 Peggy Stoutmeyer was born in Opp, Alabama and grew up in the small town of Pensacola, Florida.Throughout her early career, Scott 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.All of these singles were released by SSS International Records.