Scott Terry (born May 15, 1976) is an American songwriter and singer. Since 1996, he has fronted the Americana rock and roll band

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. Terry is best known for passionate and often emotional live performances, autobiographical writing style and rugged baritone singing voice. Terry has performed live nationally with his band on

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, VH1, has written music used in television and film, and was the subject of “RWB20: Live at The Lincoln Theater” a concert film celebrating the first 20 years of Red Wanting Blue's career.

Early life

Scott Terry was born in

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, and is the middle child of three sons born to a public school teacher and a local township government employee. In 1985, the Terry family moved to

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. He started singing in choirs and a cappella groups throughout middle school and high school. Terry attended college at

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and graduated, with honors, with a degree in Performance.

Musical career

In 1996, while in college, Terry founded and formed the band

. He went on to travel and record with the band, performing nearly 200 shows a year. Terry has written for and recorded 13 albums with

: ''Velveteen'' (1996), ''Image Trigger'' (1998), ''Model Citizen'' (2000), ''Sirens'' (2001), ''Souvenirs of City Life'' (2002), ''Pride: The Cold Lover'' (2004), ''The Warehouse Sessions'' (2006), ''These Magnificent Miles'' (2008 & re-release, 2010), ''From The Vanishing Point'' (2011), ''Little America'' (2014), ''RWB20 Live at Lincoln Theater'' (2016), ''The Wanting'' (2018) and The Peppermint Sessions (2020). ''From the Vanishing Point'' debuted at No. 10 on the '' Billboard'' Heatseekers Chart. ''Little America'' debuted at No. 3 on the '' Billboard'' Heatseekers Chart and No. 31 on the '' Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Chart. ''The Wanting'' debuted at No. 3 on the '' Billboard'' Heatseekers Chart. In 2017, Scott Terry embarked in a side project in collaboration with friends Eric Hall of

, Tim Warren and Eric Donnelly of The Alternate Routes to form the quartet ''ARWBx4''. The quartet set out on a short tour playing re-worked versions each other's songs. A live album was recorded at the Fairfield Theater Company in Connecticut and a concert film was recorded live at Rockwood Music Hall, NYC.

Personal life

Terry currently resides in

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, New York and travels often to Columbus, Ohio where Red Wanting Blue is headquartered.

References

1976 births Living people American rock singers Moorestown High School alumni Ohio University alumni People from Moorestown, New Jersey People from West Milford, New Jersey Songwriters from New Jersey 21st-century American singers {{US-singer-stub