Welcome to the website of Singer-Actor-Voice Specialist Scott Walker
Musical Milestones
Scott chronicles significant anniversaries in the history of popular music with his new radio show, The Musical Milestones.
Based on his popular CBC Radio feature, The Musical Almanac, The Musical Milestones can be heard on Cashbox Radio.
On this edition – December – Part One:
The first posthumous #1 hit
The first hit by the Pendletones
The hit that was never supposed to be heard
When two guys were afraid to ask a third guy to join them, so Mama played matchmaker
The time Motown borrowed from opera
Motown’s two biggest hits of the Sixties that were different versions of the same song
The #1 funeral song
The Million Dollar Quartet
- And a movement gets its anthem
Listen to the stories behind these — and more — seminal musical events on Cashbox Radio.
Read Scott’s article on the origins of the Musical Milestones in Cashbox Magazine.
On Record
Scott has been singing for most of his life: primarily on stage but also on television. radio, and in concert. He has made two recordings: a self-titled album of melodies from the Great American Songbook featuring a full orchestra; and a single, Someone I Don’t Even Know, a song he wrote about a woman he met and fell in love with during a theatre production. Enjoy a sample by clicking on the video to the left.
Everything is available on Bandcamp.
On Stage & Screen
Scott has performed on stages across Canada in everything from Shakespeare to Steinbeck to Sondheim. He has also appeared in feature films and on TV.
On Radio & More
Scott has had a long association with radio…as a deejay, news anchor, and host. His Musical Milestones can be heard every weekend on Cashbox Radio.