Francis Scott (July 21, 1921 – October 5, 1995) was an American musician and arranger that was a member of the Lawrence Welk orchestra.
He originally attended North Dakota Agricultural College after high school, but after a year he left when he decided to pursue a career in music.
[2] In 1956, bandleader Lawrence Welk asked him to join his orchestra and his nationwide television show.
He also worked behind the scenes of the Welk show as an arranger, assisted the production staff and furnished programming ideas.
By the late 1970s, he moved back to California and formed his own orchestra, which he led until he died in October 1995.