Dennis Scott

Producer / Composer / Lyricist
Specializing in the production of children’s entertainment

AWARDS & HONORS

Grammy Award, Best Musical For Children
Grammy Award, Best Recording For Children
Emmy Award, Music Composer-Arranger with Lyrics
Emmy Award, Music Composer-Arranger
Grammy Award-winning featured song on Elmopalooza
Parents’ Choice Award, Best Video For Children
Daytime Emmy Awards (’97), Best Original Song nominee
Daytime Emmy Awards (’07), Best Musical Direction nominee
American Library Association, Notable Children’s Recordings
Telly Award, Writer and Producer

SONGS RECORDED BY

• Amy Grant
• Ricky Skaggs
• Faith Hill
• Jon Secada
• Ray Charles
• Cece Winans
• John Pizzarelli
• Gilbert Gottfried
• Crystal Gayle
• Roberta Flack
• Maureen McGovern
• Tanya Tucker
• Donna Summer
• Buck Owens
• The Charlie Daniels Band
• Trisha Yearwood
• Roy Clark
• Roger Whittaker
• Jim Henson & The Muppets
• Ben Vereen
• Sharon, Lois & Bram
• Loretta Lynn
• Shari Lewis & Lamb Chop
• Hank Williams, Jr.
• Jodi Benson
• Jimmy Osmond
• Kathie Lee Gifford
• Dan Crow
• Sugarland
• Lang Lang
• Alison Krauss

MUSIC FEATURED ON TELEVISION

• Who’s The Boss
• Elmopalooza
• Sesame Street
• CBS This Morning
• CNN
• Tweenies
• Noddy (Music Director/Composer)
• The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
• Fame
• The Richard Simmons Show
• Skinnamarink TV
• The Marsha Warfield Show
• Guiding Light
• Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (ABC)
• Bill & Ben
• Another World
• The Charlie Horse Music Pizza
• The Reppies
• Balamory (Discovery Kids)
• HBO’s Jammin’ Animals
• Dooley and Pals
• Disney’s Sing Me A Story With Belle
• BJ’s Teddy Bear Club
• Hee Haw
• Kathy Lee Gifford’s Lullabies (PBS)
• Small Potatoes (Little Airplane)

CHILDREN’S RECORDINGS

Produced/Composed
Clifford the Big Red Dog (MFLP)
Songs From the Neighborhood: Music of Mister Rogers Where’s Waldo (Quaker Oats)
The Little Mermaid—Splash Hits! (Walt Disney Records)
Dan Crow: The Giggling Dragon (Sony Kids)
Sesame Street Cheep Thrills (Sesame Street)
Sandy Duncan: Reads Kids’ Stories (Caedmon Records)
Songs That Tickle Your Funny Bone (Wonderland)
Blue Suede Shoes (Music For Little People)
Big Country (Music For Little People)
Rainy Day Sing-Along (PPI)
Strawberry Shortcake (Wonderland)
Sesame Street Country (Sesame Street)
Sesame Street Christmas Sing-Along (Western Publishing)
Safety Pup (National Child Safety Council)
Top Pop (MFLP)
Kangaroo Kids (EarthBeat Records)
Kathy Lee Gifford: Lullabies For Little People (Warner Bros.)
Rock Solid (Cokesbury)
Silly Car Songs (Greenhill Music)

Scripts/Lyrics

Sing-Along Safety Songs (Benson
Sing & Learn series (MacMillan)
Special Times, Special Seasons (Brentwood)
Gospel Mother Goose, Vol. II (Brentwood)
The Slush Puppie Factory (Highlander Video)
The Ice Cream Factory (Highlander Video)
Ben Vereen’s Fun & Games (Parade)
The Trollies Radio Show Sing-Along (PPI)
Legend of the Christmas King (Hal Leonard)
Jumping in the Jungle (Hal Leonard)
BJ's Teddy Bear Club (TBN)
Christmas on Gloria Street (Shawnee Press)

CHILDREN’S BOOK & TAPE RECORDINGS

Produced/Scored
Circus Pals (Metacom, Inc.)
Old McDonald & Friends (Metacom, Inc.)
Motion of the Ocean (Daybreak Music)
The Paw Paws (Peter Pan Records)
The Flintstones (Peter Pan Records)
Read & Listen series (PPI)
Fun With Ballet, Vol. I & II (Andrews & McMeel)
The Sing-Along Collections (Troll Publications)
No No, the Little Seal (Random House)
Young Pocahontas (PPI)

RADIO CREDITS

American Comedy Radio Network: musical satires and parodies
“Lee Arnold On a Country Road” syndicated weekly musical show (Mutual Broadcasting Network): directed
“The Beatles: 20th Anniversary Special” for CBS Radio: produced
“Pig Power” song reached #5 on Children’s Radio Aahs national survey
Pergament Theme and other jingles for various clients

SPECIAL PRODUCTS

Nature’s Harmony series: Chants of Serenity, Forest Splendor, Native Spirit, Cajun Vibrations (Metacom)
Give My Regards To Broadway (Brentwood)
Lullaby Favorites (C.R. Gibson Co.)
Totally Outrageous (Crystal Sea)
Keyboard Magic series (JTG)
Spooky Tales & Tunes (Video Treasures)
615 Music Library (Kids/Nursery Rhymes)
Bethlehem Children’s Choir (Metacom, Inc.) and 15 orchestrated Christmas albums

CHILDREN’S VIDEOS

Animal Friends (Scholastic Magazine series)
Baby Love (White Star Entertainment)
Ben Vereen’s Around The World (Parade)
New Zoo Review (Scholastic Magazine series)
Let’s Have Fun (Highlander Video)
Tina Yothers’ Celebrity Storyteller series (Parade)
The Magic Eye For Kids (Cascom)
Trollies All New Musical Adventure (PPI)
Sooperdogs (Fun Factory Video)
Trollies Christmas SingAlong (PPI)
The Animals of Farthing Wood (BBC Worldwide)
The Mouse House (BBC Worldwide)
Hooked on Babies (Educate, Inc. DVD series)

MUSIC FEATURED ON STAGE/VIDEO/MEDIA/PRINT

Sesame Street Live
The Magic School Bus Live (Scholastic)
Clifford the Big Red Dog Live
Kenny Rogers’ Christmas Tour
Opryland Theme Park, Nashville
Actor’s Equity AIDS Benefit
Trollies Live Show Tour 1993
AEI Network
Created music for Q*bert arcade game/Video Voyager interactive toy
Hal Leonard Music/Alfred Music

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences
Academy of TV Arts & Sciences
Children’s Music Network
American Federation of Musicians
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers

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