Scott has Kallmann’s syndrome, a genetic condition which stunted his growth at five feet and prevented him reaching puberty, leaving him with a high, boy-like voice. However it was his phrasing and romantic feeling that made him a favorite singer of fellow artists like Billie Holliday, Ray Charles, Dinah Washington, and Nancy Wilson.
Imagination
I cried for You
Sycamore Trees
Katy Simpson Smith’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel The Maltese
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"Music, like literature, is a form of translation – it takes the roiling
surge of feeling in the human breast and converts it into sound."
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