Many people have honored me with their presence on stage... "Shaky" Dave Pollack (harmonica), Glendon Jones (fiddle), Harrison Cannon (upright), Austin Hughes (vox and guitar), Rose Thomson (vox and guitar), Preacher Boy (vox and guitar), C. Gibbs (vox and guitar), Joe Magistro (drums), Beatnik Beats (vitamins and hubcaps), Tim Carroll (guitar), Paul Griffith (drums), Paul Slivka (bass), Jim Whitney (bass), John Mettam (drums), Rob Jost (bass), Bryan Miller (vocals and guitar), Brian Geltner (drums), Mike Lenore (bass), Jan Bell (vocals), Jolie Holland (fiddle), Sam Parton (guitar and vocals), Hilary Hawke (banjo), Rima Fand (violin), Bob Hoffnar (pedal steel), Mike Lenore (bass), Wylie Wirth (drums)
Influences
Junior Kimbrough, Tony Joe White, Tom Waits, R. L. Burnside, Chuck E. Weiss, Son House, Johnny Cash, Johnny Shines, Otis Rush, Dayna Kurtz, Samantha Keely Smith (painter)
Sounds Like
Junior Kimbrough, Tom Waits, The Black Keys, Chris Whitley, R. L. Burnside, Skip James, Chuck E. Weiss, Son House, Tony Joe White
GNAWBONE Now Available for Download at DigStation. Physical copies may be purchased from CDBaby. iTunes and other stores coming soon.
If you prefer SnoCap, you can purchase Gnawbone at the SnoCap store below. If you do not have a preference, please go to the Digstation Store. SnoCap takes 40% of each sale while Digstation sends every penny to the artist.
If you prefer the record store experience, you can pick up a copy at Will's favorite record store in Brooklyn, Music Matters.
413 7th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215 Music Matters on Yelp.com
Reviews of Gnawbone
"...This will help put him on the map" - Lucid Culture
"A soulful and gifted songwriter with a sound thick as Tupelo honey. This album knocked us out." - Southern Brand
"Will Scott, his voice as thick as blood, sometimes accompanies with guitar; his weird liturgies bring out the pathos in pop." New York Press
"Gifted" Nashville City Paper
"Between his uniquely beautiful voice, talented six-string skills and haunting melodies, Scott shines a ray of light into a dark and dying music industry." Anchorage Daily News
"Best weekly blues show in New York" Lucid Culture about Will Scott's "Whiskey Wednesdays" residency at 68 Jay Street Bar
"Some of the most innovative pieces of blues songwriting of the year." Louisville Music News
"One of the great... voices of our time"
Rev. Reggie Qualls
"Guitarist Will Scott has a good vibrato and a knack for surprises."
Blues Revue
Member of Martin Guitars Professional Artists Program
Biography
Will Scott is known for his bluesy voice, distinctive guitar-playing, and crafty songwriting. Scott's energetic, deeply-soulful, live performances have captivated crowds all over the US. His style is a meeting of blues and Americana, with a dash of rock and traditional country. An invitation to play Glastonbury Festival will take his sound across the pond in June, 2009.
Raised in Indianapolis, IN, and Chicago, IL, Scott grew up in a musical family tradition, surrounded by a mix of blues, bluegrass, traditional country, jazz, and rock & roll. His first recording project, “Too Damn Cold,” with The Forecasters (1998) garnered world-wide acclaim. (Will Scott has a good vibrato and a knack for surprises –Blues Revue). Scott’s first solo record, “Solo Electric Blues,” caught the attention of Ben Vaughn (That 70’s Show, Third Rock) and other notables in the California music industry. While a home-cooked recording project, that album helped launch Scott into New York’s music scene in 2002.
Summer, 2009, sees the release of "Gnawbone” produced by Gold Record recipient, Preacher Boy (Blind Pig Records, Coast Road Records, Eagle Eye Cherry). The new record features guest performances by Jolie Holland, Samantha Parton (The Be Good Tanyas), and Jan Bell. Scott has shared the stage with many respected and legendary artists including all of the above, Buddy Miller, Elizabeth Cook, J. Walter Hawkes (Emmy winner, Norah Jones), Mickey Champion, and Sam Myers.
Will Scott lives in Brooklyn, New York and performs a weekly residency in the flourishing arts neighborhood, D.U.M.B.O., which was described by New York Press writer, Alan Young, in Lucid Culture as best weekly blues show in New York.
Will Scott tours the UK in June, 2009, and the West Coast (US), in July, 2009.
Hey Will, the new tunes sound great! I remember crossing Jack's Defeat Creek in Ellettsville several times a week on the way to jam with my old band and get with my woman at the time. My drummer in another band told me he lost his virginity in Gnawbone, IN. Yep, I thought that was too much information as well.
Ciao Will ,thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your stupendous music a lot,and stupendous voice. compliments ..really. you are one of my prefeitis I feel great admiration for you, talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music. all the best.. from italy..and good week neal
Will Scott's new album is currently being played on House of Mercy radio every week and an superb session is to be broadcast in the near future... go to www.houseofmercy.net for platforms
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