Raymond Scott: Growing up in Brooklyn in the 1900s

Raymond Scott, born as Harry Warnow, grew up in Brooklyn in the early 1900s. His parents owned a music store in a small Jewish neighborhood where Scott developed a love for music and sound machines. Despite living in a time of technological advancements like the electrified subway, the neighborhood still had elements of the 19th century with gas street lamps and chickens on the streets. Scott later married Pearl Zimni Winters, a girl from the neighborhood who shared his passion for music. The music store was where Scott's dream of a songwriting machine started, reflecting the changing landscape of music in the early 1900s. Before this time, families had to have someone skilled in playing music to enjoy it at home, and buying songs meant purchasing sheet music. Scott's story is a fascinating blend of old and new, capturing the essence of his neighborhood and the evolving music industry.