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Jack Scott – The Way I Walk

"The Way I Walk" is one of a string of rockabilly hits from Jack Scott, a Windsor-born, Detroit-based singer who Dave Marsh – in The Heart of Rock and Soul – said "was undeniably the greatest Canadian rock and roll singer of all time." Marsh chose "Goodbye Baby" as Scott's peak performance, but "The Way I Walk" gets the nod here because of The Cramps' 1978 cover version. It ranked 90th in CBC's list of the greatest Canadian songs ever.

Location: Windsor (born), Detroit (career started in)
Release Date: 1959 (Canada, USA), 1958 (UK)
Composer: Jack Scott
Album: Jack Scott
Style: rockabilly
Charts: #35 US Singles; #30 UK Singles
Mar*Star 125: did not place
Mar*Star 150: 142

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