Barry Scott
Barry Scott is an American DJ, author, record producer and voice artist. He was born in Newington, Connecticut. Scott attended Emerson College in Boston, studying radio broadcasting, creative writing and psychology.
Since 1981, Barry Scott has hosted the radio show The Lost 45s, which features Top 40 charted records from the 1970s and 1980s. The weekly and daily shows are syndicated nationally by his own company, Get Lost! Productions.
"The Lost 45s with Barry Scott" has been in national syndication since 1993. Barry Scott has appeared as a music expert on VH-1's "Behind The Music," CNN and Howard Stern. "The Lost 45s with Barry Scott" has broadcast interviews with over 1,000 recording artists. Reviews from many of these performers can be heard on his web site, including Aretha Franklin, Carole King and Barry Gibb. He has also raised money for various causes over the years, including a five-year Boston radiothon and concert to fight AIDS.
He has authored a book about music, We Had Joy, We Had Fun: The Lost Recording Artists of the Seventies, and compiled a number of commercial CD collections.
As a voiceover artist he has narrated video packages for Impact Wrestling and the NBA finals.
