Scott Mateer

Roger "Scott" Mateer (1960–2006) was an American songwriter and radio disc jockey in the Jackson, Mississippi area. He was the co-writer of "Boogie Box" for Fern Kinney and "Dear Me", the first major hit for the country star Lorrie Morgan. Mateer also contributed spoken word vocals as the "Father William" on Operation: Mindcrime by the band Queensrÿche. Mateer later worked for several Mississippi radio stations, including WZZQ FM, 94 TYX, and Miss 103 and co-founded Solarfire Records. Mateer suffered from diabetes and high blood pressure and died suddenly at the age of 46 in Flowood, Mississippi.