1. Erik Scott was an American bassist, record producer, and songwriter.
21 Facts About Erik Scott
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Erik Scott was the co-writer of the song "Father, Father", which was the title track for the Pops Staples' album of the same name, winner of the 1994 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album.
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Erik Scott recorded four solo studio albums in total, including the 2016 ZMR Awards Album of the Year winner In the Company of Clouds.
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Erik Scott played his first instrument in the fourth grade.
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In 1978 Erik Scott became the bassist for Tonio K on his solo studio album Life in the Foodchain, and in 1980 on Franne Golde's final studio album, Restless.
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In 1980, Erik Scott was co-producer on Peter McIan's studio album Playing Near the Edge, which was voted one of Cashbox's top ten albums of the year, and teamed up with Carl Palmer and John Nitzinger in the group PM as bassist for their sole studio album.
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Erik Scott was a producer on Sharon O'Neill's 1981 studio album Maybe, which reached number 38 on the Australian music charts.
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Erik Scott would continue writing and playing bass for Cooper through 1982, including on the studio album Zipper Catches Skin, which Erik Scott co-produced, and performing in the TV special Alice Cooper a Paris.
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Erik Scott was a composer for and played bass on their eponymous debut studio album Sonia Dada, which reached the number one position on the ARIA charts, becoming the 13th highest selling album of 1993 in Australia.
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Erik Scott was bassist and composer on their second studio album A Day at the Beach.
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In 2008 Erik Scott released his debut solo studio album Other Planets.
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In 2014 Erik Scott released Spirits, a remix album featuring tracks from his first two solo studio albums.
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Erik Scott's bass is quite prolific throughout this recording; his prominence and importance to the overall presentation reminded me of the dominance of a Jaco Pastorius or Tony Levin.
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Erik Scott's bass is featured on each track as the central instrument, often including his vocals as well.
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Erik Scott brings the music into his melodic space, surrounding it with lush, but understated synthesizers and working under the canopy of Pirruccello's pedal steel.
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Erik Scott was the co-writer of the Ted Nugent song "When Your Body Talks" on his 1986 studio album Little Miss Dangerous.
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In 1987 Erik Scott was a songwriter for the Triumph studio album Surveillance, which reached gold record status in Canada.
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In 2004 Erik Scott then played bass on Staples' daughter Mavis Staples' studio album Have a Little Faith.
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Erik Scott died on October 11,2019, after battling various forms of cancer for years.
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Erik Eski Scott was married to Janice Mickie Scott until his death.
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Erik Scott's companies include Mrs Mix Music and Rodent Rock Productions in California including making music videos.