This article is about the American musician. For the Canadian boxer, see Scotty Olson.
Scott Olson
Also known as
Scotty Olson[1]
Born
1954 or 1955[2] United States
Occupation(s)
Musician, producer, recording engineer
Instrument(s)
Guitar, bass, keyboards
Years active
1985–2018
Formerly of
Heart
Musical artist
Scott Olson is an American guitarist, bassist, music producer and recording engineer. He played guitar with Heart between 1995 and 1998[3] and between 2002 and 2003,[1] and in 1996 he performed with Alice In Chains on their MTV Unplugged concert.[4] Olson was a recording consultant for Cameron Crowe's 2000 film Almost Famous.[5]
He performed with Alice in Chains again on February 18, 2005, during a benefit concert in Seattle for the victims of the 2004 tsunami disaster,[6][7] and joined the band one more time to perform the song "No Excuses" at their concert in Washington, D.C., on October 25, 2006.[8]
Olson produced and engineered albums for artists such as Heart, Jerry Cantrell, Queensrÿche, Deftones, Limp Bizkit, Pauline Oliveros, Powerman 5000, Unearth, Buckcherry and Dredg.
Olson attended Mount Si High School in Snoqualmie, Washington.[9]
In 2018, Olson was diagnosed with progressive dementia.[10] In August 2018, Heart guitarist Nancy Wilson and Alice in Chains shared on their social media pages a crowdfunding set up by friends of Olson to help cover his assisted living costs and medical expenses.[11][12] As of 2019, Olson lives in a senior living facility in Kirkland, Washington.[2]
^ ab"Kirkland police asked for help finding missing man". Komo News. May 6, 2019.
^Booth, Philip (July 24, 1998). "Heart, Wilson still going crazy on you". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. p. 10. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
^Stout, Gene (February 18, 2005). "Kinney drums up enthusiastic response for tsunami benefit". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
^"Almost Famous (2000)". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
^"ALICE IN CHAINS Joined By TOOL, PUDDLE OF MUDD, DAMAGEPLAN Singers During Benefit Concert". Blabbermouth. February 19, 2005.
^"Alice in Chains Concert Setlist at K-ROCK Tsunami Continued CARE Relief Benefit Concert 2005 on February 18, 2005". Setlist.fm.
^"Alice In Chains – No Excuses (Live DC 10/25/06)". YouTube. October 26, 2006. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021.
^"Mount Si High (MSHS) Class of 1973 Alumni List". Mount Si High School. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
^"Alice in Chains asks fans to help sick "Unplugged" collaborator". ABC News Radio. August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
^Nancy Wilson (August 8, 2018). "Scotty Olson has been a great friend to me for so many years..." Facebook. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
^"Alice In Chains: A gofundme Page has been set up for our friend Scotty Olson, who was recently diagnosed with progressive dementia..." Instagram. August 13, 2018. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
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