William Royce “Boz” Scaggs (created June 8, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Scaggs continues to compose, record music and tour. Scaggs took a long break from record and his next LP, Other Roads, failed to appear until 1988. Also in 1988, he started the San Francisco club, Slim’s, and stayed a co-owner of the site by 2008. His next solo release was the record Some Change in 1994. He garnered great reviews with Dig even though the CD, that has been released on September 11, 2001, got less attention than it could have received in a calmer time. In May 2003, Scaggs released But Beautiful, an assortment of jazz standards that debuted at #1 on the jazz chart. In 2008 he released Speak Low, which he described in the liner notes as “a kind of progressive, experimental attempt … along the paths of a few of the thoughts that Gil Evans investigated.” During 2004, the musician released a DVD and a live 16 track CD which was recorded August 2003 at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. Following a rest in record, in 2008, he undertook a string of shows throughout the United States. Two years followed when the performer started a tour with Donald Fagen and Michael McDonald. In addition ,, Boz’s following record Memphis was released several months later in March 2013. It had been recorded for the reason that Southern American city in the Royal Studios. The record contained some of his favourite compositions he pick to cover from various other artists. An grand tour of America, Canada and Japan followed with all the hoped-for launch. Boz got himself a great reception traveling in 2013, and before the year finished, added new live dates across America, including Australia for 2014.
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Awards
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
Music Groups
Steve Miller Band (1967 – 1968), The Dukes of September (Since 2010), The Ardells
Nominations
Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album, Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Look What You've Done To Me, Lowdown, Lido Shuffle, Dallas, TX, United States
Movies
Boz Scaggs: Greatest Hits Live
Star Sign
Gemini
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Fact
1
The Steve Miller Band was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1750 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
2
He took the name "Boz" because while he was attending college, someone who mistakenly thought his first name was Bosley kept calling him "Boz", and it stuck.
3
His son, Oscar, died of a drug overdose in San Francisco, California, USA. [December 1998]
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013
performer: "Lowdown" / writer: "Lowdown" - as William R. Scaggs
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV Series writer - 15 episodes, 2011 - 2013 performer - 1 episode, 2013
L'écume des jours
2013
performer: "Lowdown" / writer: "Lowdown"
Muscle Shoals
2013
Documentary performer: "Somebody Loan Me a Dime"
Joyful Noise
2012
performer: "Lowdown" / writer: "Lowdown"
The Dukes of September Live at Lincoln Center
2012
TV Movie documentary writer: "Lowdown", "Lido Shuffle"
Warrior
2011
performer: "Lido Shuffle" / writer: "Lido Shuffle" - as William R. Scaggs
Super Bowl XLV
2011
TV Special performer: "Lido Shuffle" - uncredited / writer: "Lido Shuffle" - uncredited
Entourage
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2008 writer - 1 episode, 2008
Zodiac
2007
performer: "Lowdown" / writer: "Lowdown" - as William Scaggs
Skeppsholmen
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2002 writer - 1 episode, 2002