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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 one-time lead singer with the Steve Miller Band, and in the 1970s with several solo Top 20 hit singles in the United States, including the hits "Lowdown" and "Lido Shuffle" from the critically acclaimed album ''Silk Degrees'' (1976), which peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200. Scaggs continues to write, record music, and tour. ==Early life and career== Scaggs was born in Canton, Ohio,〔 the son of a traveling salesman. The family moved to McAlester, Oklahoma, then to Plano, Texas (at that time a farm town), just north of Dallas. He attended a Dallas private school, St. Mark's School of Texas, where schoolmate Mal Buckner gave him the nickname "Bosley", later shortened to "Boz". After learning guitar at the age of 12, he met Steve Miller at St. Mark's School. In 1959, he became the vocalist for Miller's band, the Marksmen. The pair later attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison together, playing in blues bands like the Ardells and the Fabulous Knight Trains.〔 Leaving school, Scaggs briefly joined the burgeoning rhythm and blues scene in London, then traveled on to Sweden as a solo performer, and in 1965 recorded his solo debut album, ''Boz'', which failed commercially.〔 Scaggs also had a brief stint with the band the Other Side with Mac MacLeod and fellow American Jack Downing. Returning to the U.S., Scaggs promptly headed for the booming psychedelic music center of San Francisco in 1967. Linking up with Steve Miller again, he appeared on the Steve Miller Band's first two albums, ''Children of the Future'' and ''Sailor'' in 1968. Scaggs secured a solo contract with Atlantic Records in 1968, releasing his second album, ''Boz Scaggs'', featuring the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and session guitarist Duane Allman, in 1969. Despite good reviews, this release achieved only moderate sales. He then briefly hooked up with Bay Area band Mother Earth in a supporting role on their second album ''Make a Joyful Noise'' on guitar and backup vocals. Scaggs then signed with Columbia Records; his first four albums for Columbia all charted, with his best peaking at #81.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Boz Scaggs」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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