We are a couple od days late with this because of a clasf of dates, but it's to recognise one of the most imitated and stylistically important singers of the pop era. Born  Noel Scott Engel on January 9th 1943 in the USA to German parents, Scott made his first recordings in the '50s, presented as a teen idol in the mould of Frankie Avalon, and was championed by Eddie Fisher, who presented Scott on his TV programmes. He was also one of the early practitioners of the bass guitar, and got session work in L.A. as a result. He played with a variety of bands before forming the Walker Brothers in Los Angeles in 1964 with John Maus and Gary Leeds. Leeds had toured the UK with P.J.Proby and persuaded the others to try their luck in London. Signed, they made a modest impact with their second single "Love Her", the first to feature Scott's distinctive voice as the lead, and then made No.1 with their next release, the Bacharach/David song "Make it easy on yourself". A string of hits produced by the peerless Johnny Franz (of Dusty Springfield fame) gave them major pop star status, but by 1968, the pressures resulted in their break-up. Scott embarked on a solo career, his recordings reflected the influence of Jacques Brel. He also widened his scope by studying classical music and musical theory.  He had solo hits with "Jackie" and "Joanna" and successful albums but after some failures in the '70s retreated into a somewhat reclusive lifestyle. Over the years he emerged to become involved in a variety of projects, many involving film and theatre, and is still active today. His influence cannot be underestimated - a large number of artists have based their vocal style on Scott Walker, especially a variety of bands from the New Romantic era. Acrobat has on catalogue an album of his pop/rock 'n' roll recordings from the late '50s - for details, click here.