Jimmy Scott - Later with Jools Holland

Posted by frightwig on Monday, March 10th, 2008 at 12:01 am

"Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word"

Short interview and "All of Me"

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davidwatts replied on March 10th, 2008 at 8:01 pm

well, that is a different take on 'All of Me'. Well different than the one I am used to, Willie Nelson off his 'Stardust' album

E-6 replied on March 10th, 2008 at 9:03 pm

Willie's is nice, but I'm partial to Sinatra's.

E-6 replied on March 10th, 2008 at 8:52 pm

The interview with Jools was fascinating. I wish it was longer. He said something that any artist should take to heart: "Study the depths of music you wish to play. Be serious about it. And express it with honesty."

Really, that's sage advice to anybody...

frightwig replied on March 11th, 2008 at 11:12 am

I posted this as a chaser to Antony Johnson. Before Lou Reed took Antony under his wing, he was largely responsible for the career resurgence of another male singer with a high effeminite voice, after hiring Jimmy Scott to sing on his Magic and Loss album and taking him on tour. Jimmy's 1969 Atlantic album, The Source, is a cult favorite that was out of print for a long while until Joel Dorn reissued it a few years ago. Well worth seeking out.

E-6 replied on March 11th, 2008 at 11:42 am

I figured it was more than a coincidence. That's probably the only place I'd ever heard Mr. Scott's voice. Well, that and Twin Peaks.

Lou returned the favor to Antony Hegarty by contributing a great spoken word intro and some stinging guitar to "Fistful of Love" on I Am a Bird Now.

frightwig replied on March 11th, 2008 at 1:07 pm

You mean everyone in the band didn't adopt the name Johnson, like the Ramones? I'm disappointed.

E-6 replied on March 11th, 2008 at 1:26 pm

I suppose you were bummed when The Donnas dropped their "first name schtick", too?

frightwig replied on March 11th, 2008 at 2:02 pm

Next you'll be ruining sex and Christmas for me, too.

E-6 replied on March 11th, 2008 at 2:18 pm

In one fell swoop.

(LTEs wont nest below this level)

frightwig replied on March 11th, 2008 at 2:20 pm

Ho! Ho! Ho!

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