[1] During World War II, Scott worked for ENSA (Entertainments National Service Association) and established himself as a versatile artist.
[2] After the war, Scott was in demand with a busy schedule in variety and pantomime, especially on the Moss Empires touring circuit, and making his mark on the BBC radio programme Workers' Playtime.
In the 1950s, many variety theatres were being converted to Granada bingo halls and Scott mourned their closure in "Pro's Lament", sung to the tune of "Granada", His preferred choice of instrument was the traditional wooden ukulele because of its sweet sound, rather than the more strident banjolele favoured by George Formby - though he played both.
He discovered the schoolteacher Tom O'Connor, who became one of Britain's top comedians, and helped the early careers of Jimmy Tarbuck and Mike Yarwood.
But the lure of performing proved too much, and in the early 1980s he discreetly put the word about that he wanted to work on stage again.
One of his final appearances was at the Musical Hall at Ilkley in January 2002, in a charity variety show alongside Jimmy Cricket, the Bachelors, Dottie Wayne and Steve Galler.