Colin Scot
Musical artist
About Colin Scot
Lived 1941 – 1999 (aged 57–58).
Colin "Scotty" Thistlethwaite (17 March 1941 – 1999), who performed and recorded as Colin Scot, was a British singer-songwriter.
Life and career He was born in County Durham, England, to parents originally from California.
In 1965, Scot joined the Yachtsmen for their tour of Europe, where they changed their name to The What's New. They played regularly at the Casino nightclub in Paris, France, and recorded for the Number One label. Their first record, a version of Gordon Lightfoot's "Early Morning Rain", reached the French pop charts in 1966, and their next single, "Get Away" / "Up So High", comprised two songs both written by Scot, and was again successful in France. However, the band soon fragmented, in part out of problems with their management.
A popular and highly respected club performer with "dynamic stage presence and larger-than-life personality", Scot was also known for his considerable alcohol consumption. In the 1980s he settled in Amsterdam, where he died in 1999.
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Who was Colin Scot?
musical artist
When was Colin Scot born?
Colin Scot was born on 17 March 1941 in County Durham.
When did Colin Scot die?
Colin Scot died in 1999 in Amsterdam.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Colin Scot. https://biography.guide/colin-scot/
MLA: "Colin Scot." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/colin-scot/.
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