Boz Scaggs
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Boz Scaggs Biography
After first finding acclaim as a member of the Steve Miller
Band, singer/songwriter Boz Scaggs went on to enjoy considerable solo
success in the 1970s. Born William Royce Scaggs in Ohio on June 8,
1944, he was raised in Oklahoma and Texas, and while attending prep
school in Dallas met guitarist Steve Miller. After joining Miller's
group the Marksmen as a vocalist in 1959, the pair later attended the
University of Wisconsin together, playing in blues bands like the
Ardells and the Fabulous Knight Trains.
In 1963 Scaggs returned to Dallas alone, fronting an R&B unit
dubbed the Wigs; after relocating to England, the group promptly
disbanded, and two of its members -- John Andrews and Bob Arthur --
soon formed Mother Earth. Scaggs remained in Europe, singing on street
corners; in Sweden he recorded a failed solo LP, 1965's Boz, before
returning to the U.S. two years later. Upon settling in San Francisco,
he reunited with Miller, joining the fledgling Steve Miller Band; after
recording two acclaimed albums with the group, Children of the Future
and Sailor, Scaggs exited in 1968 to mount a solo career.
With the aid of Rolling Stone magazine publisher Jann Wenner, Scaggs
secured a contract with Atlantic. Sporting a cameo from Duane Allman,
1968's soulful Boz Scaggs failed to find an audience despite winning
critical favor; the track Loan Me a Dime later became the subject of
a court battle when bluesman Fenton Robinson sued (successfully) for
composer credit. After signing to Columbia, Scaggs teamed with producer
Glyn Johns to record 1971's Moments, a skillful blend of rock and
R&B which, like its predecessor, failed to make much of an
impression on the charts.
Scaggs remained a critics' darling over the course of LPs like 1972's
My Time and 1974's Slow Dancer, but he did not achieve a commercial
breakthrough until 1976's Silk Degrees, which reached number two on the
album charts while spawning the Top Three single Lowdown, as well as
the smash Lido Shuffle. 1977's Down Two Then Left was also a success,
and 1980's Middle Man reached the Top Ten on the strength of the
singles Breakdown Dead Ahead and Jo Jo.
However, Scaggs spent much of the 1980s in retirement, owning and
operating the San Francisco nightclub Slim's and limiting his
performances primarily to the club's annual black-tie New Year's Eve
concerts. Finally, in 1988 he resurfaced with the album Other Roads,
followed three years later by a tour with Donald Fagen's Rock and Soul
Revue. The solo Some Change appeared in 1994, with Come on Home and My
Time: The Anthology (1969-1997) both released in 1997. The newly
energized Scaggs spent the next few years consistantly releasing new
material including Here's the Low Down, Fade into Light, Dig and a
collection of standards called But Beautiful. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music
Guide
Written by Jason Ankeny