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WOW! That's impressive, Steve! Congrats, you are correct!
Three guys that weren't really brothers play as a trio in Los Angeles in '64, in '65 move to Britain, become massive teen idols, getting more fan mail than The Beatles.
Scott goes solo, makes 5 increasingly more idiosyncratic albums featuring his own songwriting as well as covering a lot of Jacques Brel. Scott 4 is considered his masterpiece.
A classic from his middle period:
--imagine Jack Jones on acid...
In the last third of his life he became a modern classical composer while continuing to utilize his voice that was often compared to Jack Jones'. This combination of crooner vocals with "difficult music" made for some of the most unique records ever made, such as "Tilt" and "The Drift."
Scott Walker's life and career was that of an exploratory, innovative artist and composer. He died in 2019 at 73.
A wonderful documentary exists, "Scott Walker: 30 Century Man."
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