Jimmy Scott, a gifted jazz singer who spent most of his career in relative obscurity but was known to devoted fans and other musicians as one of the most singular and striking vocalists in history, has died at the age of 88. Scott died in his sleep at his home in Las Vegas, according to his wife Jeanie Scott. With a fragile, ethereal voice and an idiosyncratic sense of timing that found him consistently signing well behind the beat, Scott was a wholly distinctive talent whose admirers included Quincy Jones, who he roomed with while singing with the Lionel Hampton Band.
- 6/14/2014
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Jimmy Scott, the jazz star whose small stature, romantic phrasing and distinctly high voice helped make him one of the most unique vocal stylists of his era, died in his sleep on Thursday at his home in Las Vegas. The singer was 88. His death was confirmed by his biographer, David Ritz, according to the Washington Post. James Victor Scott came into this world on July 17, 1925, and considering the struggles that he faced in his professional and personal life, the empathy his unique soprano voice conveyed was impressive, generous, and even noble. Jimmy and his brother Kenny were
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- 6/13/2014
- by Mitch Myers
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former vice president Dick Cheney is selling a new memoir that was touted to make "heads explode" all over Washington DC. Mr. Cheney told Jay all about his time served on Friday. See what he has to say about Waterboarding, Star Wars, and the Tea Party in the three-part interview below. Plus, Carrot Top dug himself a hole with the former Vice President when he stopped by for some stand-up! In his new book, .In My Times: A Personal and Political Memoir,. former Vice President Dick Cheney talks candidly about some of the key moments, frank observations and difficult decisions during his history-making tenure in office. Here.s an excerpt. September 11, 2001 "Special Agent Jimmy Scott burst...
- 9/6/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Some mornings you wake up and you need music. As my brain bounces back between Thee Milkshakes and Jimmy Scott, another musical urge comes to mind: T.V. Carpio singing "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in Julie Taymor's Across the Universe. Being one of my favorite scenes from the film, let alone favorite song from it, I thought I'd take a cue from Jessica and throw it up as a Scenes (Songs) We Love.
It's so easy to mess up a cover -- especially when it's shaped into a cinematic or stage musical. For many, Taymor's rejigging of Beatles tunes was too much to bear. But aside from a spine-gritting, all-too-fast "I've Just Seen a Face," the film's music created a whole new world for me -- each piece encapsulating the magic of the original, while also infusing each with new spirit. And in no case was this...
It's so easy to mess up a cover -- especially when it's shaped into a cinematic or stage musical. For many, Taymor's rejigging of Beatles tunes was too much to bear. But aside from a spine-gritting, all-too-fast "I've Just Seen a Face," the film's music created a whole new world for me -- each piece encapsulating the magic of the original, while also infusing each with new spirit. And in no case was this...
- 1/19/2010
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Cinematical
The Strange Boys The Strange Boys are the Austin-based quartette of frontman Ryan Sambol (guitar), Matt Hammer (drums), Philip Sambol (bass), and Greg Enlow (guitar). Founded by Sambol and Hammer in the eighth grade, the band became 8 hands in 2003. The Strange Boys have shameless energy with old-school reverence. Super-cool, super-talented Texas-psychobilly twang band. The track "They're Building the Death Camps," from The Strange Boys' 2009 release And Girls Club, has edgy irony. Currently touring. Buy: iTunes Genre: Psychedelic Rock Artist: The Strange Boys Song: They're Building the Death Camps Album: And Girls Club Tour: Visit Jimmy Scott Cleveland jazz vocalist Jimmy Scott was born in 1925, one of 10 children. In his teens, he was discovered by comedian Tim McCoy, who took him on the road and showed him the ropes. By 1948, Jimmy joined Lionel Hampton's band and was dubbed "Little Jimmy Scott." After...
- 5/8/2009
- by Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin
- Huffington Post
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