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Bluerailroad Magazine
On February 1, 2007, Paul Zollo and I launched a new magazine for and about songwriters and musicians from every era and genre. It is at www.bluerailroad.com . You can also visit the official Bluerailroad MySpace page at MySpace.com/Bluerailroad .



Scott Docherty's Poetry and Digital Art
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Scott Docherty
By Robert Milkwood Thomas
American Songwriter Magazine


Photo by Paul Zollo

Long one of L.A.'s musical treasures, Scott Docherty is a singer, songwriter, keyboardist, poet, and artist. Born on the 20th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day, December 7th, Docherty has written and performed some of the most heartfelt and beautiful music ever to be born in the Golden State, such as his song "Living Water," a masterpiece of songwriting that is one of the most divinely-inspired songs ever devoted to the divine. Born in beautiful Brooklyn, Docherty was raised in Southern California, where he started playing piano and writing music as a kid.

He worked with the late, great Jack Segal (the lyricist of such standards as "When Sunny Gets Blue" and "Scarlet Ribbons") then the VP of AGAC (the American Guild of Authors and Composers). His first song was published in 1982, and at about the same time he started playing keyboards for many artists and bands, including Paul Zollo & The Ghosters, with whom he wrote many beautiful and fun songs, including "Noelle," "Season of Grace," and the ebullient reggae fest "African Mask." (Zollo and Docherty continue to collaborate to this day, and are working on many songs for their respective upcoming albums.)
Besides his celebrated work as a songwriter, Docherty has often lent his musical prowess to the music of many others, playing piano and organ and keyboards with great artists that include: Nashville's Kate Miner, the Tony Award-winning Scott Waara, Jason Wade of Lifehouse, Mitchell Sigman from Berlin, the internationally acclaimed opera star Juliana Gondek and many others. In 2003 he embarked on a nationwide tour with the 10,000 Maniacs' Mary Ramsey and John Lombardo, as well as backing up Ted Mason of Modern English and The Blue Mockingbirds. In 2005, he began playing organ for the country star Gis Johannson and Big City, proving again that his music straddles the generations and all genres, from rock and funk to blues and reggae and now even country.
But in addition to all of this work, he's well-known in web-circles for his glorious graphic arts and web designs, and also for launching an unprecedented international online amalgamation of artists called the Artist Alliance.

He's presently at work on a new album of his own songs, something his fans and admirers throughout this country and overseas have long been awaiting. He is planning on including a new version of his classic "Living Water," as well as many new songs.
Scott Docherty is a man with a lot of heart - heart that can be profusely felt in all his own music, and in the music of others on which he's played, and in something extraordinary in what is an often cut-throat and competitive industry: his ongoing support and celebration of his fellow musicians. There aren't many artists around like Scott Docherty, and the world's a better place because he's making music in it.
December 2005

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Member Since: 10/20/2005
Band Website: scottdocherty.com
Band Members: Scott Docherty
Keyboards, Guitars, Vocals

Slammin' Sammy K
Drums, Percussion

Jimmy "Guitar" Smith
Guitars

Billy Salisbury
Bass

Julie Chadwick
Piano, Vocals
Influences: Great Songwriters:

Elton John & Bernie Taupin, John Lennon & Paul McCartney, Jules Shear, David Bowie, Tom Waits, Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen, Rikki Lee Jones, Bruce Cockburn, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springstein, Judie Tzuke, Carol King, Joni Mitchell, Frank Zappa, Suzanne Vega, Johnny Cash, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Eminem, Burt Bacharach & Hal David, Elvis Costello, Johnny Mercer, Paul Zollo, Dick Holler, David Holler, Bruce Horsnby

Great Musicians/Singers:

Slammin' Sammy K, Teresa James, Billy Watts, Jimmy Smith, Peach, Tom Mooney, Casey Jones, Dave McKelvie, Sam Phillips, Marcus Miller, B.B. King, Robert Johnson, Kate Bush, Mark Knoffler, Sly & Robbie, Tony Levin, Adrian Belew, Robert Fripp, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Dr. John, Steve Winwood, Al Green, Billy Vera, Miles Davis, Art Tatum, Charlie Parker, Mose Allison, Buddy Rich, Louis Armstrong, Ginger Baker, Ella Fitzgerald, Doc Severenson, Billie Holliday, Joan Armatrating, Dionne Warwick, Chuck Mangione, Grant Giessman, Thomas Dolby, Paul Schaeffer, Steve Gadd, David Miner, John Popper, Linda Ronstadt, Aaron Neville, Willie Nelson, George Strait, Michael Jackson, George Michael, Edgar Winter, Johnny Winter, Rick Derringer, Carly Simon, Gerry Rafferty, Karen Carpenter, Barry Manilow, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra

Great Production:

Peter Gabriel/Genesis, King Crimson, Yes, Sting, T Bone Burnett, Ron Aniello, Ted Perlman, Peter Wolfe, Babyface, Stevie Wonder, Mutt Lang, Jeff Lynne, Todd Rundgren, Quincy Jones

Great Bands:

The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Steely Dan, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Argent, Moody Blues, Procol Harum, The Nazz, America, Boston, Blue Oyster Cult (pre-"The Reaper"), REO Speedwagon, CSN, Dire Straights, ELO, Talking Heads, Psychodelic Furs, Pink Floyd, Allman Brothers, The Band, U2, Steel Pulse, Black Uhuru, The Cure, Cheap Trick, TOTO, The Police, The Pretenders, 10,000 Maniacs, P-Funk All-Stars, Chicago, Tower of Power, BeeGees, Supertramp, Pet Shop Boys, Tears For Fears, Nirvana, Me First & the Gimme Gimmes, 5 for Fighting, The Grateful Dead, Black Eyed Peas, Weezer, Cake

Great Classical:

Leonard Bernstein, Christopher Parkening, Pierre Boulez, John Adams, Brahms, Bach, Mozart, Vivaldi, Aaron Copeland

Great Scoring:

Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, Ennio Morricone, Ann Moore, Hans Zimmer, John Williams

Great Yet-To-Be-Found Artists:

Jahmark & the Soulshakers , Kate Miner , Gis Johannsson , Jill Freeman , Mary Ramsey , The Bonedaddys , Idiot Stare , Celebutante

Great Hearts:


Great Books / Authors:

The Philosophical Programmer by Daniel Kohanski, How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill, On The Road by Jack Kerouac, The Razor's Edge by Somerset Maugham, Everything by Kurt Vonnegut, Everything by Paul Zollo

Great Painters:Jackson Pollock, Diego Rivera, Leslie Diller-Zollo, Guy Maccoy, George Inverness, Janine Cooper, Dawn Thibodeaux, Sir W. Henry, Ed Unitsky

Great Movies:

Pi, Edward Scissorhands, Basquiat, Ironweed, The Mission, Raising Arizona, Taxi Driver, Flatliners, Gattica, Fight Club, Being John Malkovich, The Caine Mutiny, Citizen Kane, Magnolia, Mars Attacks!, The Deer Hunter, 12 Monkeys, Finding Graceland, Dead Poet's Society, Grace of My Heart, The Fisher King, O, Brother, Where Art Thou, The Manchurian Candidate (the original), Altered States, Barton Fink, The Big Lewbowski, Beetlejuice, L.A. Story, Bullitt, The Boxer, Dances With Wolves, Field of Dreams, A Beautiful Mind, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Wars, Star Trek: The Wrath of Kahn, Godfather 1 & 2, Goodfellas, Scarface, Rush, Easy Rider, Reefer Madness, Dumbo, Willy Wonka (the original - I love Johnny, but hated his version), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead, Trainspotting, Sid & Nancy, The Crossing Guard, One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest, Shine, Slingblade, The Fast and The Furious, Boiler Room, The Grapes of Wrath, To Kill a Mockingbird, 12 Angry Men (original), It's A Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street (original), The King and I, Good Will Hunting, Apocolypse Now!, Blow, The Green Mile, West Side Story, Rebel Without a Cause, What Dreams May Come, The Shawshank Redemption, The Hudsucker Proxy, The Silence of the Lambs, Mystery Men, Blazing Saddles, Airplane, White Heat, Vertigo, Fantasia, Craddle Will Rock, Quiz Show, Pollock, The Constant Gardener, The Princess Bride.

Great Quotes:

"Gravity can not be held responsible for people falling in love." - Albert Einstein

My Heroes:

Jesus, My Dad, Woz, Dean Kamen, Burt Ruttan, Leonard Nimoy, Cartman

My Family Links:

    ScottDocherty.com Velvet Elvis Red Hare Graphics My CafePress Shop My Flickr Photos Docherty Family (My Brother)

Jim Docherty

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My Blog

Bluerailroad

Greetings! Well, the launch of my new music magazine with world-class music journalist, Paul Zollo, went great on February 1, and is off to a great start. We've since published 2 great issues featurin...
Posted by The Duke on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 08:21:00 PST

In Memorium ...

Greetings, This has been a week of great loss. I've had to say goodbye to two of my best friends in less than a week's time. First, world-class harmonica player and dear friend, Dave McKelvy, passed a...
Posted by The Duke on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:23:00 PST

Change The World!

Hi Everyone!You are all aware that I am outspoken on a couple of issues that I feel are important. We, in this country, have been blessed with such wealth and heart, that we have an obligation to hold...
Posted by The Duke on Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:45:00 PST

Poetry and Digital Art

Red Hare Art I have moved my poems, that were previously posted here, to my other profile at myspace.com/redhareart. Please add me over there, and take a look at my portfolio of digital artwork, as w...
Posted by The Duke on Fri, 17 Feb 2006 08:54:00 PST

Duh.

Greetings, I debated whether or not to post this, as it is extremely embarrassing for me. I have been on the Internet since it began, and thought I knew better than to get taken, but I did. I decided ...
Posted by The Duke on Tue, 15 Nov 2005 11:17:00 PST

Tom Petty Book

Greetings,My long-time friend, Paul Zollo, has just finished his book of exclusive interviews conducted between 2004-2005 with Tom Petty. The book becomes available this week, and Paul is kicking off ...
Posted by The Duke on Fri, 11 Nov 2005 05:04:00 PST