Meeting Pop Star Edison Lighthouse' Wally Scott

If you're lucky, they say, you'll have stars showering down on you, like glittering objects off a Christmas tree. Otherwise you'll just see them from afar. Here's another interesting story about meeting pop stars. 

Allan Thompson, who hails from the UK and who contributes regularly to this blog, met a member of Edison Lighthouse, a group that was well-known for their UK Chart Pop Hit, Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes).

Read his note:

Edison Lighthouse:

 'Where My Rosemary Goes.'

You Tube Video by DemonMusicGroup.

Dear Andy, 

This is Edison Lighthouse (above) from the 1970's. This guitarist playing the red Gretsch and wearing white slacks and a dark floral shirt is Wal Scott whom I got to know in the Channel Island of Jersey in 1985 when I was on holiday there. 

He is still a musician and I have been in touch with him in recent times. Before Edison Lighthouse he was in a rhythm and blues band called The Bad Boys who made a few records in the 1960's.

Good wishes,

Allan.

Andy's reply:

Thank you Allan. The only time I got to meet pop singers were when they performed on stage.  These artistes included, Xavier Cugat, Abbe Lane, Cliff Richard, Anne Murray, Engelbert Humperdinck, Tony Bennett and The Vienna Boys Choir.

Oh yes, backstage with Rick Astley, when he was here a couple of months ago appearing in Media Corps Channel 5 pop programme, Rolling Good Times. Quiet he was, and busy. But we managed a shot.

Trouble is I never got in touch with them ever again afterwards... (sigh).

Have you met pop stars along the way? Tell us.

Andy Locke, David Kerr-Clemenson (bass guitar), Eddie Richards (drums) and Wally Scott (guitar).

The second version of Edison Lighthouse barely made the UK Top 50 with the single, It's Up to You, Petula. The next single was What's Happening?, and flip Take a Little Time, which was written by the band. They then went on to tour Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Africa.

http://www.robinsonlibrary.com/music/groups/edison.htm