Scott McKenzie sanannen mawaƙin Amurka ne, wanda galibin masu jin harshen Rashanci ke tunawa da shi a San Francisco.
Yarantaka da matashin ɗan wasan kwaikwayo Scott McKenzie
An haifi tauraron pop-folk na gaba a ranar 10 ga Janairu, 1939 a Florida. Sa'an nan dangin Mackenzie suka koma Virginia, inda yaron ya yi kuruciyarsa. A can ne ya fara saduwa da John Phillips - "Papa John", wanda daga baya ya kirkiro sanannen rukunin The Mamas & Papas.
Mawakan sun hadu ta hanyar iyayensu - mahaifin Phillips ya kasance sananne ga mahaifiyar Scott. A lokacin da kaddara ta hada taurari biyu na gaba a daya daga cikin wasan kwaikwayo na "Apartment", John ya riga ya shahara da ƴan ƴan kallo, yana shirya kide-kiden gida. Bayan samun ɗaya daga cikin waɗannan abubuwan da suka faru, Scott, wanda ba shi da ɗan gogewa wajen yin wasa, ya nemi yin magana a wurin kuma ya sami amsa mai gamsarwa.
An fara sadarwa tsakanin matasa. Mutanen sun kasance masu sha'awar kiɗa kuma ba da daɗewa ba suna neman ƙwararrun ƴan wasa don ƙungiyar farko ta su, The Abstracts. Bayan ƙirƙirar ƙungiya, mutanen sun yi wa masu sauraro daban-daban a cikin kulake na gida.
Smoothies da Masu Tafiya
Bayan samun gindin zama a wurare na gida, Scott, John da abokansu sun yi tafiya zuwa New York inda suka sadu da wakilin kiɗa na farko. Bayan canza sunan zuwa The Smoothies, mutanen sun riga sun yi wasa a kulake na New York. A shekarar 1960 ma sun shirya wakoki da dama. Wanda ya yi wannan waƙar shi ne sanannen Milt Gable.
Sa'an nan salon jama'a ya zama sananne a cikin kiɗa na Yammacin Turai. Da suke yanke shawarar ci gaba da kasancewa tare da shahararrun abubuwan da suka faru, Scott da John sun ƙirƙiri 'yan Tafiya guda uku, suna gayyatar shahararren ɗan banjo Dick Weismann a matsayin "na uku". Kungiyar ta yi nasarar yin rikodin rikodin uku, amma ya kasa jin daɗin babban farin jini.
Sabuwar Wave da Downturn a cikin Aikin Scott McKenzie
A tsakiyar shekarun 1960, akwai shahararren Liverpool Four, wanda ya mayar da duniyar kiɗa ta koma baya. Tausayin masu sauraron ya canza nan take, kuma Phillips ya ba da shawarar cewa Scott ya canza salon sautinsa kuma ya ƙirƙiri sabon rukuni. Mackenzie ya riga ya cika don wani muhimmin yanke shawara - farkon aikin solo. Hanyoyin mawaƙa sun bambanta, amma zumuncin da ke tsakanin su ya kasance mai ƙarfi.
Yayin da ƙungiyar The Mamas & Papas suka tattara cikakkun gidaje, Mackenzie yana cikin binciken ƙirƙira. Al'amuran mawaƙin ba su yi nasara sosai ba, amma ba da daɗewa ba Phillips ya taimaka masa. Ya baiwa abokinsa daya daga cikin sabbin wakokinsa, har yanzu ba a sanar da shi a ko'ina ba. An kira abun da ke ciki San Francisco, kuma ita ce ta ba da kyakkyawar farawa ga aikin Scott na gaba.
Cikakken Hit na Scott Mackenzie
An yi rikodin sigar studio ta San Francisco a cikin dare a masana'antar sauti ta LA. Abokan Scott sun shirya zaman zuzzurfan tunani yayin rikodi, suna zaune a kusa da mawakan da ke wasa a ɗakin studio kuma suna sauraron kowane bayanin kula. Membobin rikodin sun haɗa da duka Phillips (guitarist) da memba na Wrecking Crew Joe Osbourne (bassist), da kuma mawaƙin Bread na gaba Larry Natchell.
McKenzie's San Francisco ya fara ranar 13 ga Mayu, 1967. Waƙar kusan nan take ta hau saman mafi yawan sigogin kiɗan Ingilishi. Abun da ke ciki har ma ya sami damar ɗaukar matsayi na 4 a cikin Billboard Hot 100. Gabaɗaya, an sayar da fiye da kwafin miliyan 7 na guda ɗaya.
Masu sukar sun danganta nasarar da waƙar ta samu a ranar da za a yi a zamanin hippie da kuma babbar “hajji” na matasa waɗanda ke cikin wannan al’ada ta San Francisco. Layukan game da furanni a cikin gashin ku (Tabbatar sanya wasu furanni a gashin ku) kawai sun tabbatar da wannan sigar.
San Francisco kuma ya zama waƙar waƙar tsohon sojan Vietnam. Dubban sojojin Amurka ne ke dawowa daga wurare masu zafi zuwa tashar jiragen ruwa a yankin. Waƙar game da ƙauna, zaman lafiya da rani mai haske a gida ya zama ga yawancin mayakan alama na bege ga makoma mai haske. Mackenzie ya bi da wannan tare da fahimta - a cikin tambayoyinsa, ya sha ambata cewa ya sadaukar da abun da ke ciki ga tsoffin sojojin Vietnam.
Albums na farko
Aikin halarta na farko na Scott Muryar Scott McKenzie (1967) ta sami wani sananne. Duk da shaharar mawakin da ya gabata, ba za a iya maimaita ko ɗaya daga cikin waƙoƙinsa ba. Jerin waƙa na kundin ya ƙunshi waƙoƙi 10, uku daga cikinsu Mackenzie ne ya rubuta.
Kundin na biyu, Stained Glass Morning (1970), bai fi shahara ba fiye da na farko. Rashin kulawar jama'a bai iya tayar da hankalin mawakin ba. Scott ya yanke shawarar kawo karshen aikinsa kuma ya tafi Palm Springs. Tuni a cikin 1973 ya koma Virginia.
A cikin 1986, Mackenzie ya sake tabbatar da kansa. Wannan lokacin - a matsayin ɓangare na ƙungiyar Phillips, wanda ya kasance mai ban sha'awa a lokacin. Scott ya shiga cikin kide kide da wake-wake na kungiyar har zuwa 1998.
Halin mutuwar Scott Mackenzie
Scott McKenzie ya mutu yana da shekaru 73. An tsinci gawarsa a ranar 18 ga Agusta, 2012 a gidansa da ke Los Angeles. Dalilin mutuwar a hukumance shi ne bugun zuciya.
