memorial SCOTT BOYER


by Michael Buffalo Smith Scott Boyer, who co-founded the Capri-


corn Records band Cowboy in Macon, Geor- gia during the early seventies passed away peacefully in his sleep during the early hours of February 13, 2018. Scott had suffered vari- ous health issues for several years, but his death still came as a shock to family and friends, as well as his numerous fans. We had this issue of KUDZOO maga-


zine ready to go when we got the word late Tuesday afternoon of his passing, and de- cided to scrap our 2017 Tribute cover design and put our friend Scott on the cover. Also, as a tribute to Scott we are reprinting my inter- view with him from 2009 that is featured in my book Capricorn Rising: Conversations in Southern Rock (Mercer University Press). Rest easy, brother Boyer, we will never


forget you. Thank you for the great music, es- pecially my personal favorite, “Please Be With Me.”


Our thoughts and prayers are with


Scott’s family, band mates, and friends. •••


Back in 2009, Dave Peck and I met up with Scott Boyer at his home in Killen, Alabama, near Muscle Shoals. His puppy dog Rusty was running around playing and having a high old


Tell me about where you were born and raised. I was born in upstate New York, right outside of a town called Binghampton, New York, in a small community called Shenango Bridge.


I’m sorry Scott. This interview is over. (Laughing)


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time, while Scott sat behind a keyboard in his home studio to open up about Cowboy, The Decoys and a lifetime of good music.


FOUNDING MEMBER OF COWBOY, HE RECORDED AND TOURED WITH GREGG ALLMAN


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