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Boz Scaggs
The son of a salesman, William Scaggs (born in Canton, Ohio, on June 8, 1944)
mostly grew up in Oklahoma and Texas. Given the nickname of Boz, he started
playing guitar at the age of 12 and after meeting Steve Miller in 1959 became
vocalist with Miller's band The Marksmen. At university he continued to play
with Miller in a series of blues bands before moving to London where he became
heavily involved in the burgeoning UK R&B scene. He released his debut solo
album Boz in 1965, but it was unsuccessful and Scaggs returned to the US,
involving himself in the exploding San Francisco...
