Scotty

Two artists share the alias Scotty: 1- Scotty (born David Scott, 1951, Westmoreland, Jamaica ? died 27 February 2003, Kingston, Jamaica) performed as a reggae vocalist and deejay. David Scott a.k.a. Scotty was a popular Jamaican DJ. Raised in Kingston, he attended Kingston Technical High. He began DJing as a joke and impressed Derrick Harriott, and before graduating he entered the music business professionally. He joined the Federals along side Franklin Spence and Valman Smykle. They gained a serious following with his lead vocal in their rocksteady-style single "Penny for Your Song".

1- Scotty (born David Scott, 1951, Westmoreland, Jamaica ? died 27 February 2003, Kingston, Jamaica) performed as a reggae vocalist and deejay.
David Scott a.k.a. Scotty was a popular Jamaican DJ. Raised in Kingston, he attended Kingston Technical High. He began DJing as a joke and impressed Derrick Harriott, and before graduating he entered the music business professionally. He joined the Federals along side Franklin Spence and Valman Smykle. They gained a serious following with his lead vocal in their rocksteady-style single "Penny for Your Song". The track was charted locally and recored with Derrick Harriott's advocacy.

Scotty stayed with the Federals for the next two years and they band failed to produce any singles. Spence and Scotty then formed the Chosen Few with Noel "Bunny" Brown and Richard MacDonald. They received some positive attention in 1970 doing backup vocals for Hopeton Lewis' "Boom Shacka Lacka". Soon after coming out with their own single that topped Jamaican charts; "Psychedelic Train," produced by Harriott.

Harriott and Scotty became known as popular DJ personalities, recording their witty comments on chart hits. In 1973 he was on the soundtrack on The Harder They Come. He moved to the US in 1974 and started a record company and recording studio which suffered as the 80's approached. In 1980 he left for Jamaica to record with little success. He began recording again a few years ago, then died in 2003 of prostate cancer (at the age of 51 or 53?).


2- Oliver Dix, also known as Scotty, is a German producer and deejay who took part in several dance acts like Belmond & Parker, Clubstars, or Disco Deejays.
As a solo artist, Scotty or DJ Scotty released and produced his own music with hits like "Dreamland", "Du Hast, Du Lachst", "Don't Stop (The Party)", "Let's Celebrate", "Don't Cry Tonight", "Everything I Do", "West End Girls", "Insomnia 2006", or "The Black Pearl".