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, Twinkle, and Lena Zavaroni. From the 1980s onwards he has sung and recorded traditional Scottish music.

Biography

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, and recordings including total sales of over a million. An early success was Eden Kane's 1964 hit single "Boys Cry" (UK #8), written by Scott and

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. A French version, "Les Garçons Pleurent (Boys Cry)", was a #5 hit for Richard Anthony. In the mid-1960s in London, Scott began producing for

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' Dick Rowe, and worked closely with manager Phil Solomon and writer/arranger

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. At Decca, Scott produced two albums by Them, featuring

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, but not their hit singles, which were produced by Rowe, or

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, MC5,

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" (1996), and gave co-credit to Scott and Coulter. He became a house producer for Solomon’s Major Minor Records, and formed the 'Scott Solomon' production company with him. In 1968 he and conductor

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teamed up as the 'Artie Scott Orchestra', issuing one album, and the novelty single "March of the Skinheads" (1970). In 1976 Scott collaborated with Tom Parker of

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as the 'Plaid Pops Orchestra', recording their own Scottish themed tunes. Sydney Devine had a hit in 1978 with "Scotland Forever", written and produced by Tommy Scott. By the 1980s Scott turned his efforts to performing and recording traditional Scottish music on the Scotdisc label, and his own songs, including "Scotland Forever".

Selective discography

Singles

Albums/Album tracks

References

Sources

* Heylin, Clinton (2003). ''Can You Feel the Silence? Van Morrison: A New Biography'', Chicago Review Press * Rogan, Johnny (2006). '' Van Morrison: No Surrender'', London:Vintage Books
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