Andy Scott

Andy Scott (born Andrew David Scott, 30 June 1949, Wrexham, Wales) is a British musician and songwriter. He is best known for being the lead guitarist and a vocalist in the band Sweet. Scott started out playing bass guitar. His first gig was at St Peters Hall, Wrexham with The Rasjaks in November 1963 and then with other bands in Wales such as Guitars Incorporated and 3D's. He then progressed to guitar and played with other bands including The Saints, The Four Winds and The Missing Links. In 1966 he joined The Silverstone Set (later shortened to The Silverstones) who won the TV show Opportunity Knocks five weeks running and appeared in the all winners show for Christmas 1966 losing to Freddie Starr. One of their further highlights was...