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Brevard Live November 2013 - 1 2 - Brevard Live November 2013 Brevard Live November 2013 - 3 4 - Brevard Live November 2013 Brevard Live November 2013 - 5 6 - Brevard Live November 2013 Content November 2013 FEATURES page 51 EDDIE SCOTT MEMORIAL ROCK & BLUES FESTIVAL Eddie Scott Going Home Jam will remem- Rock legend Johnny Winter will headline ber the music and life of Eddie Scott who the inaugural Space Coast Rock & Blues Columns passed away last month. Many famous per- Festival held at the Valkaria Airport. This formers will come together for an unfor- is a brand-new venue. gettable concert to raise funds to pay for Page 17 Charles Van Riper funeral cost for the beloved soul singer. 22 Political Satire Page 10 FOREIGN STARR-DOM Calendars Jack Starr received the Ambassador Life- Live Entertainment, SPACE COAST STATE FAIR time Achievement Awards at the 2013 25 The fair is back in town with over 200 Concerts, Festivals BMAs. Brevard Live sat down with the popular thrill rides, shows and attractions metalist who has been a celebrated per- to entertain the masses at Space Coast Sta- former at countless festivals in Europe. CD Reviews dium in Viera. It is pre-holiday family fun 31 by John Leach at its finest. Page 19 Page 13 Steve Keller ROYAL ROCK WEDDING Local Lowdown ART FESTIVALS Much has been said, posted and comment- 33 & Five Questions Two traditional and unique art festivals ed about the wedding of Charles and Lissa are scheduled in November: The ArtWorks Knight, Brevard’s popular rock’n’roll Knights After Night in Eau Gallie and Space Coast Art Festival couple. Since they are part of this maga- Hot spots, events, in Cocoa Beach celebrating its 50th anni- zine’s staff, we asked them to write about 44 by Charles & Lissa versary with a 3D theme. Make sure you how THEY felt on the day when they tied get your glasses on. the knot. Page 15 Page 44 Brevard Live November 2013 - 7 8 - Brevard Live November 2013 BREVARD LIVE The largest and most popular free entertainment BREVARD LIVE MAGAZINE magazine on the Space Coast and beyond for 22 years. Entertainment Everywhere! PUBLISHER/EDITOR Heike Clarke ovember is usually a dark and rather Talking about free admission; two major STAFF Nunfriendly month in most parts of art festivals are scheduled for November ACCOUNT MANAGER the world. Not in Brevard County! This is - the Space Coast Art Festival in Cocoa Charlene Hemmle the month when the summer heat is bro- Beach and ArtWorks in Old Eau Gallie. MUSIC WRITERS ken and the crisper air allows us to leave Both events are very unique to this area. John Leach the air conditioned environment. Open- Visitors have the opportunity to see all Steve Keller air festivals are the call of nature and we kinds of different art work and even ac- Charles Knight have plenty of it. First of all, it’s the time quire some early Christmas presents. PHOTOGRAPHY of the year when thousands of Brevardians Chcuk Van Riper Misti Blu Day are flocking to Viera to enjoy the Space Music, music, music! There is no festival Wendy Michl Coast State Fair with over 200 rides and in Brevard County without a stage. The tal- COLUMNISTS attractions. It is a seasonal event and sets ent and entertainment on the Space Coast Chuck Van Riper the mood for the up-coming holidays. has always been supreme. That brings us Charles Knight & Cotton candy, sausage with peppers, can- to Brevard County’s Original Music Se- Lissa Galindo died apples - this food only tastes great on ries. Brevard Live Magazine started this Misti Blu Day a fair ground and is worth the heartburn project of showcasing a selection of local Reproduction of any portion of afterwards. Best of all is the one-time ad- original bands three years ago with the Brevard Live Magazine is strictly mission to an entire day of fun. The same help of Lou’s Blues and Budweiser. Since prohibited without the written concept works for festivals: Pay one ad- then this much anticipated event has be- permission of the publisher. mission charge and see a lot of bands. And come a huge success. Check it out every there you have it - Space Coast Rock & Sunday starting at 7 pm at Lou’s Blues ADVERTISEMENT/ SALES Blues Festival at Valkaria Airport with featuring two original bands back-to-back Phone: (321) 956-9207 headliner Johnny Winter! If you are the and find out what the Space Coast sounds [email protected] first person to email us the correct answer like. There is no admission charge. COMMENTS & LETTERS for “Guess & Win” (below) you can even And the beat goes on... Brevard Live Magazine attend this event with two free passes. Heike Clarke, Editor P.O. Box 1452, Melbourne, Fl 32902 Copyright © 2013 Brevard Live All rights reserved We are not responsible for photos GUESS & WIN or scripts sent to Brevard Live Guess who’s reading Brevard Magazine. Published photos and Live? Email your answer to articles become property of this [email protected]. The publication. We are not responsible for wrongful first correct answer will win advertised or canceled venues. 2 Tickets to the Space Coast Rock & Blues Festival on Nov. 24th at the Valkaria Airport. Last month’s “mystery” Download a pdf file musician was Robbin Thomp- BREVARD son who wore a Brevard Live FLORIDA T-shirt on his tour through Finnland. Michael L. from LIVE Merritt Island had the first cor- at www.brevardlive.co rect answer. Check out our affiliate at Incorrect but our “favorite” www.harborcitymusic.com answer was - Eric Clapton! Brevard Live November 2013 - 9 Remembering His Life & Music: Eddie Scott by Heike Clarke inger and entertainer Eddie Scott passed away Friday, October 4th, 2013. He was only 65 years old.S The days of adoring crowds and never-ending applause had ended a while ago when Eddie suf- fered a heart attack and couldn’t perform anymore. His last days were a grim battle with health issues. The sad end of a soulful and glamorous musician who always had a kind word for everyone, per- formed at countless charity events and was a staple in our music community. We remember Eddie Scott from those days. On Sunday, November 10th, his friends will perform a Memorial Jam to honor Eddie Scott from 1 to 6 pm at Lou’s Blues in Indialantic. Eddie was born in Georgia as a son of a Baptist Minister. He grew up with 15 other siblings, 11 sisters and four brothers. In 1957 Eddie’s family moved to Melbourne, Fla. His parents were hard working, God-oriented people who raised their children on great principles despite of difficult times. Born into hard labor without a chance of education, Eddie had two assets - his faithful upbringing and his family’s musical inclination and raw talent for singing gospel. He recognized this as his chance for a career, and at the age of 22 he moved to South Florida. Motown was in full swing. The Jackson Five were dominating the music charts. Eddie began entertaining in the Cotton Club singing Rhythm and Blues. That’s where he met South Florida blues legend Joey Gilmore. Gilm- ore and his band, TCB Express invited Eddie to tour with them as opening act at their shows in Miami, Hollywood and Fort Lauderdale. Eddie Scott has been recognized, inspired, and in- vited by many other big names in show business. In a 2010 interview he named Betty Padgett as a mentor, and Jimmy “Bo” Horn who began booking Eddie to open for himself, Al Green, and Tyrone Davis for over two years. But Eddie Scott was quite able to hold his own suc- cess. For several decades he entertained the crowds in local hot spots, actually creating some of those hot spots while working there as the house band. While perform- ing, he met up with Joe Davis, another legend in his own right, and they started sharing musical performances to- gether under the band names of the “Sounds of the Drift- ers” and “The Final Touch Band” that featured Eddie as 10 - Brevard Live November 2013 Brevard Live lead vocalist. Next he started his Then it got quiet about Eddie. Motown Revue performing in He had health issues, he told me Jacksonville, Daytona and Day- when he visited me in my office tona Beach where he met Edwin for the last time in 2010. He told Butler of the band “The Interna- me that he recently devoted his tional Platters” and Eddie was life to gospel music and that God invited to travel overseas to per- will take care of him. form with them. After a year of The news of his death was a traveling abroad, Eddie returned shock. Even more troubling were to do numerous lounge perfor- the rumors about Eddie’s last two mances in Orlando for over two years. There are reports about years at many of the area hotels, him being sick and disoriented. particularly The Hyatt Regency, The family doesn’t want to say Holiday Inn, Ramada etc. much. It’s about R-E-S-P-E-C-T! Upon returning to Mel- “We want to give him a decent bourne, Eddie met Don “Tree” funeral,” said his sister Della Rees, the former drummer of the Thomas. But there is no money Mamas & The Papas, and togeth- to pay for it. Desperately for clo- er they formed the popular group sure, some of his sisters and niec- Resouled which backed Eddie’s es have been calling music busi- Motown Revue Show - it worked! nesses asking for donations to the This act turned a lame Melbourne funeral home so Eddie can rest in night club into a sizzling hot peace.