Peggy Scott-Adams was an American soul, blues and R&B singer.
She was born Peggy Stoutmeyer on June 25, 1948 in Opp, Alabama but was raised in Pensacola, Florida.
Peggy studied at Booker T. Washington High School in Pensacola, Florida and later graduated from Pensacola State College.
In her early career, Peggy toured with Ben E. King as a teenager and hit the Top 40 three times with “Lover’s Holiday” (July 1968), “Pickin’ Wild Mountain Berries” (November 1968), and “Soulshake” (February 1969) as a duet act with Jo Jo Benson, and released by SSS International Records.
In 1988, Peggy married Robert L. Adams Sr., a Compton, California City Commissioner and took a hiatus from her musical career.
She was then persuaded to return to the studio by singer-songwriter and producer Jimmy Lewis. They then recorded her solo debut album, Help Yourself, released on October 22, 1996.
The album, “Help Yourself” sold well, making the Billboard 200 albums chart, peaking at no.72, no.9 on the R&B chart and no.1 on the Top Blues Albums chart.
Peggy subsequently released five other albums including Contagious (1997), Undisputed Queen ( 1999), Live in Alabama & More (2000), Hot & Sassy (2001) and Busting Loose(2003).
Peggy then transitioned to gospel music and in 2006, she released her first gospel album titled God Can, And He Will. Her second album, Back To The Roots, was released in 2009 on her independent label, Nora Records.
Peggy was also the owner and operator of the Robert L. Adams Mortuary in Compton which she took over when her husband Robert L. Adams died in 2005.
Peggy Scott-Adams died on March 27, 2023, at age 74 in California, United States.
