Singer Scott Whitehead of the early 00s country duo Hometown News has died. A post at GrassRoots Promotion s Facebook page shares that it came unexpectedly last Friday (March 12), with no cause of death or age listed.
Hometown News was made up of Whitehead and Ron Kingery, and they scored two Top 40 airplay songs in 2002, Minivan and Wheels. The pair also cut two albums for VFR Records and Quaterback Records, with both hits coming from the
Wheels record. Ford got behind them at the time, sponsoring their 90-stop radio tour, the Windstar Minivan Tour.
Their self-titled album can be streamed on Spotify.
Scott Whitehead of Early 00s Duo Hometown News Dies
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GrassRoots Promotion’s Scott Whitehead Has Passed Away
March 15, 2021 at 1:20 AM (PT)
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ALL ACCESS sends condolences to GRASSROOTS PROMOTION Managing Partner and co-owner NANCY TUNICK on the loss of her husband of 29 years, SCOTT WHITEHEAD, who died suddenly on FRIDAY, MARCH 12th. WHITEHEAD served as business manager for the NASHVILLE-based GRASSROOTS and their other venture, FanTheJam.com. He was also a musician, songwriter (formerly signed to ACUFF-ROSE), producer and manager, and a former member of the ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARD-nominated Country duo HOMETOWN NEWS, which scored two charting singles, “Minivan” and “Wheels,” on VFR RECORDS in 2002.