Peggy Scott-Adams RIP

Sad to hear of the death at the age 74 of Peggy Scott-Adams, a singer who had two careers under two different names and who possessed one of the most soulful voices of any female singer. As Peggy Scott she toured with Ben E King as a teenager and in the sixties recorded a series of highly successful duets with Jo Jo Benson, including 'Lover's Holiday', 'Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries', 'Soulshake' and 'I Want To Love You Baby'. As a solo singer under her original name her version of 'Every Little Bit Hurts' is utterly brilliant. Despite that she stopped recording and worked as a lounge singer in Pensacola, before moving to California and marrying Robert L Adams. As Peggy Scott-Adams her career took off in the mid nineties when she teamed up with writer/producer Jimmy Lewis and recorded her first solo album 'Help Yourself'. This contained the song 'Bill' about her husband having sexual feelings for another man, which created controversy and became a considerable hit. Further albums followed with explcit themes including 'Contagious', which included the song 'Spousal Abuse'. Other albums included 'Undisputed Queen' and 'Hot and Sassy' and she became a leading figure in the Southern Soul scene, later changing direction to record a couple of successful gospel albums. Sadly I never got to see her perform live - another one who got away - but loved her voice, in both of her careers. RIP Peggy.