When I was asked to do this bio, I said well
I hope people like to read because I love to talk and who don’t like to talk about self?
At
this point when the movie comes out the only person who could play me and do justice is Denzel, ok well now that I am
once again focus and back on earth let’s get on with the bio.
I was
born and raised in the great city by the Golden Gate
Bridge, San
Francisco CA,
to Minnie and Kermit. The moment I arrived home with my mother my grandfather Lewis said George C Scott is his name”
well that settled that it was official this new baby boy was named and I later changed it to Jorge C Scott and life began.
I want people to know the C in my middle name now stands for Cool, well ok it did not change legally yet but
there’s still time.
When I was a kid we move around a lot I started
out at Starr King Elementary in Potrero Hill, Then I went to Golden Gate Elementary, John Swett, Ben
Franklin Middle, in Western Addition and Polytechnic
High School in upper Height.
Poly was across the street from Kezar Stadium
where the 49ers played before moving over to Candlestick Park.
I played sports and got hurt a lot I also went
to City College of San
Francisco played
some sports got hurt again and decided it was time to go back to music.
I made it through to get a diploma
as a Paralegal. I took Arbitration courses on how to settle arguments. I was going to become a lawyer but after working
for lawyers in the law office I said this is not for me.
I kept deciding what I wanted to do
but my thoughts kept going back to music. Still not satisfied at what I wanted to do, I took How to start A Corporation, Microsoft
Excel, Word, and Power Point receiving and completing certificates for them all.
I would work and go to school I actually became
a professional student at one time 2001-04 and I never like school as a kid except recess. Later I became fascinated with
computers I took and completed computer repair classes I, II, and III.
I took Cisco Systems and completed all the semesters
graduating with a network diploma I can network a building with computers no matter how large the building is and how many
computers it would need.
I have not purchased a desktop since 1990 as
I learned to build them and that got real easy. I tell you outside of real estate Cisco was the hardest schooling I had ever
faced however; I always took music classes along the way.
I became a school bus driver at Laid Law Transit
in San
Francisco
another eye opening experience I will always remember my fellow drivers, the dispatch people and the clickers which is another
topic.
I became a real estate investor and I started
several businesses along the way including the famous Superman Services 1988-1994 which some people still call me Superman
today, all the while I kept singing and writing my own songs. I took all those classes not knowing all of them could help
me in music later.
I started singing because my grandmother Gallie
made us go to Baptist church every single Sunday if you grew up at that time you know what I’m talking about. Since
I was with my grandmother a lot this was the routine for all six of us.
Duane, Pat, Denise, Gerald, Jorge,
Faye. Not only did we have to be at church but we had to learn something while there and you better put
the money in the collection plate too when it came around.
I didn’t want to be there like most kids
do I went to sleep. Church was not on my things to do list it was my grandmothers list and like it or not I was on her list.
She always told me I can sing and I should sing
for the church she said, but in my mind I was having nothing to do with that however we did as we were told pretty much at
that time. I thought as soon as I get old enough I would be out of here dude. I said it to myself because you
couldn’t talk back to them in a disrespectful way like kids do today. I want to take a moment to say. I loved being
with my grandparents they made us a close nit family. I wish they were here today for me to enjoy; I took to
my grandfather or rather my grandfather took to me as soon as I got home from the hospital. There is just no respect for parents
and grandparents today.
Anyway I love to listen to the singing in the
church. So now my grandmother made us sing in the choir too, but mama was getting older therefore I went back to live with
my mother full time. I said I would be glad to be away from that choir thing, good riddance, and happy days are hear again.
I am now going to sleep in every Sunday I thought and enjoy being a kid again, well to my surprise my mother found religion
and oh no! I was in another youth choir believe me I hated every minute of that, now I’m singing in two choirs. I wanted
to be out with my friends on Eddy
St.
hanging out, playing sports, singing in the gates of the projects not in some choir let alone two. But our life is shaped
and molded by our experiences.
When I look back at the talented
people I was growing up with I see where I got that other inner strength to succeed at whatever I do especially in music and
I suddenly realized I was always around some awesome people in music.
In one of the church choir’s
was Calvin Simmons. I was in this choir for about five years. Since I had to be there and as I listen to the singing I was
listening to some people who could really, really sing and when that piano started to play in a Baptist Church it is a sound
I will never forget it would get my attention their singing made you feel that song and I was learning how to sing with feelings
and not only harmony but also in my own style yet I had no idea I what was going on at that time.
It had such and impact I can still
remember some of those songs.
I was impressed with Calvin because I was starting
to peck on the piano because of him. Calvin later became the first black conductor for the Oakland Symphony, Calvin’s
mother was the choir conductor an accomplished professional pianist in her own rights who also sang in the choir she had a
opera sound to her voice and could really hit some high notes and she was serious about music,
We sang all over the Bay Area meeting
up with many people like Izora Williams who later was a part of the group Two Tons of Fun she knew my grandmother very well.
They were the Bar family. Izora also played the piano in the Tri
State Choir. Izora reminded me so much of Aretha Franklin she could really sing and her father
was the preacher in her church like Aretha. Two Tons of Fun put out a couple of songs that hit the charts.
Sly Stone was on the old K S O L radio station
later he became Sly and the Family Stones.
Sly would sing and play the piano on the radio
live, if he made a mistake you could hear it that inspired me because he corrected it right there I said to myself I can do
that. Some people told me that my dad use to get into playing with Sly from time to time. Scotty as my dad was called played
the guitar. Sly’s brothers went to Poly High Freddy was his name so he was around singing and playing live a lot, and
best of all we were seeing them for free as they were making their mark and that’s the thing about this business you
have to love it, because there will be a lot of times you wont get paid for your time and talent, yet if you love it that
wont stop you from doing it.
There were many people I grew up with and sang
with who I thought loved it but is not doing it now, lots of lost talent out there I couldn’t believe some of the people
that quit singing because of needing a job or getting older or whatever life threw at you. At any rate at that
time music was everywhere. The Grateful Dead and other heavy metal groups was in Winter
Land in Frisco over on Post St,
Bill Graham was booking shows every weekend in San Francisco and at times during
the week I would work get clean and go to some of the shows to watch the talent performing live on stage and man oh man I
was in the right place because someday that would be me.
The Whispers were in Oakland
singing and making hits, the group War was very popular out of Oakland I’m
telling you there were singing groups everywhere not to mention the ones that came to town and you could see these people
walking down the street when they were not performing.
James Brown, Temptations Bobby Blue Bland, BB
King, Sam Cooke, and so many more was there not to mention all the movies that were being filmed in the city.
At that time they would stay at
the Booker T Washington hotel on Ellis St.
The hotel was in the Western Addition area which
was an Afro American area at that time. I remember Bobby Freeman riding around town in a shinny new cherry red car because
of his hit the Swim. Roger Collins a long time friend of my dad made the hit
song Foxy Little Girls in Oakland people still talk about that song today and now we are really dating ourselves
if we remember those songs.
I talk to Rodger a while back at my dad’s
funeral I told him I was singing and playing music he said “it did not surprise him, music is in your blood he said.”
I really enjoyed talking to Roger for those brief
moments and hope I see him again soon.
There were others who became professionals
in their own right who inspired me in San Francisco we all knew each other personally from school and the neighborhoods.
There was Mike Norris
who pitched for the Oakland Athletics, Jerry White played for the Montreal
Expos for many years and is now first base coach for the Minnesota Twins. I hope Jerry becomes a skipper in the major leagues, I played
ball with Jerry when he first learned what a baseball bat and glove was.
Phil Smith played for the Golden
State Warriors; Phil was there the only year the Warriors took the championship. Phil and his
family lived a block from us we played sand lot ball all the time. Phil’s brothers were into sports as well.
My good buddy mean ole Dr. Denly Herbert now
head of Dentistry at UC in San Francisco was a pretty good basketball player. Denly and I would put on a mock fight so
the owner of the corner (Tom) store would break it up and give us some ice cream. Our plan worked for awhile and our punches
were planned but for some reason Denly stopped telling me when to duck I wonder why?
There was Albert Broussard a noted
Historian we played on the football team at Poly together. Albert and I was playing defense when Mike Holmgren of the Seattle
Seahawks was the quarter back at Lincoln High actually I think Mike was a grade or too ahead of us but we all came out
of San Francisco. I was most proud of Albert when I saw him on TV as the narrator of the documentary ‘The Fillmore’
a story about where we grew up, Greer Smith long time noted lawyer in San Francisco became successful she always had a nice
smile for you, Brenda Wade another class mate a very well known physiatrist all across the country. Victor Willis was with
us at Poly we were all singing all over the place he had a strong voice and out going personality Victor later became the
motor cycle cop in the Village People. Victor was married at one time to Phylicia Rashad who was Bill Cosby’s TV wife.
Michael McDonald lived in the projects with us later played keyboards for the Whispers.
Michael was a shy little guy and smart in school
I appreciated Michael because if you caught up with him he would take you to the shows with him and you could go back stage
to see the Whispers man that was great to see how they did before a show and after they were dedicated to a good sound the
same way I was I use to think.
The thing I appreciated most was Michael knew
I was into music and so he helped me out I would always do the same for others I thought there was no way we would get backstage
if it weren’t for Michael.
Well that’s just to name a few of those
that came from San Francisco at that time if I am missing any of you I have you in mind you know who you are that
know me and my point is still you can make if you try.
Tragedy struck me in the 1980s my
son died at 7 years old in a drowning accident Baptiest Jorge Scott I withdrew for years into a world were some family and
friends called me crazy yet they did not understand my grief.
You see some say take the time to grieve and
I did this process is different for all of us don’t let know one tell you when it is time for you to stop grieving that
is all up to you it took me years and even getting some professional help to deal with it.
Because this all came from family and close friends
it actually added to my grief.
I just couldn't get them to see that. I didn’t
want to do anything or talk to anyone who didn’t understand what I was going through yet music was
my only comfort. I would sit down and play the piano not know all of what I was doing I started to learn cords
and put them together and songs came out of that.
After a while and at my own paste
it was time to move on so after all those groups and all that singing with all that practicing and getting ready for a show
I decided to write music of my own and become serious about it.
I just didn’t want to sing other peoples
music anymore and I just wasn’t going to do it.
I knew I would never
be noted as I wanted to be if I kept singing other peoples music. I always believe in what Jorge C Scott could
do with music and with the music I had in my head I knew what I wanted to do.
The problem was I was the only one that wanted
to do that I can’t tell you how depressing it was at times. I had music and I couldn’t get it out there.
Music was changing fast so I decided to just
write music I felt and let go at that.
I would look at Johnny Carson, Oprah, Letterman,
Leno etc. to see who were the musical guest it was always in my mind that I should be on those shows because my music was
just as good and in most cases much better than the ones I saw on the shows, but I was the one at home looking at them on
TV as a matter of fact Oprah why haven’t you called me yet? Let me hurry up with this so I can call her.
I actually always dreamed of singing
with the Temptations because their roaster was changing all the time it seemed. I loved the Temps and they shaped the way
I viewed the music business. I was trained in harmony in those choirs and all those groups and so I thought someday I would
get a shot I also need all their songs as we use to sing the Temptations songs. Yet I looked at the records and they were
not writing their own music except for a few songs here and there.
I was like Otis Williams
of the Temptations in a sense. I didn’t not know his story until I saw the movie about the history of the Tempts but
Otis and I were doing the same thing starting singing groups over and over and over but we just couldn’t stop. In the
early 1990s I joined yet another group after I said I wouldn’t do that any more it worked out well for awhile we were
good I mean very good and had tight harmony that anyone could enjoy and once again I was doing all the top forty and not my
own. Even though I thought this again was the right combination that group broke up too.
That was it! I was fed up I bought piece of piano
it was so cheap keys were missing and I had a electric one where the cord was broken but I pecked out a song got a cheap cassette
put the song on tape took it to the radio station KPOO in San Francisco and said play this well they did, but only once it
was a bad demo.
Some years later I
did a radio interview with the station manager JJ. I asked did he remember me bringing that demo, he said so you knew it was
bad when you made it I said no I found out it was bad when you played after Marvin Gaye with the professional recording from
Motown. It was a very bad recording but I was on the radio I was going all over
San Francisco with hand written stick-um note paper with KPOO phone number telling people to call the radio station and ask
them to play my song. Although I am promoting the songs I and producing myself I was working against myself because the recording
was a bad copy in addition people weren’t helping me out by calling. Yet this was good training for promoting my 1st
CD Going Back To San Francisco.
I will never forget, it when the
song came on the radio for the 1st time after Marvin Gaye singing Sexual Healing, when I heard my recording after
a Motown great I realized how bad my copy was nobody had to tell me from the radio station now I can see it. It was not the
singing I sound ok but it was the recording that was in a open room with traffic going by outside and any other noise around
me plus the bad cheap piano and no back up instruments but I did not stop there however I learned a very valuable lesson then,
that is how important a good demo is, I will never, ever put out a bad demo again even if I have to flip burgers to save the
money to get a good recording I will do it. That’s why for my production
company I have purchased my first serious recorded the TASCAM 2488 24 track with 250 virtual tracks as well with digital sound
to put out a professional sounding demo even if I don’t go to another studio I can put out a good decent sounding song
that was radio ready.
Well I started studying the
Bible in 1982 became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in 1984 and put my career on hold for a while again although I kept
writing songs and kept my head straight I took some time to learn about me yet even though I was getting older and the music
business loves youth I yearned for the stage again hearing people clapping and snapping their fingers to our harmony enjoying
the sounds.
I was not getting into another group
though I the opportunity to keep writing and to do my own thing it was when I saw some people in the business who are Jehovah’s
Witnesses making a living and still serving the True God Jehovah that I felt now is finally my time.
People like Larry Graham, who use to play with
Sly Stone and put out the Graham Central Station album George Benson who has been playing forever, Prince and others. For
the first time I feel my music and finished product is good enough for me to do my own thing and compete with what is out
there.
It was also then that I made a vow to sing write
produce only good clean songs and I will not waiver. I also thought of my stage gimmick I would present myself now as “A
Distinguished Gentleman” not in the sense of being so proper and high and mighty but to distance myself from a certain
look and sound that people think a black person fit. I know that Rap, Sex and Hip Hop and all that kind of stuff sales but
it is not me I am about good clean music and have good clean shows where people of all ages and genre can enjoy not only that
but it is a show where a person could get dressed up to go to not that you have to but it feels good when you get dressed
up and go out.
Parents can leave their kids in
a room alone and not worry about the music the kids are listening to when they are playing Jorge C Scott songs. The biography
of Jorge C Scott is being written everyday of my life. I see a potential beyond what I can even imagine. I have
my own record company now. My CD is out there and hitting small radio stations but the thing is it is out there. There is
one radio station in Rochester New York WDYN that play Jorge C Scott music they profess to broadcast in all 50 states and
90 countries so when my work is played there my name Jorge C Scott is mentioned all over the world. I had the CD in Tower
Records before they went out of business. The CD made its way to Japan
and Europe
and Canada.
The CD is now in Wal Mart download store. Some
have said put out another one I say not yet but later in the future.
I
discovered it takes the same amount of energy to think of making $500.00 as it does to make $5.00
GMLB Enterprises Inc. is the start of something
I want to become a very big affair to provide good clean music and provide jobs as well. There is room for as many people who
dare to dream who dare to think big.
Our mind is capable of any success we want. There
is no boundaries in the mind though there can be boundaries of the mind. Think Big! Dream and put nothing before
The True God and you will be ok.
When my people told me to put together
my biography I was pleased to do so and knowing people are reading about me a ghetto boy from San Francisco that is exciting
that I am still doing the music business after all these years.
I’m just so thankful there
is a handful of people who email and ask questions about me some people even ask for me to autograph my CD for them I deeply
appreciate that I really do and I don’t mean to seem distant on that but I try
not to do autographs as for my Christian beliefs it can be a form of idolatry it would be better if we just spoke a minute
and you buy the CD and enjoy my work however I wanted to make the point do not give up if you have a talent or a desire NEVER
GIVE UP.
when I first heard my work on the radio it was
KPOO in San Francisco in 1980 and the song Take Your Time played on there I was so excited and then when I got my music into
the great Tower Records in 2006 and sold some copies even though the store closed I was excited! Now the CD has made
its way to the digital thing as well, so you just never know what can happen when you just do your best.
When it is your time you will be ready because
you would have paid the dues.
Life’s experiences would have
shaped you and aligned you for what you need to do. The thing is Struggle Brings Strength don’t be afraid of struggle.
This is a great time
for the independent I got the new CD out there with Jorge C Scott music while I am working on the other parts of the business
My
new CD has been assigned a life time barcode to help with royalties and copyright protections I am a registered
member of ASCAP as a performer and song writer I mean things are happening dude.
So keep checking this site I am
in all phases of the business now. I can’t tell you my excitement things are working and it is only the beginning. I
hope there is something I have said to inspire you as others have inspired me. Follow your dreams and goals and never give
up no matter what your age, your income, your surroundings, what people say, you can make if you want to. They say the music
business is a hard business to get into that’s true but not for me I have had it hard all my life so that makes it easy
for me. If you say you can’t do something I agree with you? If you tell me I can I still agree with you because in your
mind they are both right and therefore I believe I can! However you make your own choices in life. The Creator has given
you the desire to Worship him, the Will to Live Forever, and a place called Earth to enjoy as your home. Don’t let a
mere human spoil your dreams. Let me sum up the secret to success. You Can Fly
with the Eagles or you can scratch with the chickens; it’s all up to you and what’s between your ears.
I want to continue to fly with the eagles you
can too, trust me like an airplane taking off I spent a lot of energy to get off the ground but now that I am in flight I
ride the air currents that’s take you along the currents in the music business which is talent and contacts.
I'm making a lot of contacts now I have a lot of songs coming that I m going to share with the world, I am going to help others
make it now too and that makes me happy.
Take care, I wish you
much success never forget there is no True happiness without a relationship with the Creator Jehovah God. From
the deepest part of my heart to you.
“A Distinguished Gentleman”
Mr. Jorge C Scott
