Earl Scott born 9 September 1936

Earl Scott (born September 9, 1936 – July 12, 2024*) was an American country music singer. He was the uncle of singer John Batdorf, who has recorded in both Batdorf & Rodney and Silver. 

Earl Scott, was born Earl Batdorf in Youngstown, Ohio. His older brother Jack recorded under the name of Jack Lionell. Earl was known as "Scotty" and his brother Jack got him interested in the guitar which they say was as common as the 'kitchen stove' at their home. 

When he was 18 years old, his family moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico. He began his professional career when his brother Jack had organized a band and was playing a local club, encouraged Earl to sing with the group. He recorded four sides with the Sky record label in 1958 and two sides for Chescamp the following year. Richie Johnson heard him sing, agreed to become his personal manager and helped him get a recording contract with D records and Hap Records in 1961, but those records only had mediocre success. 

                                    

In 1962, Dave Kapp signed him to a contract with the new Kapp records label. He got his feet wet with Kapp on the charts with a tune called "From a Jack To A Joker To A Clown", then followed that up with "Then A Tear Fell" that was backed with "Save A Minute" that reached  No. 8 on Hot Country Songs. Then in 1963 Shelby Singleton of Mercury Records took him under his wings and they released "Loose Lips" b/w "Guess I'll Never Learn". That record got him a lot of attention. 

During 1964 he was signed to Decca Records and recorded 11 singles until 1968. He would have four additional charting singles up into 1968 before his charting days came to an end. In 1969 he recorded two singles for Stop records. His last one was issued in 1970. Earl got to make a few guest appearances on the WSM Grand Ole Opry. He was also invited to appear on Ernest Tubb's Midnight Jamboree at his record shop. His taste in stage clothes got him featured in a national magazine. At one time Earl was affiliated with the Wilburn Brothers and Don Helms' Wil-Helm agency. 

He was a member of the Country Music Festival of Colorado, which was a country-based organization and active in the late 1960’s. But like so many country singers in that era Earl never attained star status. This is where Earl’s trail goes cold. I cannot find any mention of him on the web after 1971 until according to Kim Sloans web site, Earl died in July12, 2024. *I cannot find any confirmation about this date. 

(Scarce information edited from Hillbilly Music, Kim Sloan & Rocky 52. Also some sources incorrectly state that he was the brother of Canadian singer Jack Scott) Any more information will be greatly welcomed.