Winfield Scott (November 27, 1920 – October 26, 2015), also known as Robie Kirk, was an American songwriter and singer. He wrote or co-wrote the hit songs "Tweedle Dee" for LaVern Baker, and he was a co-writer with Otis Blackwell of "Return to Sender" for Elvis Presley.[1] "Return to Sender", written for the Presley film Girls! Girls! Girls!, was a U.K. No.1 single and peaked at No.2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Scott was born in Bloomfield, New Jersey. In the 1950s, he was a member of a vocal group, The Cues.[2]

Scott was a longtime collaborator of Otis Blackwell and together they were hired to write a song for the Elvis Presley film Roustabout. While the film was released in 1964, the song "I'm a Roustabout" was not used, producer Hal Wallis instead preferring "Roustabout", written by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum and Florence Kaye, as the title song.[3] In 2003, a remark made to Peter Guarraci, a Star Ledger reporter, by Scott started a search for the lost recording of the Presley song, which was eventually found and released on the 2003 Elvis Presley compilation album, 2nd to None.[4][5] Another Scott and Blackwell collaboration is the R&B classic "Home In Your Heart".[6]

Scott also wrote "Many Tears Ago" for Connie Francis. Released in October, 1960, the song reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Scott died on October 26, 2015, at age 94.[2]

Partial song list

References

  1. ↑ "Interview with Winfield Scott". Retrieved 2006-11-13.
  2. 1 2 "Winfield Scott Obituary". unionfuneralhome.com. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Press Release - "I'm A Roustabout"". Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  4. ↑ "Lost Elvis Song I'm a Roustabout". Retrieved 2006-11-20.
  5. ↑ Thomas, Stephen (2003-10-07). "2nd to None - Elvis Presley : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
  6. ↑ "The Derek Trucks Band". Archived from the original on 2006-11-12. Retrieved 2006-11-20.
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