Freddie Scott (April 24, 1933 – June 4, 2007) was an American soul singer and songwriter. His biggest hits were "Hey, Girl", a top ten US pop hit in 1963, and "Are You Lonely For Me", a no.1 hit on the R&B chart in early 1967.

Life and career

He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and sang in his grandmother's gospel group, Sally Jones & the Gospel Keyes, touring England with them at the age of 12. He studied medicine at the University of Rhode Island and then at Paine College in Augusta, Georgia, but began singing again with the Swanee Quintet Juniors, and gave up his medical career.

In 1956 he recorded as a secular singer with the J&S label in New York City, releasing his first solo single "Running Home". He also wrote the top 10 R&B hit "I'll Be Spinning" for the label's duo, Johnnie & Joe, and his song "Baby I'm Sorry" was recorded by Ricky Nelson for his 1957 debut album Ricky. He was then called up to serve in Korea, but continued to record for small labels with little success. After leaving the military, he turned to songwriting, joining the Aldon Music publishing company set up by Al Nevins and Don Kirshner in the Brill Building, where he recorded many of his own demos and also worked as a producer with Erma Franklin. He also continued to release his own records, including "Baby, You're a Long Time Dead" for Joy Records (New York) in 1961.

Frederick Scott, Freddie Scott or Fred Scott may refer to:

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Freddie Lee Scott (born August 5, 1952 in Grady, Arkansas) is a former American football wide receiver who played from 1974 through 1983 in the National Football League. In 2001, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

His son, Freddie Scott II also played wide receiver for Penn State University, and in the NFL from 1996 through 1998 for the Detroit Lions and the Indianapolis Colts. Another son, Brandon Scott, played for Bowling Green State University. During 2008 when he played for the freshman team, Myles scored 11 touchdowns and 11 interceptions in 11 games. in 2009, Myles played AAu football for the Farmington Rockets. He played the positions of running back, slot receiver, cornerback, kick returner, punt returner, and kicker.

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"Hey Girl" is a song written and composed by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It first became a popular Top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963 when recorded by Freddie Scott. Donny Osmond took the song back to the Billboard Top ten chart with his remake in 1972. There have also been many other cover versions of this song, including a cover by Billy Joel in 1997.

Freddie Scott version

Background

"Hey Girl" first became a hit for Freddie Scott in 1963, peaking at number ten on both the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles and R&B charts.

Chart performance

Donny Osmond version

Background

Donny Osmond released a version of this song on November 6, 1971. It reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 on January 15, 1972. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on July 28, 1972.

Chart performance

Billy Joel version

Background

Billy Joel recorded the song as part of the new material featured on his 1997 compilation album Greatest Hits Volume III. Jazz musician Everette Harp plays saxophone on the track.

Hey Girl may refer to:

"Hey Girl" is a song by Delays, released as a single on 21 July 2003. It reached #40 in the UK Singles Chart and was the first release by the band to hit the Top Forty.

Track listing

All songs written by Greg Gilbert unless otherwise stated.

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Hey Girl is an American weekly half-hour sketch comedy television series that aired on MTV. It was developed by Daniel Powell and Jessi Klein, and stars JC Coccolli, Daniella Pineda, Esther Povitsky, Ali Wong, Emily Axford, Laura Willcox, Shelby Fero, Sasheer Zamata, and Wendy McColm. It aired on Sundays at 9pm, first in a "sneak peek" airing of four episodes on July 28, 2013, and then with an official premiere on October 27, 2013, with new episodes at 9pm and 9:30pm. The show was pulled from the broadcast schedule after the second week, having aired eight episodes. Four additional episodes were gradually released at MTV.com in February and March 2014.

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