Darrell Scott

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Darrell Scott
Darrell Scott at the Cactus Cafe in Austin, Texas. Photo by Ron Baker (2011).
Background information
Birth name	James Darrell Scott
Born	(1959-08-06) August 6, 1959 (age 65) London, Kentucky, United States
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Genres	Country
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, mandolin
Years active	1990s–present
Labels	Sugar Hill, Full Light

James Darrell Scott, known as Darrell Scott (born August 6, 1959),^[1] is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. The son of musician Wayne Scott, he moved as a child to East Gary, Indiana (known today as Lake Station, Indiana). He was playing professionally by his teens in Southern California. Later, Darrell moved to Toronto then Boston. He attended Tufts University, where he studied poetry and literature. He has lived in Nashville, Tennessee, since about 1995. He has written several mainstream country hits, and he has also established himself as one of Nashville's premier session instrumentalists.