Peggy Scott-Adams

In the late '60s, the former Peggy Scott was part of a duo with Jo Jo Benson. Their first sessions in 1968, "Lover's Holiday" and "Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries", yielded a couple quick hits. They scored their third hit in 1969 with perhaps their best track, "Soul Shake," but only managed one more minor hit, "I Want to Love You Baby," before leaving SSS International label for Atco. The duo's career fizzled a few singles in the early '70s.

Scott was out of the music business for nearly two decades until a career resurgence. She moved to California and married a Compton city commissioner in 1988. In 1990 she sang with Ray Charles on a couple tracks from his 1990 Warner Bros. album, "I'll Take Care Of You". A Charles friend and collaborator, songwriter/producer Jimmy Lewis took Peggy Scott-Adams into the studio a few years later to record an album. In mid-1996, "Help Yourself" was released on Lewis' Miss Butch label. One of the tracks, "Bill" slowly became a huge hit and interest in her quickly grew. Since than she has released a half dozen more albums and enjoys status as one of southern soul's biggest stars.

Album Discography

"Lover's Holiday: The Very Best Of" (Collectibles 1999)

24 track compilation has all their hits and more.

"The Complete SSS International Recordings" (R.P.M. 2000)

26 tracks- "the complete 1960s recordings" by the duo, taken from their two albums and the singles, all on the SSS International label. Yet it's missing two songs -- the 1969 non-LP singles "Every Little Bit Hurts" and "When the Blind Leads the Blind" -- that show up on another out-of-print compilation, "The Best Of Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson" (on Ichiban/Soul Classics).

"Help Yourself" (Miss Butch 1996)

"Contagious" (Miss Butch 1997)

"Undisputed Queen" (Miss Butch 1999)

"Live In Alabama & More" (Miss Butch 2000)

"Hot & Sassy" (Miss Butch 2001)

"Busting Loose" (Miss Butch 2003)

"God Can...And Will" (Mardi Gras 2004)

N/R Her first gospel album.

"16 Hits" (Miss Butch 2004)

The 15 best tracks from her Miss Butch albums from "Bill" to "See You Next Weekend" plus one new track, the huge southern soul hit "I Intend To Take Your Place". Still not as cohesive and satisfying as her "Help Yourself" disc overall.

"Back To The Roots" ( Nora 2009)