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biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Colin Escott</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1949-08-31</span>) </span>31 August 1949<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 75)</span><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Boughton_Aluph" title="Boughton Aluph">Boughton Aluph</a>, Kent, England</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data category">British</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Alma mater</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Kent" title="University of Kent">University of Kent</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role">Music historian, author</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Colin Escott</b> (born 31 August 1949) is a British music historian and author specializing in early U.S. <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_roll" title="Rock and roll">rock and roll</a> and <a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">country music</a>. His works include a biography of <a href="/wiki/Hank_Williams" title="Hank Williams">Hank Williams</a>, histories of <a href="/wiki/Sun_Records" title="Sun Records">Sun Records</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Grand_Ole_Opry" class="mw-redirect" title="The Grand Ole Opry">The Grand Ole Opry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Liner_notes" title="Liner notes">liner notes</a> for more than 500 albums and compilations, and major contributions to stage and television productions. Honors include multiple <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Awards</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Tony_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Tony Award">Tony Award</a> nomination. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colin_Escott&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>His early career involved stints in operations for <a href="/wiki/Island_Records" title="Island Records">Island Records</a> and <a href="/wiki/Polygram_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Polygram Records">Polygram Records</a> in the 1970s,<sup id="cite_ref-encyclopedia_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-encyclopedia-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> followed by work for <a href="/wiki/Universal_Music_Group" title="Universal Music Group">Universal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sony_Music" title="Sony Music">Sony/Columbia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros." title="Warner Bros.">Warner Bros.</a>-<a href="/wiki/Rhino_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhino Records">Rhino</a>, <a href="/wiki/Time_Life" title="Time Life">Time Life</a>, <a href="/wiki/Capitol_Records" title="Capitol Records">Capitol-EMI</a>, <a href="/wiki/RCA_Records" title="RCA Records">RCA</a>, and many independent companies, including <a href="/wiki/Bear_Family_Records" title="Bear Family Records">Bear Family</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sundazed_Music" title="Sundazed Music">Sundazed</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Omnivore_Recordings" title="Omnivore Recordings">Omnivore</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MTSU_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MTSU-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also wrote music history pieces for various music industry publications including <i><a href="/wiki/Record_Mirror" title="Record Mirror">Record Mirror</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Goldmine_(magazine)" title="Goldmine (magazine)">Goldmine</a></i>, and <i>Record Hunter</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-backpages_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-backpages-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Described as "the foremost authority on <a href="/wiki/Sun_Records" title="Sun Records">Sun Records</a>",<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in 1992 he and Martin Hawkins published <i>Good Rockin’ Tonight: Sun Records and the Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll</i>, the first in-depth account of the label's history. His 1994 book <i>Hank Williams: The Biography</i> was adapted into the 2015 movie <i><a href="/wiki/I_Saw_the_Light_(film)" title="I Saw the Light (film)">I Saw the Light</a></i>. The multi-CD box set, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Complete_Hank_Williams" title="The Complete Hank Williams">The Complete Hank Williams</a></i>, won a 1998 Grammy, and another of his productions, <i>Hank Williams: <a href="/wiki/The_Garden_Spot_Programs,_1950" title="The Garden Spot Programs, 1950">The Garden Spot Programs, 1950</a></i>, won a 2014 Grammy.<sup id="cite_ref-Allmusic_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Allmusic-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1999 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the <a href="/wiki/Association_for_Recorded_Sound_Collections" title="Association for Recorded Sound Collections">Association for Recorded Sound Collections</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-MTSU_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MTSU-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in 2011 he was recognized with the Charlie Lamb Award for Excellence in Country Music Journalism.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Escott co-wrote the 2010 musical theater production <i><a href="/wiki/Million_Dollar_Quartet_(musical)" title="Million Dollar Quartet (musical)">Million Dollar Quartet</a></i>, which received three Tony nominations,<sup id="cite_ref-nominated_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nominated-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in 2020 wrote a sequel, <i>Million Dollar Quartet Christmas</i>. He was also part of the writing/producing team adapting the original show for <a href="/wiki/CMT_(American_TV_channel)" title="CMT (American TV channel)">CMT</a> broadcast in 2017. </p><p>In 2022 he was tapped as a writer for the "audio adventure" podcast series <i>Tennessee Music Pathways</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That same year, he and co-writer <a href="/wiki/Peter_Guralnick" title="Peter Guralnick">Peter Guralnick</a> released "an epic hardcover book", <i>The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll: The Illustrated Story of Sun Records and the 70 Recordings That Changed the World</i>, in conjunction with the film <i><a href="/wiki/Elvis_(2022_film)" title="Elvis (2022 film)">Elvis</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Middle_Tennessee_State_University" title="Middle Tennessee State University">Middle Tennessee State University</a>'s Center for Popular Music houses the Colin Escott Collection of historical documents and photographs acquired in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-MTSU_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MTSU-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Books">Books</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colin_Escott&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Books"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Author">Author</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colin_Escott&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Author"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFColin_Escott1994" class="citation book cs1">Colin Escott (1994). <i>Hank Williams: The Biography</i>. Boston: <a href="/wiki/Little,_Brown_and_Company" title="Little, Brown and Company">Little, Brown and Company</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0316249867" title="Special:BookSources/978-0316249867"><bdi>978-0316249867</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Hank+Williams%3A+The+Biography&rft.place=Boston&rft.pub=Little%2C+Brown+and+Company&rft.date=1994&rft.isbn=978-0316249867&rft.au=Colin+Escott&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AColin+Escott" class="Z3988"></span><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFColin_Escott1998" class="citation book cs1">—————— (1998). <i>Tattooed on Their Tongues: A Journey Through the Backrooms of American Music</i>. New York: <a href="/wiki/Schirmer_Books" class="mw-redirect" title="Schirmer Books">Schirmer Books</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0028650333" title="Special:BookSources/978-0028650333"><bdi>978-0028650333</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Tattooed+on+Their+Tongues%3A+A+Journey+Through+the+Backrooms+of+American+Music&rft.place=New+York&rft.pub=Schirmer+Books&rft.date=1998&rft.isbn=978-0028650333&rft.au=Colin+Escott&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AColin+Escott" class="Z3988"></span><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFColin_Escott2002" class="citation book cs1">—————— (2002). <i>Roadkill on the Three-Chord Highway: Art and Trash in American Popular Music</i>. London: Routledge. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0415937825" title="Special:BookSources/978-0415937825"><bdi>978-0415937825</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Roadkill+on+the+Three-Chord+Highway%3A+Art+and+Trash+in+American+Popular+Music&rft.place=London&rft.pub=Routledge&rft.date=2002&rft.isbn=978-0415937825&rft.au=Colin+Escott&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AColin+Escott" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFColin_Escott2003" class="citation book cs1">—————— (2003). <i>Lost Highway: The True Story of Country Music</i>. Washington: <a href="/wiki/Smithsonian_Institution_Press" class="mw-redirect" title="Smithsonian Institution Press">Smithsonian Press</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1588341495" title="Special:BookSources/978-1588341495"><bdi>978-1588341495</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Lost+Highway%3A+The+True+Story+of+Country+Music&rft.place=Washington&rft.pub=Smithsonian+Press&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=978-1588341495&rft.au=Colin+Escott&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AColin+Escott" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFColin_Escott2006" class="citation book cs1">—————— (2006). <i>The Grand Ole Opry: The Making of an American Icon</i>. Nashville: <a href="/wiki/Center_Street_(publisher)" class="mw-redirect" title="Center Street (publisher)">Center Street</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1931722865" title="Special:BookSources/978-1931722865"><bdi>978-1931722865</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Grand+Ole+Opry%3A+The+Making+of+an+American+Icon&rft.place=Nashville&rft.pub=Center+Street&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=978-1931722865&rft.au=Colin+Escott&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AColin+Escott" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Co-author">Co-author</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colin_Escott&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Co-author"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFColin_EscottMartin_Hawkins1975" class="citation book cs1">Colin Escott; Martin Hawkins (1975). <i>Catalyst: The Sun Records Story</i>. Argus Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0904619003" title="Special:BookSources/978-0904619003"><bdi>978-0904619003</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Catalyst%3A+The+Sun+Records+Story&rft.pub=Argus+Books&rft.date=1975&rft.isbn=978-0904619003&rft.au=Colin+Escott&rft.au=Martin+Hawkins&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AColin+Escott" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFColin_EscottMartin_Hawkins1981" class="citation book cs1">———; ——— (1981). <i>Elvis Presley: An Illustrated Discography</i>. Sydney: Omnibus Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0825639555" title="Special:BookSources/978-0825639555"><bdi>978-0825639555</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Elvis+Presley%3A+An+Illustrated+Discography&rft.place=Sydney&rft.pub=Omnibus+Press&rft.date=1981&rft.isbn=978-0825639555&rft.au=Colin+Escott&rft.au=Martin+Hawkins&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AColin+Escott" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFColin_EscottMartin_Hawkins1987" class="citation book cs1">———; ——— (1987). <i>Sun Records: The Discography</i>. <a href="/wiki/Bear_Family_Records" title="Bear Family Records">Bear Family</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3924787097" title="Special:BookSources/978-3924787097"><bdi>978-3924787097</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Sun+Records%3A+The+Discography&rft.pub=Bear+Family&rft.date=1987&rft.isbn=978-3924787097&rft.au=Colin+Escott&rft.au=Martin+Hawkins&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AColin+Escott" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFColin_EscottMartin_Hawkins1980" class="citation book cs1">———; ——— (1980). <i>Sun Records: The Brief History of the Legendary Recording Label</i>. Quick Fox. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0825631610" title="Special:BookSources/978-0825631610"><bdi>978-0825631610</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Sun+Records%3A+The+Brief+History+of+the+Legendary+Recording+Label&rft.pub=Quick+Fox&rft.date=1980&rft.isbn=978-0825631610&rft.au=Colin+Escott&rft.au=Martin+Hawkins&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AColin+Escott" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFColin_EscottMartin_Hawkins1992" class="citation book cs1">———; ——— (1992). <i>Good Rockin' Tonight: Sun Records and the Birth of Rock 'N' Roll</i>. New York: <a href="/wiki/St._Martin%27s_Press" title="St. Martin's Press">St. Martin's Press</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0312054397" title="Special:BookSources/978-0312054397"><bdi>978-0312054397</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Good+Rockin%27+Tonight%3A+Sun+Records+and+the+Birth+of+Rock+%27N%27+Roll&rft.place=New+York&rft.pub=St.+Martin%27s+Press&rft.date=1992&rft.isbn=978-0312054397&rft.au=Colin+Escott&rft.au=Martin+Hawkins&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AColin+Escott" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFIan_TysonColin_Escott1994" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Ian_Tyson" title="Ian Tyson">Ian Tyson</a>; Colin Escott (1994). <i>I Never Sold My Saddle</i>. Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0879056131" title="Special:BookSources/978-0879056131"><bdi>978-0879056131</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=I+Never+Sold+My+Saddle&rft.place=Layton%2C+Utah&rft.pub=Gibbs+Smith&rft.date=1994&rft.isbn=978-0879056131&rft.au=Ian+Tyson&rft.au=Colin+Escott&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AColin+Escott" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFColin_EscottGeorge_Merritt1996" class="citation book cs1">Colin Escott; George Merritt (1996). <i>The Legend of Hank Williams (audiobook)</i>. New York: <a href="/wiki/Polygram_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Polygram Records">PolyGram</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Legend+of+Hank+Williams+%28audiobook%29&rft.place=New+York&rft.pub=PolyGram&rft.date=1996&rft.au=Colin+Escott&rft.au=George+Merritt&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AColin+Escott" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFColin_EscottKira_Florita2001" class="citation book cs1">Colin Escott; Kira Florita (2001). <i>Hank Williams: Snapshots from the Lost Highway</i>. New York: <a href="/wiki/Da_Capo_Press" title="Da Capo Press">Da Capo Press</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0306810527" title="Special:BookSources/978-0306810527"><bdi>978-0306810527</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Hank+Williams%3A+Snapshots+from+the+Lost+Highway&rft.place=New+York&rft.pub=Da+Capo+Press&rft.date=2001&rft.isbn=978-0306810527&rft.au=Colin+Escott&rft.au=Kira+Florita&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AColin+Escott" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFColin_EscottGeorge_MerrittWilliam_MacEwen2015" class="citation book cs1">Colin Escott; George Merritt; William MacEwen (2015). <i>I Saw the Light: The Story of Hank Williams</i>. Boston: <a href="/wiki/Back_Bay_Books" class="mw-redirect" title="Back Bay Books">Back Bay Books</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0316315050" title="Special:BookSources/978-0316315050"><bdi>978-0316315050</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=I+Saw+the+Light%3A+The+Story+of+Hank+Williams&rft.place=Boston&rft.pub=Back+Bay+Books&rft.date=2015&rft.isbn=978-0316315050&rft.au=Colin+Escott&rft.au=George+Merritt&rft.au=William+MacEwen&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AColin+Escott" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPeter_GuralnickColin_Escott2022" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Guralnick" title="Peter Guralnick">Peter Guralnick</a>; Colin Escott (2022). <i>The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll: The Illustrated Story of Sun Records and the 70 Recordings That Changed the World</i>. Stockholm: <a href="/wiki/Weldon_Owen" class="mw-redirect" title="Weldon Owen">Weldon Owen</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1681888965" title="Special:BookSources/978-1681888965"><bdi>978-1681888965</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Birth+of+Rock+%27n%27+Roll%3A+The+Illustrated+Story+of+Sun+Records+and+the+70+Recordings+That+Changed+the+World&rft.place=Stockholm&rft.pub=Weldon+Owen&rft.date=2022&rft.isbn=978-1681888965&rft.au=Peter+Guralnick&rft.au=Colin+Escott&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AColin+Escott" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Editor">Editor</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colin_Escott&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Editor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFColin_Escott1999" class="citation book cs1">Colin Escott, ed. (1999). <i>All Roots Lead to Rock: Legends of Early Rock 'n' Roll</i>. New York: Schirmer Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0028648668" title="Special:BookSources/978-0028648668"><bdi>978-0028648668</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=All+Roots+Lead+to+Rock%3A+Legends+of+Early+Rock+%27n%27+Roll&rft.place=New+York&rft.pub=Schirmer+Books&rft.date=1999&rft.isbn=978-0028648668&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AColin+Escott" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_works">Other works</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colin_Escott&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Other works"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Theater">Theater</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colin_Escott&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Theater"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Co-writer, <i><a href="/wiki/Million_Dollar_Quartet_(musical)" title="Million Dollar Quartet (musical)">Million Dollar Quartet</a></i> (2010)<sup id="cite_ref-nominated_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nominated-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Writer, <i>Million Dollar Quartet Christmas</i> (2020)<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film">Film</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colin_Escott&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Screenwriter, <i>Let Freedom Sing: Music That Inspired the Civil Rights Movement</i> (2009)</li> <li>Writer, <i>Only New Orleans</i> (2015)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colin_Escott&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Consultant, <i>Lost Highway: The Story of Country Music</i> (BBC, 2003)</li> <li>Executive producer, <i>Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues</i> (PBS, <a href="/wiki/American_Masters" title="American Masters">American Masters</a>, 2004)<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Writer, producer, <i><a href="/wiki/Sun_Records_(TV_series)" title="Sun Records (TV series)">Sun Records</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/CMT_(U.S._TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="CMT (U.S. TV channel)">CMT</a>, 2017)<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Consultant, <i><a href="/wiki/Country_Music_(miniseries)" title="Country Music (miniseries)">Country Music</a></i> (PBS, 2019)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Articles_and_essays">Articles and essays</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colin_Escott&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Articles and essays"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Selected works from books and major music industry publications:<sup id="cite_ref-backpages_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-backpages-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>"Memphis Blues: Sun Rise". <i>Record Mirror</i>. November 13, 1971</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Carl_Perkins" title="Carl Perkins">Carl Perkins</a>: 'Blue Suede Shoes'". <i><a href="/wiki/The_History_of_Rock_(magazine)" title="The History of Rock (magazine)">The History of Rock</a></i>, 1981</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bill_Justis" title="Bill Justis">Bill Justis</a>: Raunchy by Choice". <i>Goldmine</i>. June 15, 1990</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bill_Haley" title="Bill Haley">Bill Haley</a>: Indisputably the First". <i>Goldmine</i>. April 19, 1991</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hi_Records" title="Hi Records">Hi Records</a>: That Memphis Beat". <i>Record Hunter</i>. July 1991</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/B.B._King" class="mw-redirect" title="B.B. King">B.B. King</a>: The Fortunate Son". <i>Goldmine</i>. April 29, 1994</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Tim_Hardin" title="Tim Hardin">Tim Hardin</a>: Poet of the Interior". <i>Goldmine</i>. June 24, 1994</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ian_and_Sylvia" class="mw-redirect" title="Ian and Sylvia">Ian and Sylvia</a>: Northern Journey". <i>Goldmine</i>. July 8, 1994</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Big_Bopper" title="The Big Bopper">The Big Bopper</a> (J.P. Richardson)", "<a href="/wiki/Floyd_Cramer" title="Floyd Cramer">Floyd Cramer</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Johnny_Horton" title="Johnny Horton">Johnny Horton</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Billy_Walker_(musician)" title="Billy Walker (musician)">Billy Walker</a>". <i>The Encyclopedia of Country Music</i>. 1997</li> <li>"Come On, Let's Go!: Elvis on the Hayride". <i><a href="/wiki/Mojo_(magazine)" title="Mojo (magazine)">Mojo</a></i>. December 2004</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFColin_Escott2005" class="citation book cs1">"B. B. King: A Golden Anniversary". <i>The B. B. King Reader</i>. Hal Leonard Corporation. 2005. pp. <span class="nowrap">9–</span>14.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=B.+B.+King%3A+A+Golden+Anniversary&rft.btitle=The+B.+B.+King+Reader&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E9-%3C%2Fspan%3E14&rft.pub=Hal+Leonard+Corporation&rft.date=2005&rft.au=Colin+Escott&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AColin+Escott" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Selected_production_credits">Selected production credits</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colin_Escott&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Selected production credits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Producer credits on major LP and CD releases:<sup id="cite_ref-Allmusic_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Allmusic-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Definitive_Collection_(Elvis_Presley_album)" title="The Definitive Collection (Elvis Presley album)">Elvis Presley: The Definitive Collection</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Sony_BMG" title="Sony BMG">Sony BMG</a>, 2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ike_%26_Tina_Turner_Story:_1960%E2%80%931975" title="The Ike & Tina Turner Story: 1960–1975">The Ike & Tina Turner Story: 1960–1975</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Time_Life" title="Time Life">Time/Life</a>, 2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Rogers" title="Kenny Rogers">Kenny Rogers</a>: The Greatest Duets</i> (Time/Life, 2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Waylon_Jennings" title="Waylon Jennings">Waylon Jennings</a>: <a href="/wiki/Goin%27_Down_Rockin%27:_The_Last_Recordings" title="Goin' Down Rockin': The Last Recordings">Goin' Down Rockin': The Last Recordings</a></i> (Time/Life, 2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/George_Jones" title="George Jones">George Jones</a>: Heartaches and Hangovers</i> (Time/Life, 2012)</li> <li><i>George Jones: The Great Lost Hits</i> (Time/Life, 2012)</li> <li><i>Dim Lights, Thick Smoke and Hillbilly Music: Volumes 1-10</i> (Bear Family, 2011–2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Everly_Brothers" title="The Everly Brothers">The Everly Brothers</a>: <a href="/wiki/Songs_Our_Daddy_Taught_Us" title="Songs Our Daddy Taught Us">Songs Our Daddy Taught Us</a></i> (Bear Family, 2013 reissue)</li> <li><i>The Sun Rock Box, The Sun Blues Box, The Sun Country Box</i> (Bear Family, 2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lee_Lewis" title="Jerry Lee Lewis">Jerry Lee Lewis</a>: The Knox Phillips Sessions</i> (Ace, Time/Life, 2014)</li> <li><i>Truckers, Kickers, Cowboy Angels: The Blissed-Out Birth of Country Rock, Volumes 1-5</i> (Bear Family, 2014–2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Big_Joe_Turner" title="Big Joe Turner">Big Joe Turner</a>: The Complete Boss of the Blues</i> (Bear Family, 2020)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Selected_liner_notes">Selected liner notes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colin_Escott&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Selected liner notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tiny_Tim_(musician)" title="Tiny Tim (musician)">Tiny Tim</a>: <i>Tiptoe Through the Tulips: Resurrection</i> (Bear Family, 1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Million_Dollar_Quartet" title="Million Dollar Quartet">Elvis Presley: The Million Dollar Quartet</a></i> (RCA, 1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Belafonte" title="Harry Belafonte">Harry Belafonte</a>: <i>My Greatest Songs</i> (RCA, 1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Lightfoot" title="Gordon Lightfoot">Gordon Lightfoot</a>: <a href="/wiki/Sunday_Concert" title="Sunday Concert">Sunday Concert</a></i> (Bear Family reissue, 1993)</li> <li><i>The Essential <a href="/wiki/Skeeter_Davis" title="Skeeter Davis">Skeeter Davis</a></i> (RCA, 1996)</li> <li><i>The Classic <a href="/wiki/Lena_Horne" title="Lena Horne">Lena Horne</a></i> (RCA, 2001)</li> <li><i>The Very Best of <a href="/wiki/The_Searchers" title="The Searchers">the Searchers</a></i> (Sanctuary, 2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sammy_Davis_Jr." title="Sammy Davis Jr.">Sammy Davis Jr.</a>: My Greatest Songs</i> (Universal, 2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Green" title="Al Green">Al Green</a>: <i><a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Stay_Together_(Al_Green_album)" title="Let's Stay Together (Al Green album)">Let's Stay Together</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Hi_Records" title="Hi Records">Hi Records</a>, 2003 reissue)</li> <li><i>The Millennium Collection: The Best of <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Cliff" title="Jimmy Cliff">Jimmy Cliff</a></i> (Universal, 2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Is_Reggae_Music:_The_Golden_Era_1960-1975" class="mw-redirect" title="This Is Reggae Music: The Golden Era 1960-1975">This Is Reggae Music: The Golden Era 1960-1975</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Trojan_Records" title="Trojan Records">Trojan Records</a>, 2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bob_Dylan" title="Bob Dylan">Bob Dylan</a>: The Bootleg Series Volume 9: The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964</i> (Columbia Records, 2010)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colin_Escott&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Grammy_Awards">Grammy Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colin_Escott&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Grammy Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%">Year </th> <th width="30%">Category </th> <th width="50%">Nominated work </th> <th width="15%">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/44th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="44th Annual Grammy Awards">1992</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Album_Notes" title="Grammy Award for Best Album Notes">Best Album Notes</a> </td> <td><i>Hank Williams: The Original Singles Collection ... Plus</i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/46th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="46th Annual Grammy Awards">1994</a> </td> <td>Best Album Notes </td> <td><i>B.B. King: <a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Blues" title="King of the Blues">King of the Blues</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/51st_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="51st Annual Grammy Awards">1999</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Historical_Album" title="Grammy Award for Best Historical Album">Best Historical Album</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Complete_Hank_Williams" title="The Complete Hank Williams">The Complete Hank Williams</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Album Notes </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/53rd_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="53rd Annual Grammy Awards">2011</a> </td> <td>Best Historical Album </td> <td><i>Hank Williams: The Complete Mother's Best Recordings...Plus!</i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/57th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="57th Annual Grammy Awards">2015</a> </td> <td>Best Historical Album </td> <td><i>Hank Williams: <a href="/wiki/The_Garden_Spot_Programs,_1950" title="The Garden Spot Programs, 1950">The Garden Spot Programs, 1950</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tony_Awards">Tony Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colin_Escott&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Tony Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%">Year </th> <th width="30%">Category </th> <th width="50%">Nominated work </th> <th width="15%">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2010 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Musical" title="Tony Award for Best Musical">Best Musical</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Million_Dollar_Quartet_(musical)" title="Million Dollar Quartet (musical)">Million Dollar Quartet</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Book_of_a_Musical" title="Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical">Best Book of a Musical</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Drama_Desk_Awards"><a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="Drama Desk Awards">Drama Desk Awards</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colin_Escott&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Drama Desk Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%">Year </th> <th width="30%">Category </th> <th width="50%">Nominated work </th> <th width="15%">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Revue" title="Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revue">Outstanding Revue</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Million_Dollar_Quartet_(musical)" title="Million Dollar Quartet (musical)">Million Dollar Quartet</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Living_Blues_Awards"><a href="/wiki/Living_Blues" title="Living Blues">Living Blues</a> Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colin_Escott&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Living Blues Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%">Year </th> <th width="30%">Category<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th width="50%">Nominated work </th> <th width="15%">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2003 </td> <td>Best Blues Album - Historical/Reissue </td> <td><i>When the Sun Goes Down - The Secret History of Rock & Roll</i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Blues Album - Liner Notes </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/B.B._King" class="mw-redirect" title="B.B. King">B.B. King</a>: The Vintage Years</i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International_Bluegrass_Music_Association"><a href="/wiki/International_Bluegrass_Music_Association" title="International Bluegrass Music Association">International Bluegrass Music Association</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colin_Escott&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: International Bluegrass Music Association"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%">Year </th> <th width="30%">Category<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th width="50%">Nominated work </th> <th width="15%">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td>Liner Notes of the Year </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Stanley" title="Ralph Stanley">Ralph Stanley</a>: A Mother's Prayer</i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colin_Escott&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Escott was born in <a href="/wiki/Boughton_Aluph" title="Boughton Aluph">Boughton Aluph</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kent" title="Kent">Kent</a>, England, on 31 August 1949, the son of Lenny, an optician, and Betty Escott. He graduated in 1971 from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Kent" title="University of Kent">University of Kent</a> with a B.A. degree.<sup id="cite_ref-encyclopedia_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-encyclopedia-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MTSU_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MTSU-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has lived in Nashville and Toronto. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colin_Escott&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-encyclopedia-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-encyclopedia_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-encyclopedia_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/escott-colin-1949">"Escott, Colin"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Encyclopedia.com" title="Encyclopedia.com">Encyclopedia.com</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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