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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Honky Tonk Heart
Alternative & Indie - Released by Jethropolitan Records on 1/03/2019
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Crazy Like Me
Alternative & Indie - Released by Jethropolitan Records on 3/06/2008
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
My Kind Of Music (U.S. Release)
Country - Released by Warner Records - Nashville on 22/11/2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Cover the Earth
Country - Released by Jethropolitan Records, LLC on 17/09/2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ray Scott
Alternative & Indie - Released by deciBel Nashville on 7/10/2014
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Roots Sessions, Vol. I
Alternative & Indie - Released by deciBel Nashville on 15/09/2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Wrong Songs: Musings From The Shallow End
Humour - Released by Ray Scott on 31/03/2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Nowhere Near Done
Alternative & Indie - Released by Jethropolitan Records on 1/02/2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Rayality
Alternative & Indie - Released by deciBel Nashville on 16/09/2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ain't Always Thirsty
Alternative & Indie - Released by deciBel Nashville on 18/02/2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Valley Like This / Old Ways
Country - Released by Ray Scott on 13/08/2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Happy Organ / Bongo Rock (Mono Version)
Pop - Released by BNF Collection on 1/01/1959
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Happy Organ (Mono Version)
Pop - Released by BNF Collection on 1/01/1959
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Rockabilly Country Legend
Country - Released by Master Classics Records on 1/12/2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
My Kind Of Music
Country - Released by Warner Records - Nashville on 2/02/2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Ray Ray Novix: Life and Times
Progressive Rock - Released by Scott Ray on 5/06/2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo