Artist / Band
Jack Scott (Giovanni Scafone Jr.)
Biography
Jack Scott is a legendary musician and a master at moving seamlessly between genres. Scott has more US singles in a shorter period of time than any other recording artist other than The Beatles, most of which he composed himself.
Born on January 24, 1936, in Windsor, Ontario, Jack Scott was originally named Giovanni Scafone Jr. He descends from Italian-American parents and is the eldest of seven children. At the age of ten, Scott moved with his family to Hazel Park, a suburb of Detroit. Although it was in Detroit that Jack Scott launched his musical career, he spent his formative years in Canada, which still holds a place in his heart.
At the age of eighteen, Scott formed a band called the Southern Drifters. Playing and recording with them brought Scott to the attention of ABC-Paramount Records who, in 1957, signed him as a solo artist to their label. Under ABC he released two singles with minimal success. Upon release from ABC, Scott signed with Carlton Records. In 1958, he released his double-sided single Leroy and My True Love. Leroy reached #25 on the US charts and My True Love reached #3. The double-sided single and What in the World’s Come Over You sold over one million copies.
Scott continued to record with success, but it was in 1959, with his song Goodbye Baby that he achieved great popularity, reaching #8 on the charts. It was in this same year that Scott was drafted into the Army. Upon discharge from the Army, he was back to the music business with the release of The Way I Walk. Later that year Scott had another Top Ten hit on the US Charts, the #3 single Burning Bridges written by Walter Scott.
Scott was a regular on The Beechnut Show and American Bandstand, both hosted by Dick Clark. Besides having a voice that transcended genre, Scott also wrote the majority of the songs he recorded. However, being a huge Hank Williams fan, he did record an album of songs written by Williams in 1960. Scott was inducted into The Michigan Country Hall of Fame in 2004 and The Rockabilly Hall of Fame in Jackson, TN in 2006. Scott’s music has been featured in the films ’Natural Born Killers’ and ‘Diner’.
Cover artists include: Sonny James, Tom Jones, Wanda Jackson with What in the World’s Come Over You and Eddie Arnold. The Cramps and Robert Gordon also covered The Way I Walk.
Tracks
59 tracks
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Baby, She's Gone
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Save My Soul
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With Your Love
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Leroy
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No One Will Ever Know
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Geraldine
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I Can't Help It
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Indiana Waltz
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Midgie
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My True Love
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The Way I Walk
I Remember Hank Williams (1960)
Showing 10 of 12 tracks
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My Heart Would Know
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Your Cheatin' Heart
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I Could Never be Ashamed of You
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Cold, Cold Heart
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You Win Again
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Half as Much
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They'll Never Take Her Love from Me
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Crazy Heart
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I'm Sorry for You My Friend
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Take These Chains from My Heart
Soul Stirring (1960)
Showing 10 of 12 tracks
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When The Saints Go Marching In
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Swing Low Sweet Chariot
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Ezekiel Saw The Wheel
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Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho
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Little David Play On Your Harp
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Roll Jordan Roll
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Down By The Riverside
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Old Time Religion
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The Gospel Train
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I Wanna Be Ready
What Am I Living For (1960)
10 tracks
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What Am I Living For
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Go Wild Little Sadie
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Baby Marie
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Bella
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I Never Felt Like This
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There Comes A Time
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Baby She's Gone
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You Can Bet Your Bottom Dollar
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I Need Your Love
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Two Timin' Woman
What in the World's Come Over You (1960)
Showing 10 of 12 tracks
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What In The World's Come Over You
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Oh, Little One
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Am I The One
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I'm Satisfied With You
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My King
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It's My Way Of Loving You
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Burning Bridges
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Baby, Baby
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So Used To Loving You
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Cruel World
Discography
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Scott, Jack (Giovanni Scafone Jr.)
Scott, Jack (Giovanni Scafone Jr.)
Scott, Jack (Giovanni Scafone Jr.)
Scott, Jack (Giovanni Scafone Jr.)
Scott, Jack (Giovanni Scafone Jr.)
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