# Howard E. Scott > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Howard_E._Scott > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Howard_E._Scott.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_E._Scott > Source revision: 1344936851 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American funk/rock guitarist (born 1946) This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. Find sources: "Howard E. Scott" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Howard E. Scott Born (1946-03-15) March 15, 1946 (age 80) San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Genres Funk rock Occupations Musician songwriter bandleader Instruments Guitar Vocals Years active 1964–present Website Lowriderband.com Musical artist **Howard E. Scott** (born March 15, 1946) is an American funk/rock guitarist and founding member of the successful 1970s funk band [War](/source/War_(American_band)). ## Biography Scott grew up in [Compton, California](/source/Compton%2C_California). He began playing bass at a very young age under the guidance of his cousin, Jack Nelson, and in 1961 began playing guitar. A year later, he formed a group called the Creators with [Harold Brown](/source/Harold_Ray_Brown), and together they played at high school dances, car club parties and small nightclubs in southern California. Scott was influenced by blues artists T.J. Summerville, [Howlin Wolf](/source/Howlin_Wolf), [Muddy Waters](/source/Muddy_Waters), [Jimmy Reed](/source/Jimmy_Reed) and [Wayne Bennett](/source/Wayne_Bennett_(blues_guitarist)). He frequented the local blues clubs in [South Los Angeles](/source/South_Los_Angeles) to study professionals such as [Lowell Fulson](/source/Lowell_Fulson), [Johnny Guitar Watson](/source/Johnny_Guitar_Watson) and [T-Bone Walker](/source/T-Bone_Walker). Howard graduated from [Compton High School](/source/Compton_High_School) in 1964 where he was on the school's dance band and cross country team.[1] He toured with [The Drifters](/source/The_Drifters) for a short time until he was drafted into the [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army) in 1966. Upon his return, he formed his second group, The Night Shift, with Harold Brown. In 1969, the Night Shift was performing at the Rag Doll club in North Hollywood , when [Eric Burdon](/source/Eric_Burdon) and [Lee Oskar](/source/Lee_Oskar) stopped in to hear them play. Lee Oskar went to the stage to join in on a jam, and the next day Eric Burdon, Lee Oskar, [Charles Miller](/source/Charles_Miller_(musician)), [Papa Dee Allen](/source/Papa_Dee_Allen), [Lonnie Jordan](/source/Lonnie_Jordan) and [Peter Rosen](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peter_Rosen&action=edit&redlink=1) joined Scott and Brown to form the band War. Scott contributed lyrics, music and co-produced some of War's greatest hits, such as "[Cisco Kid](/source/The_Cisco_Kid_(song))", "Slipping into Darkness" and "[Why Can’t We Be Friends?](/source/Why_Can%E2%80%99t_We_Be_Friends%3F)". He was also the frontman and leader of the group. Scott and other members eventually left the original band in the 1990s, losing the right to use the band's name. Scott now performs regularly with his nephew, [B.B. Dickerson](/source/B.B._Dickerson), [Lee Oskar](/source/Lee_Oskar) and [Harold Brown](/source/Harold_Ray_Brown) as the [Lowrider Band](/source/Lowrider_Band).[2] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Compton-1964-Scott_1-0)** ["El Companile 64 "Howard Scott" (Compton High School, Compton, California)"](https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1265/sid_4977_1964_0066?pid=565462564&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DrXr11778%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26_phtarg%3DrXr11776,rXr11777%26dbid%3D1265%26gsfn%3DHoward%26gsln%3DScott%26gsfn_x%3D1%26gsln_x%3D1%26msrpn__ftp%3Dcompton,%2520los%2520angeles,%2520california,%2520usa%26msrpn__ftp_x%3D1%26msrpn%3D68282%26msrpn_x%3D1%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26uidh%3Dht4%26redir%3Dfalse%26msT%3D1%26gss%3Dangs-d%26pcat%3D37%26fh%3D0%26h%3D565462564%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D1%26queryId%3D069e8caf573eec2b6f6ca7e214c301df&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=069e8caf573eec2b6f6ca7e214c301df&usePUB=true&_phsrc=rXr11778&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true). *Ancestry.com*. Generations Network. 1964. Retrieved 16 May 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Lowrider Band Stands the Test of Time, Brooks, Brandon. Los Angeles Sentinel, 08-06-2009 ## External links - [Howard E. Scott](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p123252) on [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) - [Howard Scott Band](http://www.howardscottband.com) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070929062502/http://www.howardscottband.com/) 2007-09-29 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) - [Lowrider Band](http://lowriderband.com) - [https://www.facebook.com/Lowriderband](https://www.facebook.com/Lowriderband) v t e War Lonnie Jordan Marcos Reyes Howard E. Scott Harold Ray Brown Lee Oskar Morris "B.B." Dickerson Charles Miller Eric Burdon Pat Rizzo J. B. Eckl Studio albums Eric Burdon Declares "War" (1970) The Black-Man's Burdon (1970) War (1971) All Day Music (1971) The World Is a Ghetto (1972) Deliver the Word (1973) Why Can't We Be Friends? (1975) Love Is All Around (1976) Platinum Jazz (1976) Galaxy (1977) Youngblood (1978) The Music Band (1979) The Music Band 2 (1979) Outlaw (1982) The Music Band – Jazz (1983) Life (Is So Strange) (1983) ☮ (Peace Sign) (1994) Live albums War Live (1973) Greatest Hits Live (2008) Compilation albums Greatest Hits (1976) The Very Best of War (2003) Songs "Spill the Wine" "They Can't Take Away Our Music" "Slippin' into Darkness" "The World Is a Ghetto" "The Cisco Kid" "Gypsy Man" "Me and Baby Brother" "Why Can't We Be Friends?" "Low Rider" "Summer" Related artists Discography Lowrider Band Authority control databases National Spain Artists MusicBrainz --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Howard E. Scott](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_E._Scott) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_E._Scott?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.