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William Royce “Boz” Scaggs grew up in Plano, Texas, after arriving there by way of Canton, Ohio, and McAlester, Oklahoma. Lessons on cello at age nine yielded to a guitar by twelve, thanks to schoolmate Steve Miller, with whom Scaggs fronted the Marksmen while attending Dallas’s St. Mark’s School. The pair carried their partnership to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, gigging in blues combos such as the Ardells before Scaggs dropped out in 1963, busked his way across Europe, and cut an obscure solo LP in Stockholm in 1965. Miller’s postcard from San Francisco lured him back to the States in 1967, where a brief stint on the Steve Miller Band’s Children of the Future and Sailor set Scaggs on a solo path with Atlantic Records.
That 1969 Atlantic debut—recorded at Muscle Shoals with Duane Allman and produced by Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner—earned raves but modest sales. Columbia Records offered a fresh start, yielding Moments (1971), Boz Scaggs & Band (1971), My Time (1972), and Slow Dancer (1974), each edging him closer to a signature amalgam of blue-eyed soul, jazz, and soft rock. Commercial ignition arrived with 1976’s Silk Degrees: No. 2 on the Billboard 200, five-times platinum, Grammy nominations for Album of the Year and Producer of the Year, and the Grammy win for Best R&B Song with the million-selling single “Lowdown.” Follow-up LPs Down Two Then Left (1977) and Middle Man (1980) went platinum as well, spinning off radio perennials “Lido Shuffle,” “Breakdown Dead Ahead,” and “Jojo,” while soundtrack cut “Look What You’ve Done to Me” rode the Urban Cowboy wave to the Top 20.
Scaggs stepped back for much of the 1980s, surfacing with 1988’s Other Roads and co-founding San Francisco’s Slim’s nightclub, which he owned until its 2020 closure. The 1990s and 2000s marked a stylistic pivot: Some Change (1994) paired adult-contemporary craft with blues inflections; Come On Home (1997) paid homage to R&B roots; But Beautiful (2003) and Speak Low (2008) topped the jazz chart with standards bathed in cool restraint. Modern studio sets—Dig (2001), Memphis (2013), A Fool to Care (2015), and Out of the Blues (2018)—rounded out a discography that now numbers nineteen solo studio albums, each underscoring his versatility across blues, jazz, and retro-soul. Both A Fool to Care and Out of the Blues debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Blues Albums list, the latter securing a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album.
Chart success is only part of Scaggs’s industry esteem. His hand-picked Silk Degrees session band—David Paich, Jeff Porcaro, and David Hungate—used the momentum to launch Toto, crediting Scaggs for catalyzing their record deal. Session work with Steely Dan and tours with Fleetwood Mac further attest to his peer respect. Awards beyond his Grammy include RIAA multi-platinum plaques, the 2019 Texas Medal of Arts, and a Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums nod for Silk Degrees.
Outside the studio, Scaggs nurtured live music culture: Slim’s became a Bay Area institution, while his ongoing tours, including the Dukes of September revue with Donald Fagen and Michael McDonald, kept classic repertoire in front of new audiences. Personal ventures include an organic Napa Valley vineyard established with his wife Dominique, producing Rhône-style wines until the 2017 Northern California wildfires destroyed the property—a setback he faced with characteristic resilience, donating guitars to Japanese earthquake relief in 2024 and continuing to tour into his eighties.
Beloved for a voice that glides from husky baritone to falsetto, for songwriting that marries sophisticated chord changes to pop hooks, and for guitar work steeped in Texas blues, Boz Scaggs occupies a rare stratum: equally credible to audiophiles, jazz aficionados, and soft-rock traditionalists. His career illustrates how thoughtful genre fusion, meticulous studio craft, and a willingness to evolve can yield a catalogue that endures well beyond its commercial heyday.
Complete List Of Boz Scaggs Songs From A to Z
- 1993 – Down Two Then Left – 1977
- A Clue – Down Two Then Left – 1977
- After Hours – Come On Home – 1997
- Alone, Alone – Moments – 1971
- Angel Lady (Come Just In Time) – Slow Dancer – 1974
- Angel You – Middle Man – 1980
- Another Day (Another Letter) – Boz Scaggs – 1969
- As The Years Go Passing By – My Time: A Boz Scaggs Anthology – 1997
- Ask Me ‘Bout Nothin’ (But the Blues) – Come On Home – 1997
- Baby Let Me Follow You Down – Boz 1965 – 1965
- Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered – But Beautiful – 2003
- Breakdown Dead Ahead – Middle Man – 1980
- But Beautiful – But Beautiful – 2003
- C.C. Rider – Boz 1965 – 1965
- Cadillac Walk – Memphis – 2013
- Call Me – Some Change – 1994
- Call That Love – Dig – 2001
- Can I Change My Mind – Memphis – 2013
- Can I Make It Last (Or Will It Just Be Over) – Moments – 1971
- Claudia – Other Roads – 1988
- Come On Home – Come On Home – 1997
- Cool Running – Other Roads – 1988
- Corrina, Corrina – Memphis – 2013
- Crimes of Passion – Other Roads – 1988
- Desire – Dig – 2001
- Dindi – Speak Low – 2008
- Dinah Flo – My Time – 1972
- Do Like You Do in New York – Middle Man – 1980
- Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me – Speak Low – 2008
- Don’t Cry No More – Come On Home – 1997
- Down In Virginia – Out Of The Blues – 2018
- Downright Women – Moments – 1971
- Drowning in the Sea of Love – My Time: A Boz Scaggs Anthology – 1997
- Dry Spell – Memphis – 2013
- Early in the Morning – Come On Home – 1997
- Easy Living – But Beautiful – 2003
- Fade Into Light – Fade into Light – 1996
- Finding Her – Boz Scaggs – 1969
- Flames of Love – Boz Scaggs & Band – 1971
- Fly Like a Bird – Some Change – 1994
- Follow That Man – Some Change – 1994
- For All We Know – But Beautiful – 2003
- Found Love – Come On Home – 1997
- Freedom for the Stallion – My Time – 1972
- Full Of Fire – A Fool To Care – 2015
- Full-Lock Power Slide – My Time – 1972
- Funny – Other Roads – 1988
- Gangster of Love – Boz 1965 – 1965
- Georgia – Silk Degrees – 1976
- Get on the Natch – Dig – 2001
- Gimme the Goods – Down Two Then Left – 1977
- Girl from the North Country – Boz 1965 – 1965
- Gone Baby Gone – Memphis – 2013
- Goodnight Louise – Come On Home – 1997
- Got You on My Mind – Boz 1965 – 1965
- Hard Times – Down Two Then Left – 1977
- Harbor Lights – Silk Degrees – 1976
- He’s a Fool for You – My Time – 1972
- Heart of Mine – Other Roads – 1988
- Hello My Lover – My Time – 1972
- Hell To Pay – A Fool To Care – 2015
- Hercules – Slow Dancer – 1974
- Here to Stay – Boz Scaggs & Band – 1971
- Hey Baby – Boz 1965 – 1965
- High Blood Pressure – A Fool To Care – 2015
- Hollywood – Down Two Then Left – 1977
- Hollywood Blues – Moments – 1971
- How Long – Boz 1965 – 1965
- How Long Has This Been Going On? – But Beautiful – 2003
- I Ain’t Got You – Out Of The Blues – 2018
- I Don’t Hear You – Other Roads – 1988
- I Got Your Number – Slow Dancer – 1974
- I Just Go – Dig – 2001
- I Should Care – But Beautiful – 2003
- I Want To See You – A Fool To Care – 2015
- I Wish I Knew – Speak Low – 2008
- I Will Forever Sing (The Blues) – Moments – 1971
- I’ll Be Long Gone – Boz Scaggs – 1969
- I’ll Be the One – Some Change – 1994
- I’ll Remember April – Speak Low – 2008
- I’m A Fool To Care – A Fool To Care – 2015
- I’m Easy – Boz Scaggs – 1969
- I’m So Proud – A Fool To Care – 2015
- I’ve Got Your Love – Come On Home – 1997
- I’ve Just Got To Forget You – Out Of The Blues – 2018
- I’ve Just Got To Know – Out Of The Blues – 2018
- Illusion – Some Change – 1994
- Invitation – Speak Low – 2008
- Isn’t It Time – Middle Man – 1980
- It All Went Down the Drain – Come On Home – 1997
- It’s Over – Silk Degrees – 1976
- Jojo – Middle Man – 1980
- Jump – Out Of The Blues – 2018
- Jump Street – Silk Degrees – 1976
- Just Go – Fade into Light – 1996
- King of El Paso – Dig – 2001
- Last Tango On 16th Street – A Fool To Care – 2015
- Let It Happen – Slow Dancer – 1974
- Let the Good Times Roll – Boz 1965 – 1965
- Lido Shuffle – Silk Degrees – 1976
- Little Miss Night And Day – Out Of The Blues – 2018
- Loan Me a Dime – Boz Scaggs – 1969
- Look What I Got – Boz Scaggs – 1969
- Look What You’ve Done to Me – My Time: A Boz Scaggs Anthology – 1997
- Lost It – Some Change – 1994
- Love Anyway – Boz Scaggs & Band – 1971
- Love Don’t Love Nobody – A Fool To Care – 2015
- Love Letters – Come On Home – 1997
- Love Me Tomorrow – Silk Degrees – 1976
- Love On A Two Way Street – Memphis – 2013
- Lowdown – Silk Degrees – 1976
- Mental Shakedown – Other Roads – 1988
- Middle Man – Middle Man – 1980
- Might Have to Cry – My Time – 1972
- Miss Riddle – Dig – 2001
- Miss Sun – My Time: A Boz Scaggs Anthology – 1997
- Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl – Memphis – 2013
- Moments – Moments – 1971
- Monkey Time – Boz Scaggs & Band – 1971
- My Funny Valentine – But Beautiful – 2003 (Japanese bonus track)
- My Time – My Time – 1972
- Near You – Moments – 1971
- Never Let Me Go – But Beautiful – 2003
- Nothing Will Take Your Place – Boz Scaggs & Band – 1971
- Now You’re Gone – Boz Scaggs – 1969
- Old Time Lovin’ – My Time – 1972
- On The Beach – Out Of The Blues – 2018
- Pain of Love – Slow Dancer – 1974
- Painted Bells – Moments – 1971
- Payday – Dig – 2001
- Pearl Of The Quarter – Memphis – 2013
- Picture of a Broken Heart – Come On Home – 1997
- Radiator 110 – Out Of The Blues – 2018
- Rainy Night In Georgia – Memphis – 2013
- Rich Woman – A Fool To Care – 2015
- Right Out of My Head – Other Roads – 1988
- Rock And Stick – Out Of The Blues – 2018
- Runnin’ Blue – Boz Scaggs & Band – 1971
- Sail on White Moon – Slow Dancer – 1974
- Sarah – Dig – 2001
- Save Your Love For Me – Speak Low – 2008
- Senza Fine – Speak Low – 2008
- She Was Too Good To Me – Speak Low – 2008
- Sick and Tired – Come On Home – 1997
- Sierra – Some Change – 1994
- Simone – Middle Man – 1980
- Skylark – Speak Low – 2008
- Slow Dancer – Slow Dancer – 1974
- Slowly in the West – My Time – 1972
- Small Town Talk – A Fool To Care – 2015
- So Good To Be Here – Memphis – 2013
- Some Change – Some Change – 1994
- Some Things Happen – Fade into Light – 1996
- Sophisticated Lady – But Beautiful – 2003
- Soul to Soul – Other Roads – 1988
- Speak Low – Speak Low – 2008
- Steamboat – Boz 1965 – 1965
- Still Falling for You – Down Two Then Left – 1977
- Stormy Monday Blues – Boz 1965 – 1965
- Sunny Gone – Memphis – 2013
- Sweet Release – Boz Scaggs – 1969
- T-Bone Shuffle – Come On Home – 1997
- Take It for Granted – Slow Dancer – 1974
- Thanks to You – Dig – 2001
- That’s All Right – Boz 1965 – 1965
- The Ballad Of The Sad Young Men – Speak Low – 2008
- The Feeling Is Gone – Out Of The Blues – 2018
- The Night of Van Gogh – Other Roads – 1988
- Then She Walked Away – Down Two Then Left – 1977
- There Is Someone Else – Slow Dancer – 1974
- There’s A Storm A’ Comin’ – A Fool To Care – 2015
- This Time The Dream’s On Me – Speak Low – 2008
- Those Lies – Out Of The Blues – 2018
- Time – Some Change – 1994
- Tomorrow Never Came – Down Two Then Left – 1977
- Up to You – Boz Scaggs & Band – 1971
- Vanishing Point – Dig – 2001
- Waiting for a Train – Boz Scaggs – 1969
- We Been Away – Moments – 1971
- We Were Always Sweethearts – Moments – 1971
- We’re All Alone – Silk Degrees – 1976
- We’re Gonna Roll – My Time – 1972
- We’re Waiting – Down Two Then Left – 1977
- What Can I Say – Silk Degrees – 1976
- What Do You Want the Girl to Do – Silk Degrees – 1976
- What’s New? – But Beautiful – 2003
- What’s Number One? – Other Roads – 1988
- Whatcha Gonna Tell Your Man – Down Two Then Left – 1977
- Whispering Pines – A Fool To Care – 2015
- Why Why – Boz Scaggs & Band – 1971
- You Can Have Me Anytime – Middle Man – 1980
- You Don’t Know What Love Is – But Beautiful – 2003
- You Got Me Cryin’ – Memphis – 2013
- You Got My Letter – Some Change – 1994
- You Got Some Imagination – Middle Man – 1980
- You Make It So Hard (To Say No) – Slow Dancer – 1974
- You’re Not – Dig – 2001
- You’re So Fine – Boz 1965 – 1965
- You’re So Good – Boz Scaggs & Band – 1971
- Your Good Thing (Is About to End) – Come On Home – 1997
Albums
Boz 1965 (1965): 12 songs
Boz Scaggs (1969): 9 songs
Moments (1971): 10 songs
Boz Scaggs & Band (1971): 9 songs
My Time (1972): 10 songs
Slow Dancer (1974): 10 songs
Silk Degrees (1976): 10 songs
Down Two Then Left (1977): 10 songs
Middle Man (1980): 9 songs
Other Roads (1988): 11 songs
Some Change (1994): 10 songs
Fade into Light (1996): 3 new songs
Come On Home (1997): 14 songs
Dig (2001): 11 songs
But Beautiful (2003): 11 songs (including Japanese bonus track)
Speak Low (2008): 12 songs
Memphis (2013): 12 songs
A Fool To Care (2015): 12 songs
Out Of The Blues (2018): 11 songs
My Time: A Boz Scaggs Anthology (1997): 4 exclusive songs
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