B: Boz Scaggs

B: Boz Scaggs

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Boz Scaggs must be one of the guys who established AOR / Westcoast music style in late 70’s, many of us agrees, I believe. The 1976’s masterpiece record “Silk Degrees” was definitely the game changer of the music trend, using session musicians who later formed Toto.
In early 60’s Ohio born Boz was in London then travelled to Sweden as a solo R&B performer and recorded his solo debut album “Boz” in 1965. In late 60’s, Boz worked with Steve Miller and the results were first two albums of Steve Miller Band. Boz restarted his solo career with the sel-titled second solo album featuring the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and session guitarist Duane Allman in 1969. The 1974’s album “Slow Dancer” was remarkable. Following the big commercial success of “Silk Degrees”, we could have another two well-produced albums by 1980; “Down Two Then Left” (1977) and my personal all time favourite “Middle Man” (1980). Despite that we could attend Boz Scaggs live concerts in mid 80’s, we were obliged to wait for 8 years to have Boz’s album. In 1988, “Other Roads” was finally released.
In 1990’s Boz moved back to his roots music style and released R&B oriented albums or more jazzy ones since then.

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