ROCK-A-BILLY CLASSIC 78 JACK SCOTT LEROY / MY TRUE LOVE LONDON HLU 8628 V+
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Aug 3, 2024 Sold Date
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A CLASSIC ROCK-A-BILLY 78 FROM JACK SCOTT 

LEROY

BACKED WITH HIS CHART HIT "MY TRUE LOVE"


Jack Scott lived the American Dream. Scott was born in Canada, raised in Detroit, an Italian hillbilly who worshipped Hank Williams, and became a rock and roll star. Not well known among casual  mainstream oldies listeners, Jack Scott had more US chart records than Eddie Cochran

Giovanni Sacfone Jr., was born January 24, 1936 in Windsor Ontario, Canada. His father, an accomplished guitarist, gave Jack a guitar and taught him how to play it around the age of eight. At the age of ten, the family moved to Hazel Park, MI.

From his early teens Scott shouldered the burden as older brother to a family of seven boys and girls. Jack labored at assorted humble tasks to help out, gasoline attendant; truck driver; errand boy. Life was not easy, but all the while the young, muscular Scott strummed his guitar and doted on the sounds of country music streaming over the radio lines into the modest home in Hazel Park, Michigan.

At the age of 18, he formed the Southern Drifters and early pictures show them in fancy cowboy shirts and neck scarves.. After leading the band for three years, in 1957 when Scott was 21, Joe Carlton, head   A&R man at ABC-Paramount Records, signed  him to a solo contract. His first sides for ABC-Paramount in 1957 exhibited a profound country-rock synthesis. Three 1957 singles (including the hot "Two Timin' Woman") did well regionally (Detroit and Cleveland), but failed to break out nationally do to lack of promotion.

In early 1958,  Carlton decided to start his own independent label so he bought out Scott's contract and signed him to his Carlton label. While there Carlton allowed him to use his regular band from Detroit. While there he recorded a song recorded a song about a friend who was always getting thrown in jail "Greaseball.' Renamed "Leroy" when it was released. Debuting on Billboard's pop chart June 9, 1958 it would rise eventually reach #25..

All Scott's friends and his father knew "Jack had it"; it was a question only of getting the big break. That break came a few months later when some deejay flipped "Leroy" over and "My True Love" became a national hit reaching the #3 spot and staying on the top forty for 15 weeks. Thus developed the melting-pot miracle: A Canadian born, Italian hillbilly who worshipped Hank Williams and who soon sparked his own teen age band --- Scott played the guitar lead and vocals.

LEROY (Jack Scott)

I know a boy, he was never blue Now he lives in cellblock two I don't know just why he's blue Leroy, what'd you do Well, Leroy's back in jail again Leroy's back in jail again I don't know why, why he's blue Leroy, what'd you do Went to the judge, dig man wail I'm here and I got Leroy's bail Judge said, son don't you tell me no tale Leroy, he's gonna stay in jail Oh, Leroy's back in jail again Leroy's back in jail again I don't know why, why he's blue Leroy, what'd you do

Now Leroy says, man you tried your best Now I'm here, gonna take a rest I've seen Minny, she's got the blues She let you wear my long pointed shoes Oh, Leroy's back in jail again Leroy's back in jail again I don't know why, why he's blue Leroy, what'd you do (Gonna one, yeah, gonna one, two..)

Now Leroy's heart is a bowl of hate Leroy, he just can't go straight Tell my Minny, I can't keep my date I'm gonna be 'bout six months late Leroy's back in jail again Leroy's back in jail again I don't know why, why he's blue Leroy, what'd you do Leroy, what'd you do Leroy, what'd you do Leroy!

MY TRUE LOVE

I prayed to the Lord to send me a love He sent me an angel from heaven above The stars in the sky he placed in her eyes She is my true love
The touch (my true love) of her hand (my true love) Captured (my true love) my soul (my true love) And the kiss (my true love) from her lips (my true love) Set my heart (my true love) aglow (my true love)
And I know (my true love) from heaven (my true love) From heaven (my true love) above (my true love) Came my, my true love
SPOKEN: Darling I love you I'll always be true My prayers, they were answered When the Lord sent me you
SINGING: With, love and devotion That I never knew Until the Lord above sent me you And I thank (my true love) the heavens (my true love) The heavens above (my true love) For sending my true love My true love

Entered the UK charts - 10/10/1958  Highest chart position #9 - 10 weeks on chart 


DISC DETAILS

UK LONDON HLU 8626 10" 78rpm SHELLAC

B SIDE:- LEROY

A SIDE:- MY TRUE LOVE

CONDITION - V+/E-   SOME SCRAPES SCUFFS AND MARKS BUT STILL PLAYS GREAT


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