Scott Joss (born 1962) is a songwriter, guitarist, mandolin player, singer, and

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player primarily in the American

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traditionJohn 'Scott' Golosio: ''So, what kind of PEOPLE are these musicians?'', http://www.golosio.com/bios.html. Retrieved May 6, 2012. who has performed with

Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Haggard was born in Oildale, California, toward the end of the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled af ...

Dwight Yoakam Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and film director. He first achieved mainstream attention in 1986 with the release of his debut album ''Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.''. Yoakam had considerabl ...

Pete Anderson Pete Anderson is an American guitarist, music producer, arranger and songwriter. Anderson is most known for his guitar work with, and critically acclaimed production of, country music star Dwight Yoakam from 1984 through 2002, a partnership th ...

Tiny Moore Billie "Tiny" Moore (May 12, 1920 – December 15, 1987) was a Western swing musician who played the electric mandolin and fiddle with Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys in the 1940s. He played with The Strangers and Merle Haggard during the ...

Roy Nichols Roy Ernest Nichols (October 21, 1932 – July 3, 2001) was an American country music guitarist best known as the lead guitarist for Merle Haggard's band The Strangers for more than two decades. He was known for his guitar technique, a mix o ...

Dusty Wakeman Donald "Dusty" Wakeman is an American rock/country music producer and engineer based in Burbank, California. Wakeman is also credited as a bass player on many recordings. Dusty has worked with Dwight Yoakam, Lucinda Williams, Jim Lauderdale, Buc ...

, Kris Kristofferson and Jana Jae and is a successful solo artist.Erik Hage: ''Review of ''A New Reason to Care'' by Scott Joss'', http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-new-reason-to-care-r490201. Retrieved May 6, 2012.Little Dog Records: ''Scott Joss'', http://www.littledogrecords.com/home/Artists/Scott-Joss.html. Retrieved May 6, 2012.A News Café: ''The Wright Sound: Country’s Scott Joss Plays Pilgrim Church'', http://anewscafe.com/2011/09/06/the-wright-sound-countrys-scott-joss-plays-pilgrim-church/, September 6, 2011.

Career

Born in

Santa Monica, California Santa Monica (; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast (California), South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 United Sta ...

in 1962 and raised in

Redding, California Redding is the economic and cultural capital of the Shasta Cascade region of Northern California and the county seat of Shasta County. Redding lies along the Sacramento River, north of Sacramento, and south of California's northern border wi ...

, Joss learned to play fiddle from Jana Jae, the one-time wife and fiddle player for

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and his Buckaroos. Praised as "the heir to the Bakersfield throne" because of his early association with Bakersfield Sound musicians,Jana Pendragon: ''Scott Joss – Biography'', http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/joss_scott/bio.jhtml. Retrieved May 6, 2012. Joss' playing has been key to hit tunes scored by Merle Haggard & The Strangers and

. Scott Joss

Discography

Solo

* 1996: ''Souvenirs'' (Little Dog) * 2000: ''A New Reason to Care'' (Little Dog) *2018'': How Far to Jordan (''Miracle Mile Records'') The album has tracks that feature Kris Kristofferson''

With Dwight Yoakam

* 1988:

– ''

Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room ''Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room'' is the third studio album by American country music singer Dwight Yoakam, released on August 2, 1988. The album contains Yoakam's first two No. 1 Hot Country Singles singles. The first was " Streets of Baker ...

'' (

Reprise In music, a reprise ( , ; from the verb 'to resume') is the repetition or reiteration of the opening material later in a composition as occurs in the recapitulation of sonata form, though—originally in the 18th century—was simply any repe ...

) * 1990: Dwight Yoakam – ''

If There Was a Way ''If There Was a Way'' is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam, released on October 30, 1990. Five of its tracks would rise into the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1991 and 1992. They were ...

'' (Reprise) * 1993: Dwight Yoakam – '' This Time'' (Reprise) * 1995: Dwight Yoakam – '' Gone'' (Reprise) * 1995: Dwight Yoakam – '' Dwight Live'' (Reprise) * 1997: Dwight Yoakam – '' Under the Covers'' (Reprise) * 1997: Dwight Yoakam – ''

Come on Christmas ''Come On Christmas'' is the eighth studio album, and the first Christmas album by Dwight Yoakam released in 1997 on Reprise Records. It peaked at No. 32 on '' Billboards Top Country Albums chart. Track listing # "Come On Christmas" (Dwight Yoak ...

'' (Reprise) * 1998: Dwight Yoakam – '' A Long Way Home'' (Reprise) * 2000: Dwight Yoakam – ''

Tomorrow's Sounds Today ''Tomorrow's Sounds Today'' is the eleventh studio album by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. This album was released on October 31, 2000. It rose to No. 7 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. There were two charting singles among it ...

'' (Reprise) * 2001: Dwight Yoakam – ''

South of Heaven, West of Hell ''South of Heaven, West of Hell'' is a 2000 American western film starring Dwight Yoakam, who also co-wrote, directed, and scored the film. The film follows Valentine Casey (Yoakam), a Marshal in the Arizona territory, when he receives a surpri ...

'' (Warner Bros.) * 2003: Dwight Yoakam – ''

Population Me ''Population Me'' is the 13th studio album by Dwight Yoakam. It was released in June 2003 via the Audium Records label. The album spawned two singles, "The Back of Your Hand" and "The Late Great Golden State". Background After fulfilling his con ...

'' (Audium)

With Merle Haggard

* 2003: Merle Haggard – '' Haggard Like Never Before'' (Hag Records) * 2005: Merle Haggard – ''

Chicago Wind ''Chicago Wind'' is the fifty-eighth studio album by American Country music, country singer and songwriter Merle Haggard, released in 2005. It peaked at number 54 on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart. A video was ma ...

'' (Capitol) * 2007: Merle Haggard – '' The Bluegrass Sessions'' (McCoury Music) * 2010: Merle Haggard – '' I Am What I Am'' (Vanguard) * 2011: Merle Haggard – '' Working in Tennessee'' (Vanguard)

References

External links

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