Boz Scaggs
William Royce Scaggs (known professionally as Boz Scaggs; born June 8, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He gained fame in the 1960s as a guitarist and one-time lead singer with the Steve Miller Band, and in the 1970s with several solo Top 20 hit singles in the United States, including the hits "Lowdown" and "Lido Shuffle" from the critically acclaimed album Silk Degrees (1976), which peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200. Scaggs continues to write, record music, and tour.
Early life and career
Scaggs was born in Canton, Ohio, the son of a traveling salesman. The family moved to McAlester, Oklahoma, then to Plano, Texas (at that time a farm town), just north of Dallas. He attended a Dallas private school, St. Mark's School of Texas, where schoolmate Mal Buckner gave him the nickname "Bosley", later shortened to "Boz".
After learning guitar at the age of 12, he met Steve Miller at St. Mark's School. In 1959, he became the vocalist for Miller's band, the Marksmen. The pair later attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison together, playing in blues bands like the Ardells and the Fabulous Knight Trains.
Boz Scaggs (album)
Boz Scaggs is the second album by Boz Scaggs; it was released in 1969. After two years with the Steve Miller Band, Scaggs once again set out on his own, recording at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama. The other musicians on the album include Duane Allman, Eddie Hinton, Jimmy Johnson, Barry Beckett, David Hood, Roger Hawkins and Al Lester. It was produced by Rolling Stone founder and editor Jann Wenner, Scaggs, and Marlin Greene.
The album (SD-8239) sold slowly despite positive reviews. Originally mixed by Stax Records' engineer Terry Manning, it remained in the catalog for a number of years and was deleted around 1974 or 1975.
In 1977 the album was remixed in Los Angeles by Tom Perry and was released by Atlantic (SD-19166) in 1978 to spotlight Duane Allman's guitar playing, with the same cover art. As well as the guitar, the remix brings several things forward in the mix such as horns and keyboards while burying the background vocals ; there is also an odd 30 second volume drop at the end of "Finding Her". This remix was the only complete version of the album available on CD until the Audio Fidelity remastered release of December 2013, which restored Manning's original master mix in its entirety.
Boz Scaggs & Band
Boz Scaggs & Band is the fourth album by Boz Scaggs, and his second on the Columbia Records label. It was released in December 1971.
Track listing
All tracks written by Boz Scaggs, except where indicated.
Side One
Side Two
Personnel
External links
Podcasts:
Boz Scaggs
ALBUMS
- The Essential Boz Scaggs released: 2013
- Memphis released: 2013
- Boz Scaggs released: 2013
- Moments Boz Scaggs & Band released: 2008
- Speak Low released: 2008
- Hits! released: 2006
- Moments released: 2004
- Greatest Hits Live released: 2004
- But Beautiful released: 2003
- Double Pack released: 2001
- Dig released: 2001
- Middle Man released: 1998
- Come on Home released: 1997
- My Time: A Boz Scaggs Anthology (1969-1997) released: 1997
- Fade Into Light released: 1996
- Some Change released: 1994
- Other Roads released: 1988
- Hits! released: 1983
- Down Two Then Left released: 1977
- Silk Degrees released: 1976
- Slow Dancer released: 1974
- My Time released: 1972
- Boz Scaggs & Band released: 1971
- Boz the Ballade released:
- Here's the Lowdown released:
- Star Box released:
- Hits released:
Moments Boz Scaggs & Band
Released 2008- We Were Always Sweethearts
- Downright Women
- Painted Bells
- Alone Alone
- Near You
- I Will Forever Sing the Blues
- Moments
- Hollywood Blues
- We Been Away
- Can I Make It Last or Will It Just Be Over
- Monkey Time
- Runnin Blue
- Up to You
- Love Anyway
- Flames of Love
- Here to Stay
- Nothing Will Take Your Place
- Why Why
- You're So Good
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