Jack Scott (born Giovanni Domenico Scafone, Jr. on 24 January 1936; died 12… Read Full Bio ↴Jack Scott (born Giovanni Domenico Scafone, Jr. on 24 January 1936; died 12 December 2019) was a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. He was inducted into Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011.
Scott was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and raised in Detroit, an Italian hillbilly who worshipped Hank Williams, and became a rock and roll star. His first album, entitled Jack Scott. One of the first album recorded in stereo, it contained a mixture of rockabilly and ballads of which 10 were Scott's own compositions.
Recording for Carlton he came up with a rocking song about a friend in prison titled Leroy. The other side of the record was a sad ballad called My True Love.
Both songs were a smash in the Summer of 1958, the first going to #11 and the other as far as number 3 in Billboard's and made the Top Ten in Britain.
He followed it with Geraldine backed by With Your Love, the latter of which was a minor hit, With Your Love made Number 28 in the US later that year, Goodbye Baby peaked at Number 8 early in 1959 and was followed by The Way I Walk, a Top Forty hit that Robert Gordon revived in 1978.
Scott transferred to the new Top Rank label in 1959 and scored another huge success in the New Year with "What In The World's Come Over You." The song gave Scott his second gold disc, reaching Number 5 in the USA and Number 6 in the UK. Further successes followed Burning Bridge" (Number 3), Cool Water"/"It Only Happened Yesterday" but Scott was by then being steered towards a mainstream country style.
Listen and compare his "Blues stay away from me" with Bob Dylan’s, "Rainy Day Woman Numbers 12 and 35".
Scott was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and raised in Detroit, an Italian hillbilly who worshipped Hank Williams, and became a rock and roll star. His first album, entitled Jack Scott. One of the first album recorded in stereo, it contained a mixture of rockabilly and ballads of which 10 were Scott's own compositions.
Recording for Carlton he came up with a rocking song about a friend in prison titled Leroy. The other side of the record was a sad ballad called My True Love.
Both songs were a smash in the Summer of 1958, the first going to #11 and the other as far as number 3 in Billboard's and made the Top Ten in Britain.
He followed it with Geraldine backed by With Your Love, the latter of which was a minor hit, With Your Love made Number 28 in the US later that year, Goodbye Baby peaked at Number 8 early in 1959 and was followed by The Way I Walk, a Top Forty hit that Robert Gordon revived in 1978.
Scott transferred to the new Top Rank label in 1959 and scored another huge success in the New Year with "What In The World's Come Over You." The song gave Scott his second gold disc, reaching Number 5 in the USA and Number 6 in the UK. Further successes followed Burning Bridge" (Number 3), Cool Water"/"It Only Happened Yesterday" but Scott was by then being steered towards a mainstream country style.
Listen and compare his "Blues stay away from me" with Bob Dylan’s, "Rainy Day Woman Numbers 12 and 35".
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Jack Scott Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Jack Scott:
30 the way i walk The way I walk is just the way I walk The…
A Little Feeling Called Love A little feeling That comes and goes A little feeling No one…
Baby Baby (Ooh-ooh, bye bye) (Ooh-ooh, bye bye) Goodbye, baby, bye by…
Baby She's Gone My baby-baby-baby she's gone from me My baby-baby-baby she's…
Burning Bridges Found some letters you wrote me this morning They told of…
Cold Cold Heart I tried so hard, my dear, to show That you're my…
Cool Water All day I face a barren waste Without the taste of…
Geraldine Geraldine (Geraldine, Geraldine, Geraldine) Geraldine (Geral…
Good Bye Baby (ooh-ooh, bye bye) (ooh-ooh, bye bye) Goodbye, baby, bye…
Half As Much If you loved me half as much as I loved…
I Never Felt Like This Well, bless my soul 'cause it's a-happened to me The girl…
Is There Something On Your Mind Is there something on your mind That you're not telling me? …
It Only Hapened Yesterday It only happened yesterday And already I miss you, my dear I…
Leroy I know a boy who was never blue Now he lives…
Let's Learn to Live and Love Again Oooh baby ehh Yea yea yea yeah nananana Nice to nice to…
My Dream Came True One look at you One night with you Suddenly I fell in…
My True Love I prayed to the Lord to send a love He sent…
Oh Oh little one (oh little one) Oh little one (oh little…
Oh Little One Oh little one (oh little one) Oh little one (oh little…
Patsy Ah, Patsy I'll be waitin' Standing by the schoolyard gate Ah…
Sad Story Listen to my story it′s a sad story How my baby…
Save My Soul Going down the river John Going to ask to save my…
The Way I Walk The way I walk is just the way I walk The…
True True Love I prayed to the Lord to send a love He sent…
Two Timin I'm gonna swing my guitar across my back I head down…
Way I Walk The way I walk is just the way I walk The…
Way I Walk The The way I walk is just the way I walk The…
What Am I Living For What Am I Living For If Not For You, What Am…
What In The Wolrd's Come Over You What in the world's come over you? Seems we never get…
With Your Love With your love here beside me Here to guide me, how…
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Mike miller
I just love this song. I just love the rythym and the beat of the song. Great job Scott.
barrygioportmorien1
A great Rock n Roll Christmas song from Jack....
Ron Walker
This is a fabulous B side. I love to play this on my Christmas show here in the UK. It helps that I am a big Jack Scott fan. He should have been a big star
C C
The gals in the vocal chorus sound like they are having a great time and make this song wonderful. Jack Scott is missing from the R&RHOF. Why?
Steve Sizemore
Great one!
TheRoogal
A GREAT TUNE..THANKS YOU XX
Marielle Martin
Rest in Peace Jack.
monteleone1010
Great track.
Stephen Mahala
23 October 1963 [19:00-23:00] RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins St., Nashville, TN - Jack Scott (Jerry Kennedy [gt], Ray Edenton [gt], Henry Strzelecki [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], Hargus Robbins [piano], Boots Randolph [sax] + vocal chorus. Producer: Chet Atkins)
peter choyce
dip dip sliding along Jack Scott with Elvises backing band the Jordanaires