American music courses through Scott Sharrard’s heart and soul. From the farm to the church and the back porch to the roadhouse, Sharrard makes music that is rooted in the soil.

All of the styles that he cherishes — rock & roll, rhythm & blues, country, folk, gospel, country, jazz –whisper in one voice, like a sweet-talking lover.

Playing, collaborating, telling stories, connecting with fans: this is what he calls “my happy place.”

 “I love being a mentor, a shepherd, a music director,” Sharrard says at his studio on Harlem’s West Side. “The concept of community is magical to me. The rest is just noise.”

“I think of myself as a facilitator, the way Quincy Jones served every artistic situation. He was intuitively guided by the music and that enabled him to capture each artist’s singular vision.”

Scott Sharrard center stage with Little Feat

 Since 2019, Sharrard has been the lead singer and guitarist for Little Feat, preserving the magic of the group’s beloved guiding light, the late Lowell George, and reimagining that energy with his own mojo. As a co producer and singer/guitarist/songwriter, Scott has worked on two Little Feat recordings to date.  Live at The Ryman (2022) was a riveting, Grammy-nominated PBS special, with star turns from Eric Church, Jamey Johnson, Tommy Emmanuel and Marcus King. and Sam’s Place(2024) received a Grammy nomination for Blues Album of the Year.

 Sharrard is also guided by the angels who surround Gregg Allman. Sharrard served as Allman’s music director, band leader and producer for many years; their partnership culminated in the Grammy-nominated Southern Blood in 2017. “My Only True Friend,” an indelible song which Sharrard and Allman wrote for the album, also received a Grammy nomination for Americana Song of the Year.

 But Sharrard and Allman were more than collaborators. They were also confidants and best friends.

“Gregg’s spirit is always near to me,” he says.