Bobby Scott (musician) explained

Bobby Scott
Birth Name:Robert William Scott
Birth Date:24 January 1937
Birth Place:Bronx, New York, U.S.
Death Place:New York City, New York, U.S.
Genre:Jazz

Robert William Scott (January 24, 1937[1] [2] [3] – November 5, 1990[1] [4]) was an American musician, record producer, and songwriter.

Biography

Born and raised in the Bronx,[1] [2] [4] [5] [6] [7] Scott became a pianist, vibraphonist, and singer, and could also play the accordion, cello, clarinet, and double bass. He studied under Edvard Moritz at the La Follette School of Music at the age of eight, and was working professionally at 11.[8] In 1952, he began touring with Louis Prima, and also toured and performed with Gene Krupa, Lester Young, and Tony Scott in the 1950s.[4] In 1956 he hit the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with the song "Chain Gang", peaking at number 13.[9] It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.[10]

Scott led a jazz quartet—with Frank Socolow, Red Kelly, and Kenny Hume—that played at the side of the stage during the Broadway performances of "A Taste of Honey," at the Lyceum Theatre, October 3, 1960, through September 9 1961.[11] [12]

Career and Grammy Award

As a bandleader, he did sessions for Verve, ABC-Paramount, Bethlehem, and Musicmasters. As a songwriter, he won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition for the song "A Taste of Honey".[13] In addition to "A Taste of Honey", Scott also co-wrote the song "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother".[14] In the 1960s he became a music teacher and studied again under Moritz, but occasionally recorded as well, including a Nat King Cole tribute album released in the 1980s. He also composed film soundtracks, including the scores to Slaves (1969), Joe (1970), and Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! (1971). During the 1980s he composed music for classical guitar, harp, and piano. He also arranged for jazz and easy listening musicians such as Les and Larry Elgart.

Death

Scott died of lung cancer in New York City, at the age of 53.[15]

Discography

As leader

As sideman

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Feather, Leonard (1955). The Encyclopedia of Jazz. New York: Horizon Press. p. 280.. See also:
  2. Bruyninckx, Walter (1979). 60 Years of Recorded Jazz, 1917-1977: N-Q. Belgium: Mechelen. p. S-128. .
  3. Jazz on LP's: A Collector's Guide to Jazz on Decca, Brunswick, London, Felsted, Ducretet-Thomson, Vogue Coral, Telefunken, and Durium Long Playing Records. London: The Decca Record Company. 1956. p. 183.
  4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Vol. 7. Guinness Publishing. p. 305. .
  5. "United States Census, 1940",, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ2T-WNY : Fri Mar 08 19:51:54 UTC 2024), Entry for James J Scott and Anna E Scott, 1940.
  6. "United States Census, 1950",, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XTG-2YWT : Wed Mar 20 05:37:27 UTC 2024), Entry for James Scott and Anna Scott, 10 April 1950.
  7. Gold, Don (1962). "'Joyful Noises' liner notes". Internet Archive. "At the age of 25, Bobby Scott promises to be the Leonard Bernstein of jazz. [...] A native of the Bronx, Bobby rarely strays from Manhattan, yet when he does depart the comforting confines of home, he is preceded to his destination by a reputation few artists his age can match."
  8. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=bobby-scott-mn0000765223 |tab=biography |pure_url=yes}} Bobby Scott Biography ]. Ron . Wynn . Ron Wynn . . March 12, 2017.
  9. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn . The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits . 7th . 2000 . Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed . 978-0823085545.
  10. Book: Murrells, Joseph . 1978 . The Book of Golden Discs . 2nd . Barrie and Jenkins Ltd . London . 86 . 0-214-20512-6 . registration .
  11. Web site: TimesMachine: Wednesday October 5, 1960 - NYTimes.com. TimesMachine.
  12. Web site: A Taste of Honey (Broadway, Lyceum Theatre, 1960) | Playbill.
  13. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=bobby-scott-mn0000765223 |tab=awards |pure_url=yes}} Bobby Scott Grammy Awards ]. . March 12, 2017.
  14. News: Pareles . Jon . Pop: Bobby Scott Returns. August 26, 1982. The New York Times. Jon Pareles. March 9, 2015.
  15. News: Bobby Scott, 53, Dies; Composer and Singer . November 10, 1990 . . March 9, 2015.

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