b. January 9th, 1935 in Goodman (Mississippi)
d. February 5th, 1994 in Chicago (Illinois)
LIVING CHICAGO BLUES vol.4 (lp) / vol.3 (cd)
Alligator
Sonet
1980
Membre d'une famille de musiciens (ses parents, ses frères, ses fils), originaire de Jackson, il s'installe avec sa famille à Chicago en 1942. Buddy se passionne pour la musique et la boxe. Il apprend la guitare auprès de Reggie Boyd et débute dans le groupe familial The Masqueraders. Puis, un peu plus tard, il rejoint The Upsetters qui devient Scotty & The Upsetters puis Scotty & The Rib Tips. Actif dans tous les clubs du West Side de Chicago, il participe à la superbe anthologie "Living Chicago blues" coordonnée par Bruce Iglauer. Buddy - accompagné de son frère Walter et de ses fils Kenneth Jr et Jerome - propose quatre excellents morceaux entre Soul et Blues (dont une version impeccable de "Big leg woman" et "Road block").
A member of a family of musicians (his parents, his brothers, his sons), originally from Jackson, he moved with his family to Chicago in 1942. Buddy is passionate about music and boxing. He learned the guitar from Reggie Boyd and started in the family group The Masqueraders. Then, a little later, he joins The Upsetters who becomes Scotty & The Upsetters then Scotty & The Rib Tips. Active in all clubs on Chicago's West Side, he participated in the superb anthology "Living Chicago blues" coordinated by Bruce Iglauer. Buddy - accompanied by his brother Walter and sons Kenneth Jr and Jerome - offers four great songs between Soul and Blues (including a flawless version of "Big leg woman" and "Road block").
BAD AVENUE
Verve
August - October 1992
Premier et seul album de Buddy Scott enregistré entre Chicago et New York avec les producteurs Jay Newland, Joe Lopes et Suzy Fink. En dépit d'un grand nombre de reprises pas toujours originales, il faut admettre que Buddy et ses musiciens jouent avec envie et feeling. Le programme s'avère très consistant au final et mérite une écoute attentive. On peut ressortir "Bad bad feeling", "Big boss man", "Today I started loving you again" (reprise d'un titre Country de Merle Haggard), "Bring it on home to me", "Bad avenue".
Buddy Scott's first and only album recorded between Chicago and New York with producers Jay Newland, Joe Lopes and Suzy Fink. Despite a lot of covers not always original, it must be admitted that Buddy and his musicians play with envy and feeling. The program is very consistent in the end and deserves careful listening. We can point out "Bad bad feeling", "Big boss man", "Today I started loving you again" (cover of a Country title by Merle Haggard), "Bring it on home to me", "Bad avenue".