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Nov 14, 2024 09:33pm
<p><img src="https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b27389ec4b314cae875a077bee78" alt="Look What You've Done to Me - song by Boz Scaggs | Spotify"></p><p><strong>William Royce </strong>"<strong>Boz</strong>"<strong> Scaggs</strong> (born June 8, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boz_Scaggs#cite_note-strong2000-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[2]</sup></a> He was a bandmate of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Miller_(musician)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Steve Miller</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ardells" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Ardells</a> in the early 1960s and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Miller_Band" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Steve Miller Band</a> from 1967 to 1968.</p><p>Scaggs began his solo career in 1969, though he lacked a major hit until his 1976 album, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Degrees" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Silk Degrees</em></a>, peaked at number 2 on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_200" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Billboard</em> 200</a>, and produced the hit singles "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lido_Shuffle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lido Shuffle</a>" and "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowdown_(Boz_Scaggs_song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lowdown</a>". Scaggs produced two more <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA_certification" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">platinum-certified</a> albums in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_Two_Then_Left" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Down Two Then Left</em></a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Man_(album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Middle Man</em></a>, the latter of which produced two top-40 singles "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakdown_Dead_Ahead" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Breakdown Dead Ahead</a>" and "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jojo_(Boz_Scaggs_song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jojo</a>".</p><p>After a hiatus for most of the 1980s, he returned to recording and touring in 1988, releasing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Roads" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Other Roads</em></a> and later joining <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Rock_and_Soul_Revue" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the New York Rock and Soul Revue</a>. Scaggs opened the nightclub <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slim%27s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Slim's</a>, a popular music venue in San Francisco (it closed in 2020).<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boz_Scaggs#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[3]</sup></a> He has continued to record and tour throughout the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s, with his most recent album being 2018's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_the_Blues_(album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Out of the Blues</em></a>.</p><p>Scaggs is credited for helping the formation of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toto_(band)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Toto</a>. For his 1976 album, <em>Silk Degrees</em>, he hand-picked musicians after taking suggestions from several people.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boz_Scaggs#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[4]</sup></a> These musicians were <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Paich" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Paich</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hungate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Hungate</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Porcaro" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jeff Porcaro</a>. The three were already friends and had frequently performed together on other albums, such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steely_Dan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Steely Dan</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretzel_Logic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Pretzel Logic</em></a><em>.</em> By going on tour with Scaggs, it solidified the prospect of starting a band. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Columbia</a> picked up on this talent by offering the new group a contract "without audition". <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Porcaro" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Steve Porcaro</a> described this as "a record deal thrown in our laps".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boz_Scaggs#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[5]</sup></a> Paich stated, "I'm not sure if Toto would have happened as soon, or quite the same way, without <em>Silk Degrees".</em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boz_Scaggs#cite_note-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[6]</sup></a> Their friendship has continued throughout the decades, shown by the varying collaborations and concerts performed together. Paich teamed up once more for Scaggs' 2001 album, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dig_(Boz_Scaggs_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Dig</em></a>, contributing to 6 out of the 11 songs.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boz_Scaggs#cite_note-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[7</sup></a></p>