- Millie Scott
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Millie Scott is an American R&B singer, who had moderate success in the US Billboard R&B chart during the 1980s.
Biography
Scott was born in Savannah on the coast of Georgia. She first sang gospel, before becoming a jazz singer. After moving to New York, she was enticed to move to Detroit by The Temptations, and she remains in Detroit to this day.[1]
In 1986, she was signed to D&B Productions in Detroit, helmed by Bruce Nazarian, whose recordings led to Scott being signed as a solo artist to Island Records and releasing her debut single, "Prisoner Of Love". It peaked at #52 in the UK Singles Chart in 1986.[2]
Her songs include "Prisoner of Love", "Automatic" and "Ev'ry Little Bit". Scott made numerous appearances on the UK Channel 4 television programme, Solid Soul, in the mid 1980s, alongside other R&B acts such as Loose Ends and Ruby Turner.
References
- ^ Millie Scott, SoulWalking, accessed December 2010
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 485. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
Categories:- Living people
- American rhythm and blues singers
- American female singers
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