| Birth name | William Royce Scaggs |
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| Born | June 8, 1944 Canton, Ohio, United States |
| Genres | Blue-eyed soul, rock, blues rock,soft rock, jazz rock |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter, guitarist |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1963–present |
| Labels | Columbia, Atlantic, Virgin, 429 Records |
| Associated acts | Steve Miller Band, Toto |
| Website | BozScaggs.com |
William Royce “Boz” Scaggs (born June 8, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He gained fame in the 1960s as a guitarist and sometime lead singer with the Steve Miller Band, and in the 1970s with several solo Top 20 hit singles in the United States, including the well-known hits “Lowdown” and “Lido Shuffle” from the critically acclaimed album Silk Degrees, which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Scaggs continues to write, record music and tour.
We celebrate Boz Scaggs 74th birthday with 4 fine Bob Dylan covers:
Visions of Johanna
Dylan Fest Nashville, celebrating Bob Dylan’s 75th birthday Birthday, benefitted Thistle Farms on 23 May 2016, Ryman Auditorium, Nashville Tennessee:
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And this is a beauty:
Boots Of Spanish Leather
Warren Hellman Public Celebration Sunday 2/19/12
Boz Scaggs & The Cabin Down Below Band- Meet Me in the Morning
Dylan Fest, May 24, 2012
with Donald Fagen
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Corrina, Corrina
Fox Performing Arts Center, Riverside, California – 9/14/2013
This might be streching it a bit.. but for me it’s a Dylan song 🙂
-Egil