Scott Joss (born 1962) is a songwriter, guitarist, mandolin player, singer, and fiddle player primarily in the American Country music tradition.John 'Scott' Golosio: So, what kind of PEOPLE are these musicians?, http://www.golosio.com/bios.html. Retrieved May 6, 2012. He has performed with Merle Haggard, Dwight Yoakam, Kris Kristofferson, Pete Anderson, Tiny Moore, Roy Nichols, Dusty Wakeman, Chris Gantry, Jana Jae, and as a successful solo artist.Erik Hage: Review of A New Reason to Care by Scott Joss, http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-new-reason-to-care-r490201. Retrieved May 6, 2012.Little Dog Records: Scott Joss, http://www.littledogrecords.com/home/Artists/Scott-Joss.html. Retrieved May 6, 2012.A News Café: The Wright Sound: Country’s Scott Joss Plays Pilgrim Church, http://anewscafe.com/2011/09/06/the-wright-sound-countrys-scott-joss-plays-pilgrim-church/, September 6, 2011.
Career Born in Santa Monica, California in 1962 and raised in Redding, California, Joss learned to play fiddle from Jana Jae, the one-time wife and fiddle player for Buck Owens and his Buckaroos. Praised as "the heir to the Bakersfield throne" because of his early association with Bakersfield Sound musicians,Jana Pendragon: Scott Joss – Biography, . Retrieved May 6, 2012. Joss' playing has been key to hit tunes scored by Merle Haggard & The Strangers and Dwight Yoakam. Scott Joss was inducted into the National Fiddler Hall of Fame in 2020.
Scott Joss
Discography Solo 1996: Souvenirs (Little Dog) – Reached #7 on the Americana Music charts 2000: A New Reason to Care (Little Dog) 2018: How Far to Jordan (Miracle Mile Records) – Featuring Kris Kristofferson on two songs
With Dwight Yoakam 1988: Dwight Yoakam – Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room (Reprise) 1990: Dwight Yoakam – If There Was a Way (Reprise) 1993: Dwight Yoakam – This Time (Reprise) 1995: Dwight Yoakam – Gone (Reprise) 1995: Dwight Yoakam – Dwight Live (Reprise) 1997: Dwight Yoakam – Under the Covers (Reprise) 1997: Dwight Yoakam – Come on Christmas (Reprise) 1998: Dwight Yoakam – A Long Way Home (Reprise) 2000: Dwight Yoakam – Tomorrow's Sounds Today (Reprise) 2001: Dwight Yoakam – South of Heaven, West of Hell (Warner Bros.) 2003: Dwight Yoakam – Population Me (Audium)
With Merle Haggard 2003: Merle Haggard – Haggard Like Never Before (Hag Records) 2005: Merle Haggard – Chicago Wind (Capitol) 2007: Merle Haggard – The Bluegrass Sessions (McCoury Music) 2010: Merle Haggard – I Am What I Am (Vanguard) 2011: Merle Haggard – Working in Tennessee (Vanguard)
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Scott Joss has a Fan Group on Facebook