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A house producer and graphic designer with the Rounder Records label, Scott Billington had a hand in countless contemporary roots-music releases Born in Melrose, Massachusetts on October 27, 1951, he began his career at Rounder during the late 1970s; originally working primarily in the company’s design department, he received his first production credit with the 1978 Johnny Shines album Hey Ba-Ba-Re Bop
A former secular club DJ/mixmaster, Blackwell brought his skills to the church, causing youth group leaders worldwide to decide whether or not dancing is a sin ~ Thom Granger, All Music Guide
A fishing guide by profession and a lifelong resident of Lake Mary, near Natchez, in Wilkenson County, MS, Scott Dunbar was a part-time musician born the son of a former slave in 1904
A talented singer/songwriter, guitarist, and blues rocker, Scott Ellison was born on February 13, 1964, in Tulsa, OK By the ’70s, Tulsa had become an unexpected hotbed of blues-based rock bands (as proven by both Eric Clapton and Freddie King’s backing bands hailing from the area), which was around the same time that Ellison began playing with others, such as country singer Jesseca James (Conway Twitty’s daughter) in 1977 and renowned bluesman Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown in 1981
Blues guitarist and longtime Buddy Guy sideman Scott Holt was born June 26, 1966, in Lawrenceburg, TN; he did not begin learning guitar until the age of 20, but proved a quick study, seeking his earliest inspiration in the music of Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan
CCM singer/songwriter Scott Krippayne first attracted notice when his compositions were recorded by acts including Point Of Grace, Phil Driscoll, Al Denson, Glad, David Robertson, Tuesday’s Child and others; debuting in 1995 with Wild Imagination, two years later he resurfaced with More
”Scotts on Swingers, on the Radio, Scotts on Swingers, on the Radio” bellowed Edwin Starr to tune of “SOS (Stop Her on Sight)”; the promotional tune, a tribute to legendary Detroit DJ Scott Regan was issued by Ric Tic Records 7/66, five months after the release of “S
As a dynamic vocalist and amazing songwriter, Scott-Wesley Brown has been uplifting people all over the globe for over 20 years with his inspirational music While serving as a worship pastor in San Diego, he has lived out his beliefs by traveling to over 45 countries with his message in song, and recording over 21 inspirational albums
Scrapper Blackwell was best known for his work with pianist Leroy Carr during the early and mid-’30s, but he also recorded many solo sides between 1928 and 1935 A distinctive stylist whose work was closer to jazz than blues, Blackwell was an exceptional player with a technique, built around single-note picking, that anticipated the electric blues of the 1940s and 1950s
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins was the most outrageous performer extant during rock’s dawn Prone to emerging out of coffins onstage, a flaming skull named Henry his constant companion, Screamin’ Jay was an insanely theatrical figure long before it was even remotely acceptable