Scott: The Curious Life & Work of Scott Walker
- ISBN-10
- 085712854X
- ISBN-13
- 9780857128546
- Series
- Scott
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 376
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-01-01
- Publisher
- Omnibus Press
- Author
- Paul Woods
Description
The extraordinary personal and professional journey of Scott Walker who went from golden-voiced sixties pop-singer to iconoclastic musical adventurer. Author Paul Woods examines how the celebrated vocal range and philosophical concerns of Noel Scott Engel - aka Scott Walker - continue to challenge the accepted territory and subject matter of popular music.
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