BOZ SCAGGS
''BOZ'' (VINYL RIP)
SEPTEMBER 30 1965
30:25
Boz (album)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boz was Boz Scaggs' debut album, recorded under the name "William R. Scaggs" on September 30, 1965 in Stockholm, Sweden. It was released in Sweden by Karusell Grammofon AB and distributed in Europe by Polydor International. It was never released in any other country, never released in any other format, and went out of print soon after its initial pressings. Neither the entire album nor any individual tracks from the album have ever been reissued.
Album Track listing
The back of the album jacket lists two songs in the incorrect sequence. This track sequence lists the song titles as printed on the labels on the album itself. The album labels contain many songwriter credit errors. The songwriters listed below are correct.
Side One
1 "Steamboat" (Buddy Lucas) [Incorrectly listed as 'Leiber/Stoller'] 2:08
2 "Baby Let Me Follow You Down" (Gary Davis) [Incorrectly listed as 'van Schmidt'] 2:18
3 "Girl From The North Country" (Bob Dylan) 3:32
4 "You're So Fine" (Lance Finnie, Willie Schofield) [Incorrectly listed as 'le Vang'] 2:05
5 "Got You On My Mind" (Joe Thomas, Howard Biggs) [Incorrectly listed as 'Thomas/Briggs'] 2:57
6 "That's Allright Mama" (Arthur Crudup) [Incorrectly listed as 'Allan Lumats'] 2:05
Side Two
7 "Hey Baby" (Bruce Channel, Margaret Cobb) [Incorrectly listed as 'Bruce Chanel'] 2:28
8 "Gangster of Love" (Johnny "Guitar" Watson) 2:18
9 "Let the Good Times Roll" (Sam Theard, Fleecie Moore Jordan) [Incorrectly listed as 'Ray Charles/L. Jordan']
10 "How Long" (Traditional; arranged by William R. Scaggs) 2:15
11 "Stormy Monday Blues" (Aaron Thibadeaux "T-Bone" Walker) 3:37
12 "C.C. Rider" (Traditional; arranged by William R. Scaggs) 2:17
Loan Me A Dime
The band:
Boz Scaggs (vocals, guitar), Drew Zingg (guitar), Mike Logan (B-3 organist), Eric Cystal (sax, guitar, keyboards and melodica), Rich Patterson (bass), Lamar Carter (drums)
BIOGRAPHY
by Jason Ankeny (AllMusic)
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. Scaggs joined Miller's group the Marksmen as a vocalist in 1959, and the pair later attended the University of Wisconsin together, where they played in blues bands like the Ardells and the Fabulous Knight Trains.
Scaggs returned to Dallas alone in 1963, 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. He also recorded a failed solo LP in Sweden, 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 next 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, and 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." Released in 1977, 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 '80s 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, he resurfaced in 1988 with the album Other Roads, followed three years later by a tour with Donald Fagen's Rock and Soul Revue. The solo effort 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 consistently releasing new material, including Here's the Low Down, Fade Into Light, Dig, and a collection of standards called But Beautiful. An expanded reissue of Silk Degrees and Runnin' Blue (a recording of a 1974 performance) appeared in 2007, and Speak Low saw him reinterpreting a number of jazz standards in 2008.
Scaggs toured as a member of the Dukes of September in 2012; the group's other principals included Michael McDonald and Donald Fagen. Scaggs emerged from his recorded silence in March of 2013 with the Steve Jordan-produced Memphis, a collection of original and cover tunes. Recorded at Willie Mitchell's Royal Studio in the city, the album was meant to reflect the heritage of the Southern soul tradition in the 21st century.
OFFICIAL SITE
''BOZ'' (VINYL RIP)
SEPTEMBER 30 1965
30:25
Boz (album)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boz was Boz Scaggs' debut album, recorded under the name "William R. Scaggs" on September 30, 1965 in Stockholm, Sweden. It was released in Sweden by Karusell Grammofon AB and distributed in Europe by Polydor International. It was never released in any other country, never released in any other format, and went out of print soon after its initial pressings. Neither the entire album nor any individual tracks from the album have ever been reissued.
Album Track listing
The back of the album jacket lists two songs in the incorrect sequence. This track sequence lists the song titles as printed on the labels on the album itself. The album labels contain many songwriter credit errors. The songwriters listed below are correct.
Side One
1 "Steamboat" (Buddy Lucas) [Incorrectly listed as 'Leiber/Stoller'] 2:08
2 "Baby Let Me Follow You Down" (Gary Davis) [Incorrectly listed as 'van Schmidt'] 2:18
3 "Girl From The North Country" (Bob Dylan) 3:32
4 "You're So Fine" (Lance Finnie, Willie Schofield) [Incorrectly listed as 'le Vang'] 2:05
5 "Got You On My Mind" (Joe Thomas, Howard Biggs) [Incorrectly listed as 'Thomas/Briggs'] 2:57
6 "That's Allright Mama" (Arthur Crudup) [Incorrectly listed as 'Allan Lumats'] 2:05
Side Two
7 "Hey Baby" (Bruce Channel, Margaret Cobb) [Incorrectly listed as 'Bruce Chanel'] 2:28
8 "Gangster of Love" (Johnny "Guitar" Watson) 2:18
9 "Let the Good Times Roll" (Sam Theard, Fleecie Moore Jordan) [Incorrectly listed as 'Ray Charles/L. Jordan']
10 "How Long" (Traditional; arranged by William R. Scaggs) 2:15
11 "Stormy Monday Blues" (Aaron Thibadeaux "T-Bone" Walker) 3:37
12 "C.C. Rider" (Traditional; arranged by William R. Scaggs) 2:17
Loan Me A Dime
The band:
Boz Scaggs (vocals, guitar), Drew Zingg (guitar), Mike Logan (B-3 organist), Eric Cystal (sax, guitar, keyboards and melodica), Rich Patterson (bass), Lamar Carter (drums)
BIOGRAPHY
by Jason Ankeny (AllMusic)
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. Scaggs joined Miller's group the Marksmen as a vocalist in 1959, and the pair later attended the University of Wisconsin together, where they played in blues bands like the Ardells and the Fabulous Knight Trains.
Scaggs returned to Dallas alone in 1963, 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. He also recorded a failed solo LP in Sweden, 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 next 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, and 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." Released in 1977, 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 '80s 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, he resurfaced in 1988 with the album Other Roads, followed three years later by a tour with Donald Fagen's Rock and Soul Revue. The solo effort 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 consistently releasing new material, including Here's the Low Down, Fade Into Light, Dig, and a collection of standards called But Beautiful. An expanded reissue of Silk Degrees and Runnin' Blue (a recording of a 1974 performance) appeared in 2007, and Speak Low saw him reinterpreting a number of jazz standards in 2008.
Scaggs toured as a member of the Dukes of September in 2012; the group's other principals included Michael McDonald and Donald Fagen. Scaggs emerged from his recorded silence in March of 2013 with the Steve Jordan-produced Memphis, a collection of original and cover tunes. Recorded at Willie Mitchell's Royal Studio in the city, the album was meant to reflect the heritage of the Southern soul tradition in the 21st century.
OFFICIAL SITE
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