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Instrumentaliste Country US né James Darrell Scott, le 6 Août 1959 à London
(Kentucky).
Darrell
Scott became one of the more successful country songwriters of the late '90s and
early 2000s, placing songs with the biggest names in country music, including
several major chart hits. Garth Brooks,
the Dixie Chicks,
Tim McGraw,
Faith Hill, and many others recorded
his work. At the same time, he worked consistently as a studio musician and
released a series of his own solo albums.
The son of musician Wayne Scott, James
Darrell Scott was born August 6, 1959, on a tobacco farm in London, KY, and
moved as a child to East Gary, IN. He was playing professionally by his teens in
Southern California, later living in Toronto and Boston. He attended Tufts
University, where he studied poetry and literature. Finally, he relocated to
Nashville to get into the country music business. In the first half of the
1990s, he appeared on albums by John Lincoln Wright, Catie Curtis, Hypnotic
Clambake, Peter Keane, Duke Levine, Suzy
Bogguss, and Randy Travis, singing
and playing banjo, Dobro, guitar, bass, and pedal steel. In 1995 alone, he was
on records by Guy Clark, Kate Wallace,
John Berry, Marcus Hummon, Doug Stone, and
Martina McBride, and he began to
get recordings for his songs. Hummon and Scott co-wrote "Honky Tonk Mona Lisa,"
which appeared on Hummon's All in Good Time and on Doug Stone's Faith
in Me, Faith in You (and was later covered by
Neal McCoy); Scott and
Hal Ketchum's "An Ordinary Day" was
sung by Maura O'Connell on Stories; and Scott and
Tim O'Brien's "Daddy's on the Roof
Again" was on O'Brien's Rock in My
Shoe.
Scott's sideman activities in 1996 included albums by
John Berry,
Suzy Bogguss, and Twila Paris. He and
Verlon Thompson co-wrote "Ol' Joe Clark," which appeared on
Sam Bush's album
Glamour & Grits. Scott's most successful effort of the year was "No Way
Out," a song he wrote with Marcus Hummon that
Suzy Bogguss recorded for a country
singles chart entry. (It was later covered by Julie Roberts.) Scott appeared on
albums by David Beaudry, Bruce Carroll, Chris Rice, Monk Wilson, Jason Sellers,
Guy Clark, Michael Peterson, and
Tim O'Brien in 1997. With
Clark, he co-wrote "Out in the Parking
Lot," which was on Clark's album
Keepers (and later covered by Kyle Jennings and by
Brad Paisley), and with
O'Brien he co-wrote "When There's No
One Around," which O'Brien recorded on
his album When No One's Around and which
Garth Brooks covered on his chart-topping,
multi-platinum album Sevens. Meanwhile, Scott had been signed to Sugar
Hill Records as a solo artist, and on April 22, 1997, Sugar Hill released his
debut album, Aloha from Nashville.
Scott's star clearly was in the
ascendant by 1998, when he appeared on albums by Olivia Newton-John,
Deana Carter,
Sam Bush, Jenny
Simpson, Suzy Bogguss, Jon Pousette-Dart,
and Susan Werner, also earning a producer credit on
Werner's
Time Between Trains. "I'm Trying," a song he wrote with Tia Sillers,
appeared on Kevin Sharp's Love Is. (It was later covered by
Lee Greenwood and by
Diamond Rio.) Pousette-Dart used
three Scott songs on his album Ready to Fly, "She Looks Good to Me," "Tonight,"
and "Walking to a Different Rhythm," the last two co-written with his band.
Scott's session work in 1999 included albums by Rhythm,
Guy Clark,
Sherrié Austin, Jason Sellers,
Kate Rusby, Suzy Bogguss, and
Paul Brandt; he produced
Clark's Cold Dog Soup.
The Dixie Chicks placed "Heartbreak Town,"
a song from Aloha from Nashville, on their chart-topping, multi-platinum
album Fly, and it went on to become a country Top 40 hit, later earning a
cover by Big Wooden Radio; New Grange used "Music Tree," written by Scott and
Tim O'Brien; and
Trace Adkins recorded Scott's song "Someday"
on his album More... On April 20, Sugar Hill released Scott's second solo
album, Family Tree.
Scott remained as busy as usual in 2000, appearing on
albums by Jelly Roll Johnson, Judith Edelman,
Sam Bush,
John Cowan, the Warren Brothers, Jimmie Dale Gilmore,
Trisha Yearwood, John Rich, and
John McCusker. His and Verlon Thompson's "Beside Myself" appeared on Johnson's
Jelly Roll Johnson and a Few Close Friends; his and Cowan's "Sligo" was
on Cowan's John Cowan; "Born to Fly," written by Scott,
Sara Evans, and Marcus Hummon, was
recorded for a single by Evans that
hit number one in the country chart on January 20, 2001, and appeared on her
album Born to Fly; Bill Miller recorded "Different Drum," a song he and
Scott co-wrote, for his Reservation Road album; and
Travis Tritt recorded Scott's "It's
a Great Day to Be Alive," a song from Aloha from Nashville, for his
Down the Road I Go album, after which it went on to hit number two in the
country singles chart. (It was later covered by
Pat Green and
Cory Morrow.) Meanwhile,
Tim O'Brien and Scott recorded a duo
album, Real Time, released by Howdy Skies Records on April 18, 2000. "The
Second Mouse," a song from the album, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best
Country Instrumental Performance.
Scott's 2001 session work included albums by
Ginny Hawker, Kate Rusby, Sherrié
Austin, Patty Loveless,
Chely Wright, and
Tim O'Brien. "Constant State of
Grace," a song written by Scott and Irene Kelley, appeared on Kelley's album
Simple Path, and Scott's song "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive," first heard
on Aloha from Nashville, was covered by
Brad Paisley on his album Part II
and by Loveless on Mountain Soul.
Scott was named Songwriter of the Year for 2001 by the Nashville Songwriters
Association.In 2002, Scott appeared on albums by
John Cowan,
Guy Clark, Elizabeth Cook, Little Big
Town, Montgomery Gentry,
Steve Earle, and
Ty Herndon; he also produced
Clark's album Dark. "Long Time
Gone," the advance single from the Dixie
Chicks' chart-topping, multi-platinum album Home, was a Scott
composition that had first appeared on Real Time; it crested at number
two in the country charts, and it earned Scott a second Grammy nomination, this
one for Best Country Song. Another Scott-written hit was
Darryl Worley's cover of "Family
Tree," the title song from Scott's second solo album, which appeared on
Worley's album I Miss My Friend
and reached the country Top 40 as a single. And Scott received the dubious honor
of being parodied by country comedian
Cledus T. Judd, who mangled "It's a Great Day to Be Alive" as "It's a Great
Day to Be a Guy" on his album Cledus Envy. Scott was named ASCAP's
Songwriter of the Year for 2002.
Scott appeared on albums by Malcolm Holcombe,
Dick Siegel, Andrea Zonn, Steve Conn, Tim
O'Brien, and Sara Evans in 2003. "Another
Day," a song he and O'Brien wrote,
appeared on both O'Brien's album
Traveler and on Karan Casey's Distant Shore.
Evans, Scott, and Marcus Hummon wrote
"Feel It Comin' On," featured on Evans' album Restless. Also in 2003,
Scott founded his own independent label, Full Light Records, on which he
released his third solo album, Theatre of the Unheard, on September 23.
The disc consisted of songs Scott had written between 1986 and 1990 that had
been recorded previously for an album that was to have been released by a major
label in 1992, but was canceled. Now, in re-recorded form, they emerged for the
first time. Scott's session appearances in 2004 included albums by
Jim Lauderdale, Johnsmith, Buddy
Mondlock, and Dirk Powell. "Proving You Wrong," a song he wrote with Keb' Mo',
was used on the Keb' Mo' album Keep It Simple. Scott, Marcus Hummon, and
Andy Griggs wrote "My Kind of
Beautiful," which appeared on Griggs'
album This I Gotta See. And "Old Town New," co-written by Scott and Bruce
Robison, was a cut on Tim McGraw's chart-topping,
multi-platinum album Live Like You Were Dying.
Scott's 2005 session work
included albums by the Warren Brothers,
Tim O'Brien, Allison Moorer,
Ciaran Tourish, Faith Hill, Jessi
Alexander, Jon Randall, Shelly Fairchild,
Kathy Mattea, and
Sara Evans. He and Leslie Satcher
wrote "Eight Crazy Hours (In the Story of Love)," which appeared on Fairchild's
album Ride. Alone, he wrote "We've Got Nothing but Love to Prove" (aka "Goodle,
USA"), which appeared on Hill's chart-topping, multi-platinum album Fireflies.
He had two cuts on the various-artists album Hands Across the Water,
performing his song "This Beggar's Heart" with Amhlaoibh and Muireann Nic, while
John Cowan and the Brock-McGuire Band played the
Cowan/Scott composition
"Cumberland Plateau." Scott served as a producer and backup musician on the
album as well. Neal McCoy recorded
"Head South," a song from Scott's debut solo album, Aloha from Nashville,
on his album That's Life. Scott's "Love's Not Through with Me Yet"
appeared on Mattea's album Right
Out of Nowhere. And Scott again collaborated with
Sara Evans and Marcus Hummon on "Momma's
Night Out," which Evans put on her
Real Fine Place album. On Full Light Records, Scott issued a concert
recording, Live in NC, backed by Danny Thompson and Kenny Malone on April
5, 2005. He released This Weary Way, an album by his father, Wayne Scott,
which he produced and played on, as well as co-writing "I Wouldn't Live in
Harlan County" and "What I Really Need Is You" with the elder Scott. And he
reissued his 2000 duo album with Tim
O'Brien, Real Time.
In 2006, Scott appeared on albums by Casey
Dreissen, Rascal Flatts, Doug &
Telisha Williams, John Cowan, and Johnsmith. "Simple Man," a song he wrote with
Hal Ketchum, appeared on
John Corbett's self-titled album.
The Cowan album, New Tattoo, featured "6 Birds (In a Joshua Tree)" and "Drown,"
both co-written by Scott and Cowan, and a cover of "With a Memory Like Mine" by
Scott and Wayne Scott, originally heard on Real Time.
Sam Bush recorded
Scott's "River Take Me," a song from Theatre of the Unheard, on his album
Laps in Seven. And Johnsmith's Break Me Open included a cover of "Love's
Not Through with Me." On June 27, 2006, Scott released The Invisible Man,
his first album of newly written material since Family Tree in 1999.
Scott returned in
2008 with Modern Hymns, a collection that featured interpretations of other
songwriters' classic tunes. He then returned to his own muse on the two albums
that followed, 2010's Crooked Road and 2012's Long Ride Home. A couple of
collaborations with Tim O'Brien followed
-- 2012's Live: We're Usually a Lot Better Than This and 2013's Memories &
Moments -- and in 2015 Scott issued Ten: Songs of Ben Bullington. The next year
saw the release of Couchville Sessions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darrell_Scott
Talents : Dobro, Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals, Pedal Steel, Mandocello, Bass, Bouzouki, Accordion, Piano, Banjo
Style musical : Americana, Progressive Country, Alternative Country, Bluegrass
Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
EP
| 2012 | CD Full Light ? (US) (promo) |
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Tim O'Brien & Darrell Scott - We're Usually A Lot Better Than This - Radio Edits |
Albums
| 04/1997 | CD SUGAR HILL 3864 (US) |
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ALOHA FROM NASHVILLE - Head South / Banjo Clark / You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive / It's A Great Day To Be Alive / I Wish / The Ballad Of Martha White / It's The Whiskey That Eases The Pain / Spelling Bee Romance / Life Is Cheap / Heartbreak Town / Title Of The Song | ||
| 04/1999 | CD SUGAR HILL 3894 (US) |
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FAMILY TREE - My Father's House / Rhonda's Last Ride / Lazarus Dies Again / Double-Headed Eagle / Mahala / When There's No One Around - Will The Circle Be Unbroken / She Sews The World With Love / I Never Had A Sister / Family Tree / Any World (That I'm Welcome To) / The Hummingbird / My Father's House (reprise) | ||
| 04/2000 | CD HOWDY SKIES 1003 (US) |
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REAL TIME - Tim O'BRIEN & Darrell SCOTT - Walk Beside Me / With A Memory Like Mine / Weary Blues From Waiting / A House Of Gold / More Love / There Ain't No Easy Way / Little Sadie / Helen Of Troy, Pennsylvania / Five Rooms / Long Time Gone / I'm Not Gonna Forget You / Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burnin' / The Second Mouse | ||
| 2003 | CD FULL LIGHT 301 (US) |
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THEATRE OF THE UNHEARD - Easy Of Gary / Uncle Lloyd / Day After Day / 6 O'Clock In The Morning / Miracle Of Living / Full Light / I Wanna Be Free / River Take Me / Alton Air [instr.] / The Man Who Could Have Played Bass For Shanana / After All / 10, 000 Miles Away | ||
| 04/2005 | CD FULL LIGHT 403 (US) |
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LIVE IN NC - Darrell SCOTT / Danny THOMPSON / Kenny MALONE - Miracle Of Living / It's The Whiskey That Eases The Pain / With A Memory Like Mine / River Take Me / Helen Of Troy, Pennsylvania / You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive / Folsom Prison Blues - White Freightliner Blues / I Still Miss Someone / Wayfaring Pilgrim | ||
| 06/2006 | CD FULL LIGHT 720011 (US) |
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THE INVISIBLE MAN - Hank Williams' Ghost / There's A Stone Around My Belly / Shattered Cross / I'm Nobody / And The River Is Me / Let's Call It A Life / The Dreamer / Do It Or Die Trying / The Invisible Man / Goodle, U.S.A. / Looking Glass / In My Final Hour | ||
| 08/2008 | CD APPLESEED 1111 (US) |
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MODERN HYMNS - All The Lovely Ladies / Urge For Going / Out Among The Stars / Jesus Was A Capricorn / The Devil / / James / Frisco Depot / American Tune / Nobody Eats At Linebaugh’s Anymore / Joan Of Arc / I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Met) / That Old Time Feeling | ||
| 05/2010 | 2 CD FULL LIGHT 70608417 (US) |
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A CROOKED ROAD :
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| 01/2012 | CD FULL LIGHT 432840 (US) |
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LONG RIDE HOME - It Must Be Sunday / Hopkinsville / Out In The Parking Lot / Someday / No Use Living For Today / You're Everything I Wanted Love To Be / Dance In The Darkness / No Lone In Arkansas (The Ring) / The Country Boy / Trying Not To Love You / Pay Lake / Candle For A Cowboy / Every Road Leads Back To You / Too Close To Comfort / You'll Be With Me All The Way / Still Got A Ways To Go | ||
| 10/2012 | CD Full Light 478923 (US) |
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We're Usually a Lot Better Than This - LIVE - Tim O'BRIEN & Darrell SCOTT - Climbing Up A Mountain / House Of Gold / White Freightliner Blues / Mick Ryan's Lament / With A Memory Like Mine / Early Morning Rain / Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning / Long Time Gone / You Don't Have To Move That Mountain / Hummingbird / Mom And Dad's Waltz / Hambone / When There's No One Around - Will The Circle Be Unbroken |
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| 09/2013 | CD Full SKIES 479904 (US) |
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Memories And Moments - Tim O'BRIEN & Darrell SCOTT - Time To Talk To Joseph / It All Comes Down To Love / Keep Your Dirty Lights On / Brother Wind / Memories And Moments / Paradise / Just One More / Fiddler Jones / Well / Alone And Forsaken / You Don't Own Me / Angel's Blue Eyes / Free Again / On Life's Other Side |
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| 05/2015 | CD Full LIGHT 5994617 (US) |
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Ten Songs Of Ben Bullington - The One I´m Still Thinking About / Born In ´55 / Lone Pine / Thanksgiving 1985 / Country Music, I´m Talking To You / Green Heart / His Chosen Time / Sage After Rain / In The Light Of Day / I´ve Got To Leave You Now |
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| 05/2016 | CD Full LIGHT 0069621 (US) |
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Couchville Sessions - Down To The River (feat. Guy Clark) / Waiting For The Clothes To Get Clean / It's Time To Go Away / Big River / Love Is The Reason / Ramblin Man / It's About Time / It's Another Day/ Moonlight Midnight (feat Peter Rowan) / Morning Man / Come Into This Room / Loretta / Another Grey Morning / Free (This Is The Love Song) |
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| 11/2017 | CD Full LIGHT 39489 (US) |
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Live At The Station Inn - I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) / With A Memory Like Mine / Spanish Is The Loving Tongue / Family Tree / The Open Door / Helen Of Troy, PA / Jesus Was A Capricorn / Urge For Going / Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / River Take Me |
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