Ray Scott
In the 1970s, country music was hijacked by rebel artists who decided it was time to do things their own way. "Damn the establishment" was the battle cry for guys like Waylon Jennings and Hank Williams, Jr. For these artists, music was more than a commodity, more than just good times (although they certainly enjoyed plenty of the latter), it was heart and soul, it was about coloring outside the lines, and playing the game by your own rules. That type of authenticity and passion lives on in the music of Ray Scott. The son of a country singer, Scott grew up in North Carolina with what folks there call "real" country music. Listed alongside his influences -- legendary singer/songwriters such as Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson -- is Ray Sr., Scott's father. Ray Sr.'s music had a profound effect on his son: "I realize more all the time that listening to his versions and comparing them to the originals I heard on the radio taught me a lot about how to make a song your own," Scott says.
After slugging it out with his own band in North Carolina, Scott headed to Atlanta and obtained an associate's degree at the Music Business Institute. It wasn't long before the singer made his way to Nashville -- the promised land for a young man with traditional country music burning in his soul. Time in the trenches learning the craft of songwriting led to a deal with publisher Tom Collins. Scott's first taste of music city success came as a songwriter after Randy Travis ("Pray for the Fish,") and Clay Walker ("A Few Questions") recorded his songs. It wasn't long before Warner Bros. Nashville came calling. In December 2005 the label released Scott's old-school debut My Kind of Music. For hardcore country music fans, the album was a breath of fresh air. Scott's rumbling baritone and bona fide outlaw style quickly won him a dedicated following, even though three singles from My Kind of Music stiffed on the charts. With Scott at the wheel, it looked like country music was in good hands and heading back to a more traditionally based sound. Despite little support from radio, My Kind of Music sold a respectable 100,000 copies.
Scott set to work on his sophomore album for Warner Bros. in 2007. Unfortunately, country's love affair with pop music was far from over and after he recorded a number of songs for album number two, Scott and Warner Bros. parted ways. In 2008 Scott independently released Crazy Like Me, a raw and raucous collection of meat-and-potatoes country music. In 2011 Scott returned with Rayality, which featured the singles "Those Jeans" and "What Works for Willie"; the former received substantial play on satellite radio. An eponymous album consisting partially of leftovers from Rayality appeared in 2014, and Scott switched gears for 2017's Guitar for Sale by hiring producer Michael Hughes. 2019 brought the release of Scott's first-ever EP Honky Tonk Heart.
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