CLIVE SCOTTClive Scott, who died on 10 May, 2009, aged 64, was keyboard player and songwriter with the British band Jigsaw.
They had a worldwide hit in 1975 with the funk and soul-influenced Sky High.
The song was written for a film of that year, The Man from Hong Kong, starring George Lazenby. It also benefited from being the intro music of the Mexican wrestler Mil Máscaras, adding to the track’s international appeal as far afield as Japan.
The band, who recorded a dozen albums during the 1970s, were known for their lush orchestration and radio-friendly disco rhythms. Mr Scott shared songwriting duties with singer and drummer Des Dyer.
They also wrote Who Do You Think You Are? which was a hit for Opportunity Knocks winners Candlewick Green in 1974, another song influenced by American soul music.
Mr Scott, who had previously played with a band called Scott and The Antarctics, was an original member of Jigsaw who formed in Warwickshire in 1966 and were named after The Jigsaw Club.
They were originally Beatles sound-alikes, but after being hired as soul singer Arthur Conley’s backing band they embarked on a new musical direction.
Jigsaw split in the 1980s and Mr Scott formed a partnership with producer Ian Levine, working with pop acts like Nicki French, Bad Boys Inc and Boyzone. Most recently they had produced two albums of new material in tribute to the disco and Northern soul traditions.
Clive Scott died of a stroke two weeks after a fall from a ladder and unsuccessful brain surgery. He left a widow and a son.
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