Jack Scott (singer)
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Jack Scott (born Giovanni Domenico Scafone, Jr.; January 24, 1936 – December 12, 2019)
Early life
Scott was born in
Career
As a teenager, Scott pursued a singing career and
After recording two good-selling local
He served in the United States Army during most of 1959, just after "Goodbye Baby" (No. 8) made the Top Ten. 1959 also saw him chart with "The Way I Walk" (No. 35). Most of his Carlton master tapes were believed lost or destroyed until Rollercoaster Records in England released a vinyl EP, "Jack Scott Rocks", and CD, The Way I Walk, which were for the most part mastered from original tapes rather than the disc dubs used for previous reissues.
At the beginning of 1960, Scott again changed record labels, this time to
Scott released his penultimate album in 1995, a live set recorded with British band the Class of '58 while headlining at the 1994 Rockhouse Festival in the Netherlands.
In 2007, Jack Scott was voted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame.[8] In 2011, he was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.[3]
Scott's final album, the studio album Way to Survive was released in 2015.
Later life and death
Scott lived most of his life in Hazel Park, Michigan, before moving to nearby Sterling Heights in his later years. He suffered a heart attack on December 6, 2019, and died six days later at St. John Macomb Hospital in Warren, Michigan, aged 83.[9][10]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1959 | Jack Scott (Carlton 12–107) |
| 1960 | I Remember Hank Williams (Top Rank RM319) |
| 1960 | What in the World's Come Over You (Top Rank RM326) |
| 1960 | What Am I Living For (Carlton 12–122) |
| 1960 | The Spirit Moves Me (Top Rank RM348) |
| 1964 | Burning Bridges (Capitol T2035) |
| 1995 | Jack Scott Live with The Class of '58 (Rockhouse ROCKCD 9504) |
| 2015 | Way to Survive (Bluelight BLR 33176) |
Singles
| Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Chart Positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | US Country | CAN CHUM | CAN Country | UK | |||
| 1957 | "Baby, She's Gone" b/w "You Can Bet Your Bottom Dollar" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | What Am I Living For |
| "Two Timin' Woman" b/w "I Need Your Love" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958 | "My True Love" / | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 9 | Jack Scott |
| "Leroy" | 11 | 5 | — | 15 | — | — | ||
| "With Your Love" / | 28 | — | — | 18 | — | — | ||
| "Geraldine" | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Goodbye Baby" / | 8 | — | — | 3 | — | |||
| "Save My Soul" | 73 | — | — | 3 | — | — | ||
| 1959 | "I Never Felt Like This" / | 78 | — | — | 38 | — | — | What Am I Living For |
| "Bella" | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | ||
| "The Way I Walk" | 35 | — | — | 31 | — | 30 | Jack Scott | |
| "Midgie" | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | ||
| "There Comes A Time" b/w "Baby Marie" |
71 | — | — | 44 | — | — | What Am I Living For | |
| 1960 | "What in the World's Come Over You" b/w "Baby, Baby" |
5 | 7 | — | 2 | — | 11 | What in the World's Come Over You |
| "Burning Bridges" / | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 32 | ||
| "Oh, Little One" | 34 | — | — | 2 | — | — | ||
| "What Am I Living For" b/w "Indiana Waltz" (from Jack Scott) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | What Am I Living For | |
| "It Only Happened Yesterday" / | 38 | — | — | 4 | — | — | Burning Bridges | |
| "Cool Water" | 85 | — | — | 4 | — | — | ||
| "No One Will Ever Know" b/w "Go Wild Little Sadie" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |
| "Patsy" b/w "Old Time Religion" (from The Spirit Moves Me) |
65 | — | — | 18 | — | — | Burning Bridges | |
| 1961 | "Is There Something On Your Mind" b/w "I Found A Woman" (Non-album track) |
89 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "A Little Feeling (Called Love)" b/w "Now That I" (Non-album track) |
91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "My Dream Come True" b/w "Strange Desire" (Non-album track) |
83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Steps One And Two" b/w "One Of These Days" (Non-album track) |
86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "If Only" b/w "Green Green Valley" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |
| 1962 | "Cry Cry Cry" b/w "Grizzily Bear" |
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| "The Part Where I Cry" b/w "You Only See What You Wanna See" |
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| "Sad Story" b/w "I Can't Hold Your Letters (In My Arms)" |
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| 1963 | "Laugh and The World Laughs With You" b/w "Strangers" (Non-album track) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Burning Bridges |
| "All I See Is Blue" b/w "Meo Myo" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "There's Trouble Brewin'" b/w "Jingle Bells Slide" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |
| 1964 | "I Knew You First" b/w "Blue Skies (Moving In On Me)" |
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| "What A Wonderful Night Out" b/w "Wiggle On Out" |
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| "Thou Shalt Not Steal" b/w "I Prayed For An Angel" |
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| "Tall Tales" b/w "Flakey John" |
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| 1965 | "I Don't Believe In Tea Leaves" b/w "Separation's Now Granted" |
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| "Don't Hush The Laughter" b/w "Let's Learn To Live and Love Again" |
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| "I Hope I Think I Wish" b/w "Looking For Linda" |
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| 1966 | "Before The Bird Flies" b/w "Insane" |
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| 1967 | "My Special Angel" b/w "I Keep Changing My Mind" |
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| 1970 | "Billy Jack" b/w "Mary Marry Me" |
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| 1973 | "May You Never Be Alone" b/w "Face To The Wall" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1974 | "You're Just Gettin' Better" b/w "As You Take A Walk Through My Mind" |
— | — | 92 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | "Burning Bridges" (with Carroll Baker) | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | |
See also
References
- ^ Dahl, Bill. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ "RIP: Jack Scott, Canada's First Rock Star". Fyimusicnews. December 13, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ a b "Jack Scott". Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
He descends from Italian-American parents and is the eldest of seven children.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Biography by Bill Dahl". Allmusic.com. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
- ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ "オンラインカジノ初心者なび | はじめてのオンラインカジノ。画像つきで解説します。". Jackscottmusic.com. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ "Michigan Rock and Roll Legends - JACK SCOTT". Michiganrockandrolllegends.com. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- The Detroit Free Press. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- Detroit News.
External links
- Bluelight Records
- Rockabillyhall.com Archived January 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- History-of-rock.com
- Jack Scott music article
- Jack Scott discography at Discogs
- Jack Scott at IMDb
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