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| | American jazz banjoist, guitarist and singer, born January 11, 1890 in New Orleans, Louisiana, died July 2, 1949 in Los Angeles, California.
Scott left New Orleans in 1913 and played on the southern vaudeville circuit, then in 1915 went to New York. During the 1920s he played intermittently in Chicago with , and on the West Coast with . After leaving Oliver in 1926, Scott worked in Chicago with , and others. In 1927 he recorded with and . In 1929 Scott moved to California where he played with in the early 1930s and led own trio several years. Again a member of Ory's band 1944-1948.
He also played with, , , Bob Young, and Will Marion Cook. |
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