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Noel Scott Engel (January 9, 1943 – March 22, 2019), [1] better known by his stage name Scott Walker, was an American-British singer-songwriter and record producer who resided in England. Walker was known for his emotive voice and his unorthodox stylistic path which took him from being a teen pop icon in the 1960s to an avant-garde musician ...
- Noel Scott Engel
- January 9, 1943, Hamilton, Ohio, U.S.
- Singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist
- March 22, 2019 (aged 76), London, England
Mar 25, 2019 · Scott Walker, one of the most enigmatic and influential figures in rock history, has died at the age of 76. The US star found fame as a teen idol in The Walker Brothers, scoring hits with The Sun ...
Mar 25, 2019 · Last modified on Tue 2 Apr 2019 04.52 EDT. The career of Scott Walker, who has died aged 76, followed one of the most extraordinary trajectories in popular music. It took him from chart-topping ...
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- Make It Easy On Yourself (1965) Scott Walker was just 22 when The Walker Brothers’ debut album, Take It Easy With The Walker Brothers, was released on November 26, 1965.
- My Ship Is Comin’ In (1965) The late Ivor Raymonde was 40 when he worked on The Walker Brothers’ debut album, and his distinctive rock-orchestral arrangements (which were also a feature of Dusty Springfield’s albums in the 60s) helped create some of the distinctive sound of the group on their early albums.
- The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore (1966) “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore” was written by Bob Gaudio of The Four Seasons, but Frankie Valli’s version of this epic ballad failed to make the US charts.
- Orpheus (1967) The Walker Brothers’ album Images, which was released in March 1967, offered a hint of how Scott’s debut solo album would sound. He contributed three songs to Images, including the towering “Orpheus,” which was written during troubled times.
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Mar 26, 2019 · Scott Walker with the Scottish pop singer Lulu during an awards ceremony in the late 1960s. Evoking the blue-eyed soul of the Righteous Brothers, his group, the Walker Brothers, had several hits ...
Mar 25, 2019 · Scott Walker, a pop singer who gave up stardom to carve out one of the most original and uncompromising careers in modern music, died Friday. He was 76. His record label, 4AD, announced Walker's ...
Mar 25, 2019 · Songwriter and producer Scott Walker, the powerful pop singer turned avant-garde adventurist who influenced singers like David Bowie and Thom Yorke, has died at age 76.The death was announced by ...
