Colin Escott

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Colin Escott (born August 3, 1949 ) is a British journalist and writer who is known for his extensive work in the fields of country , rock 'n' roll and folk music.

Life

Escott was born the son of an optician in England. In 1971 he graduated from the University of Kent at Canterbury with a Bachelor of Arts. He worked for Island Records in London and Polygram in Canada , among others .

With country musician Ian Tyson Escott wrote on his biography. He also wrote numerous liner notes for Bob Dylan , Willie Nelson Tompall Glaser and Jerry Lee Lewis . Escott also wrote some of the booklets from the rockabilly series That'll Flat Git It! of the Bear Family Records label from Bremen . His biography about Hank Williams provided the basis for the script for the movie I Saw The Light with Tom Hiddleston in 2015 .

Escott wrote the musical Million Dollar Quartet with Floyd Mutrux in 2006 and the miniseries Sun Records for Country Music Television in 2017 .

Escott now lives in Nashville , Tennessee .

Awards

Works

Books

Others

TV

  • 2005: American Masters - Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues (Documentary)
  • 2009: Let Freedom Sing: How Music Inspired the Civil Rights Movement (Documentation)
  • 2015: Only New Orleans (documentary)
  • 2017: Sun Records (TV series)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Description of the author , Encyclopedia accessed April 8, 2020
  2. ↑ BWW Review: Million Dollar Quartet at The John W. Engeman Theater (English) , Melissa Giordano on Broadway World, January 28, 2020
  3. ↑ The beginnings of rock 'n' roll series junkies, accessed April 8, 2020
  4. ↑ Colin Escott on Broadway World , accessed April 8, 2020
  5. ↑ Colin Escott Recording Academy Grammy Awards , accessed April 8, 2020
  6. ↑ Tony Award Winner Levi Kreis Exits Million Dollar Quartet Early Due to Injury (English) Adam Hetrick on playbill , March 11, 2011
personal data
SURNAME Escott, Colin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British journalist and author
DATE OF BIRTH August 3, 1949