.
Career
After Scott had led the group for three years, In 1957 he was taken from ABC - Paramount under contract. It was the time of rockabilly and so does Scott tried his hand at this new music that actually came from the rural South. His first single, Baby, She's Gone / You Can Bet Your Bottom Dollar, was released in April 1957 and was accompanied by the same backing band, which later also his first hit with grossed. He also received support from the Chan tone, a background choir, which had a non-negligible share of Scott's success. But his first single as well as his second plate Two Timin 'Woman did not come in the charts, even though they sold well regionally. Scott left ABC - Paramount, therefore, in the following year.
Scott had met in 1957 Joe Carlton, the producer for ABC was, but now his own label Carlton Record founded. Scott went with him and already his first record was a hit. The A-side, the ballad My True Love, reached number three on the national charts, while the back, the rockabilly Title Leroy, came down to number eleven. The single was a hit in Britain and in the next few years Scott had repeatedly hits at Carlton. It is worth mentioning, for example, Goodbye Baby, which reached eighth place. Shortly after the release of the song Scott was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he served the year.
1959 Scott moved to Top Rank Records, where he and What In the World 's Come Over You in 1960 had his next hit (# 5 ), followed by Burning Bridges (# 3). These two singles wren the last big hits of Scott. In 1961, he signed with Capitol Records, but could only come up with small hits. He continued the next few years to include shallow Country ballads or hard rock -oriented pieces, but they all came only on the rear seats of the charts.
In 1974 he had with Dot Records with 're Just Gettin 'Better his last hit. It was the only time that Scott was able to place in the country charts. His previous hits had all found again on the national pop charts, although his ballads were strongly oriented Country.
During the 1980s and 1990s, Scott began to perform at rockabilly festivals, which he continues to the present day. Concerts have taken him to Europe, including at the Hemsby Rock'n'Roll Weekend. Scott now lives in Detroit.
Discography
Singles ( U.S.)
For additional information on Scott's appearances in the UK, France and Canada, there is a complete list here.