Tim Scott McConnell

Tim Scott McConnell also known as Tim Scott (born March 23, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and 12-string guitarist who performs since 2007 under the artist name Ledfoot. The artist's repertoire consists solely of self-written songs.

Tim Scott McConnell
Live in concert, November 2011
Background information
Birth name	Tim Scott McConnell
Also known as	Ledfoot, Tim Scott
Born	(1958-03-25) March 25, 1958
Origin	Florida, United States
Genres	Rock, folk, blues
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, guitarist
Instrument(s)	Vocal, guitar
Years active	1975–present
Labels	Sire, Geffen, Elektra, Warner, Vox

Two of his songs gained international popularity through other artists:

• "Swear" was covered by Sheena Easton for her 1984 album A Private Heaven.
• Bruce Springsteen recorded one of his songs, "High Hopes", on the Blood Brother EP (1996). The song, released by Springsteen as a single in November 2013, gave the title to his January 2014 studio album.[1]

McConnell started touring at the age of 15. He got his first recording contract with Sire Records in 1982. He then recorded for Geffen on his next record in 1985, called "High Lonesome Sound". McConnell headed the LA-based band The Havalinas. The band recorded one album The Havalinas and a live album called Go North. After the break-up of The Havalinas, McConnell did a series of solo albums and toured with a band. In 2007, he released his first Ledfoot album and started touring in Europe. Since 2010 Ledfoot has had a close musical relationship with Ronni Le Tekrø that culminated in the 2020 duo album A Death Divine.