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“You
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Isaac
Scott, 1945 - 2001 |
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Born in Vancouver Washington, Isaac Scott showed his
gifts early, playing in bands and backing up vocalists
in the Portland area while still a teenager. Soon he
was invited to join The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi
and toured the country with them, playing all the premier
venues on their circuit.
Isaac moved to Seattle in the mid seventies and took
the town by storm. He was hired by Tom McFarland in
1974 and soon met and became close friends with Albert
Collins. Isaac and Albert played some legendary shows
in Seattle and Portland in the late '70's. Collins was
instrumental in getting Isaac his first record deal
with Red Lightin' Records. Isaac made a strong impression
at the San Francisco Blues Festival in 1978 with his
own band and released “Live At The Roadhouse”
in the mid '80's. His first studio release, “Big
Time Blues Man”, recorded in the '80's, received
a favorable review in Downbeat Magazine and featured
a remarkable version of The Beattle's Help.
Isaac became known as “The King of Seattle Blues”,
playing all over the Pacific Northwest for over 25 years.
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Isaac always had a large fan base at his performances and
it didn't take long for newcomers to realize that they were
witnessing something special. He could grab 'em and he could
keep 'em. Through the years an Isaac Scott Band alumni was
built, full of talented musicians that carry with them Isaac's
essence. He always insisted that the music be real, that it
be expressive and that it be filled with spirit.
Jet
City Blues Blog - Remembering Isaac Scott
A new release, Posthumous Blues, includes live tracks of The
Isaac Scott Band recorded in 1999 at the Tractor Tavern in
Seattle. Another one of Seattle's loved and lost great musicians,
Dave Conant, plays guitar and is featured on one of the tracks.
The CD also includes Isaac just talkin' story like only a
true Blues Man can. |
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Isaac Scott Blues Stories: Gonna
Get My Money, Albert's
Volume Control, Blues
Shoes, Tony's
Amp |
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| Photos
used in header and CD Cover © Betty
Udesen, Blues Stories produced by Charlene
Grant |
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