More Info on Freddie ScottSimilar Undetermined MusicSearch Artistopia
Biography
OtherpeopleInfobox musical artist| name = Freddie Scott| image =| caption =| background = solo_singer| birth_name =| alias =| Born = Birth date|mf=yes|1933|4|24 Providence, Rhode Island , United States | Died = death date and age|mf=yes|2007|6|4|1933|4|24 Jamaica, New York , US| origin =| instrument =| genre = soul music|Soul , rhythm and blues|R& B | occupation = singer , songwriter | years_active = 1956& ndash;2003| label = J & S Records|J& S , Joy Records|Joy , Colpix Records|Colpix , Columbia Records|Columbia , Shout Records|Shout , Elephant V, Probe Records|Probe , Vanguard Records|Vanguard , Pickwick International , Mainstream| associated_acts =|website =| notable_instruments = Freddie Scott (April 24, 1933 ndash June 4, 2007) was an United States|American soul music|soul singer and songwriter . His biggest hit record|hits were " Hey Girl (Freddie Scott song)|Hey, Girl ", a top ten US pop music|pop hit in 1963, and " Are You Lonely for Me (Freddie Scott song)|Are You Lonely For Me ", a R& B number-one hits of 1967 (USA)|no.1 hit on the R& B chart in early 1967.
Life and career
He was born in Providence, Rhode Island , and sang in his grandmother's gospel music|gospel group, Sally Jones & the Gospel Keyes, touring England with them at the age of 12. http://www.soulexpress.net/freddiescott.htm Biographical article including interview with Scott at SoulExpress.net He studied medicine at the University of Rhode Island and then at Paine College in Augusta, Georgia , but began singing again with the Swanee Quintet Juniors, and gave up his medical career. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/freddie-scott-451886.html Obituary by Spencer Leigh, The Independent, 6 June 2007
In 1956 he recorded as a secular singer with the J & S Records|J& S label in New York City , releasing his first solo single (music)|single "Running Home". He also wrote the top 10 R& B hit "I'll Be Spinning" for the label's duo, Johnnie & Joe , http://www.allmusic.com/artist/freddie-scott-p14185/biography Biography by Jason Ankeny at Allmusic.com and his song "Baby I'm Sorry" was recorded by Ricky Nelson for his 1957 debut album Ricky (album)|Ricky . He was then conscription|called up to serve in Korean War|Korea , but continued to record for small labels with little success. After leaving the military, he turned to songwriting, joining the Aldon Music publishing company set up by Al Nevins and Don Kirshner in the Brill Building , where he recorded many of his own demo (music)|demo s and also worked as a record producer|producer with Erma Franklin . He also continued to release his own records, including "Baby, You're a Long Time Dead" for Joy Records in 1961.
In 1962, he worked with fellow songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King on their song "Hey, Girl", recording a demo for singer Chuck Jackson . When Jackson failed to turn up to a recording session, Scott recorded the song himself, and, when eventually released by the Colpix Records|Colpix label some months later, it rose to no. 10 on both the pop and R& B charts. He followed it up with a slow version of Ray Charles ' "I Got a Woman", which again made the charts. When Colpix collapsed, he moved to its parent label Columbia Records|Columbia , which tried to market him, with little success, as a middle-of-the-road crooner . He left Columbia Records in 1965, and moved to the Shout Records|Shout label, a subsidiary of Bert Berns ' Bang Records . There, he recorded Berns' song "Are You Lonely for Me", reputedly requiring over 100 takes before it was finished. The record stayed at the top of the R& B charts for four weeks, and reached no. 39 on the pop charts.
He followed up with a version of " Cry To Me ", another Berns song that had previously been a hit for Solomon Burke . Although he continued to have success with R& B chart hits including "(You) Got What I Need", written and produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff , and a version of Van Morrison 's "He Ain't Give You None", his career was affected by Berns' sudden death at the end of 1967. Scott continued to perform, but spent much of the next two years without a record deal. He eventually signed with the small Elephant V label, before moving on to Probe Records , where he had his last R& B hit in 1970 with a version of Bob Dylan 's " I Shall Be Released ." He continued to work with his songwriting partner Helen Miller, wrote advertising jingle s, and took minor roles as an actor in films, including Stiletto (1969 film)|Stiletto . He also recorded in the early 1970s for the Vanguard Records|Vanguard , Pickwick International and Mainstream labels, and continued to perform concerts.
Scott later worked on the oldies circuit, and released a new album, Brand New Man , in 2001. He also performed " Brown Eyed Girl " on the Van Morrison tribute album Vanthology , released in 2003. He died in New York City in 2007 at the age of 74.
His 1968 song "You Got What I Need" was sampling (music)|sampled for the 1989 Biz Markie hit, " Just a Friend ". It was also sampled for Ghostface Killah 's "Save Me Dear" in 2004. The song was also parodied by New York DJ Rob Gee .cn|date=October 2011
Discography
Chart singles
Year
Single
Chart Positions
US Pop cite book
US R& B cite book
1963
" Hey Girl (Freddie Scott song)
10
10
" I Got A Woman "
48
n/ a Billboard R& B chart not published at that time
1964
"Where Does Love Go"
82
n/ a
1966
" Are You Lonely for Me (Freddie Scott song)
39
1
1967
" Cry to Me "
70
40
"Am I Grooving You"
71
25
"He Ain't Give You None"
100
24
1968
"(You) Got What I Need"
-
27
1970
" I Shall Be Released "
-
40
Albums
Everything I Have Is Yours (1964)
Freddie Scott Sings and Sings and Sings (1964)
Are You Lonely For Me? (1967)
I Shall Be Released (1970)
Brand New Man (2001)
References and notes
ReflistPersondata | NAME = Scott, Freddie | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = April 24, 1933 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = June 4, 2007 | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Freddie Category:1933 births Category:2007 deaths Category:People from Providence, Rhode Island Category:American male singers Category:Songwriters from Rhode Island Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction
