Born William Royce Scaggs, the musician was given the nickname Bosley, which was eventually shortened to Boz, while attending a private school in Dallas during the 1950s. At the same school, Scaggs ...

While mellow modern jazz players have hijacked and ruined the word “smooth” as a synonym for blandness, Thursday night Boz Scaggs helped reclaim the adjective as a positive attribute in a powerful ...

Boz Scaggs has had a vast and varied career, but is best known for his seventh album, the mid-'70s classic Silk Degrees. John Davisson/Invision/AP It would be one thing if the only album Boz Scaggs ...

When the COVID-19 shutdown hit more than two years ago, longtime Bay Area musician Boz Scaggs thought it might be an opportune time to write some songs. “I worked on some odds and ends,” Scaggs said. ...

The musical career of Boz Scaggs goes something like this: He started playing guitar in the late 1950s at about age 14; in the ’60s, he played in a folk combo, eventually got into the blues with his ...

If Boz Scaggs has discovered the fountain of youth, he’s keeping quiet about it. But the veteran musician is approaching his career with the infectious enthusiasm of a young musician delighted by all ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Boz Scaggs rocks out on guitar in concert. We’re so excited, we’re already doing the “Lido Shuffle.” Boz Scaggs just announced ...

Since 1976, the “Lido Shuffle” has been earworming its way into people’s consciousness with the subtle charm shared by every genius pop jackhammer. The decade was full of excellent pop tunes, but for ...

Boz Scaggs had been waiting a long time for a big record. One that would take the singer/guitarist’s career to the next level with sales, hit singles, gigging in larger concert venues, and put him and ...

"Out of the Blues" is the third and final chapter in what Boz Scaggs likes to think of as a trilogy of albums exploring his musical roots. The adventure began in 2012 when he traveled to Memphis with ...

It’s true that Boz Scaggs hit the zenith of popularity some 40 years ago. It started with the 1976 album “Silk Degrees” that has gone to sell more than 5 million copies and on through the two platinum ...

Here is the Boz Scaggs discography before “A Fool to Care,” with comments by the artist on some of the albums that changed everything. His first album was recorded under the name William R. Scaggs, ...