Tim Scott McConnell aka Tim Scott or Footless (born March 23, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and

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guitarist who performs since 2007 under the artist name Ledfoot and created the music genre Gothic blues. He calls himself the "Master of Gothic Blues". The artist's repertoire consists solely of self-written songs. Two of his songs gained international popularity through other artists: * "Swear" was covered by

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for her 1984 album ''

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recorded one of his songs, " High Hopes", on the ''Blood Brother'' EP (1996). The song, released by Springsteen as a single in November 2013, gave the title to his January 2014 '' studio album''. McConnell started touring at the age of 15. He got his first recording contract with

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in 1982. He then recorded for Geffen on his next record in 1985, called "High Lonesome Sound". McConnell headed the LA-based band The Havalinas. The band recorded one album '' The Havalinas'' and a live album called ''Go North''. After the break-up of The Havalinas, McConnell did a series of solo albums and toured with a band. In 2007, he released his first Ledfoot album and started touring heavily in Europe solo. He plays mainly solo with the Ledfoot project up until today. Since 2010 Ledfoot has had a close musical relationship with

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that culminated in the 2020 duo album ''A Death Divine''.

Discography

*1981:

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''Live at the Ritz'' – Island Records *1983: Tim Scott ''Swear'' – Sire Records *1985: Tim Scott ''High Lonesome Sound'' – Geffen *1990: The Havalinas ''The Havalinas'' – Elektra *1991: The Havalinas ''Go North'' – Mo Records *1995: Tim Scott ''Deceivers & Believers'' – Warner Music *1997: Tim Scott ''Everywhere I´ve Been'' – Waterfall Records *2002: The MoMac Trio ''MoMac Trio'' – Farmen *2005: Tim Scott ''13 songs'' – Farmen *2007: Ledfoot ''Devils songbook'' – Grappa/ Blue Mood Records *2009: Ledfoot ''Damned'' – Vox Records *2011: Ledfoot ''Gothic Blues'' – Vox Records *2019: Ledfoot ''White Crow'' – TBC Records *2020: Ledfoot &

''A Death Divine'' – TBC Records *2021: Ledfoot ''Black Valley'' – TBC Records

Most popular singles

* " High Hopes" (''High Lonesome Sound & The Havalinas'') * " Swear" (''Swear'') AUS #44 * "Wicked State of Mind (''Damned'') * "Purgatory Road" (''Damned'') * "Diggin My Own Grave" (''Devils Songbook'')

Ledfoot and the Gothic Blues

As Ledfoot McConnell developed his own music style, the "Gothic Blues", between 2004 and 2007. This new style could not be defined by any existing

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, so he invented a name for it. It is characterized by the unique artist's appearance: black clothes, shiny white hair, silver jewelry and a body full of tattoos – many of which designed by the artist himself. He sings with expressive and strong voice, plays the

mostly in

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tuning with porcelain slide and steel

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. Extra heavy strings contribute to a unique, strong sound. Frequently Ledfoot adds some extra rhythm with his

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. Lyrics and melody are most often dark, atmospheric, describe the blues, and worries of modern time human beings.

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