Scott Spray's autobiography takes readers on a captivating journey through his extensive career as a bassist, spanning over five decades. From his early days contributing to Harry Chapin albums and the disco hit "Give Me Just a Little More Time," to performing alongside legends like Edgar Winter, Felix Cavaliere, and Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Scott has left his mark on both stage and screen. He shares stories of his work in films like *One True Thing*, his tours across the world, and his contributions to Johnny Winter’s Grammy-winning album *Step Back*. This autobiography showcases the life of a musician who has continuously rocked the music world.
Scott started playing bass as a kid in the mid-sixties, and has had quite a career. From early studio work handclapping and finger-snapping on two Harry Chapin albums, then playing bass on the Angela Clemmons hit "Give Me Just a Little More Time" (#4 Billboard Disco/ Dance charts), to tours and albums with artists such as: Edgar winter - Felix Cavaliere - Blues Brother Matt "Guitar" Murphy - Ronnie Spector - The Chambers Brothers - The Stylistics - Peter Criss - The Platters - The Drifters - The Coasters - The Marvelettes - John Sebastian -
After playing Bass + singing on the soundtrack for the Universal picture "One TrueT hing" starring Meryl Streep, Renee Zellweger + William Hurt, Scott was asked to appear in the movie as himself playing Bass in the nite club scene + gets a nice close up! As a cast member in the film, Scott highly recommends it!
Now as a member of Johnny Winter`s band, he`s toured Europe + the USA this past year, and is busy cutting the tracks for Johnny`s new Virgin Records release which is due out soon. Scott is happy to report that he + Paul Nelson have written a song called "Shakedown" which has been recorded on Johnny`s new record.
Scott Spray joined Johnny Winter's band around 2001, following the departure of Mark Epstein. He played bass with Johnny for many years, contributing to key albums such as "I'm a Bluesman" (2004) and "Step Back" (2014) , which won a Grammy award.
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Scott Spray also played in Edgar Winter's band (1979-1981), recorded "Standing on Rock".