Music
Boz Scaggs “Middle Man” (1980) Columbia Even though it spawned two Top 20 hits--”Breakdown Dead Ahead,” which got to No. 15, and “Jojo,” which got to 17--”Middle Man” wasn’t quite the smash its predecessor was: “Silk Degrees,” a few years earlier, had included “Lido Shuffle” and “Lowdown,” which got to Nos. 11 and 3 respectively.
Oct. 13, 1994
Re the “Boz Scaggs: Rock Takes a Snooze” review by Dennis Hunt (Aug. 8): I had waited a long time to see Scaggs in concert.
Aug. 13, 1994
California
They were two sons of the famous who grew up best friends, turned to drugs and died young.
Jan. 5, 1999
Travel & Experiences
** 1/2 BOZ SCAGGS. “Other Roads.” Columbia.
June 19, 1988
Blue-eyed soul singer Boz Scaggs is about to release his first album in eight years.
April 29, 1988
Boz Scaggs, who enjoyed his greatest commercial success in the mid-’70s with his eclectic mixture of pop, blues, R&B; and rock, is trying another comeback.
Aug. 8, 1994
Scaggs plays the instrument on his current tour after years of letting other players do the picking.
Aug. 5, 1999
Boz SCAGGS as a Playboy Jazz Festival headliner?
June 12, 2003
** 1/2 Boz Scaggs, “Some Change,” Virgin.
April 17, 1994
One measure of jazz’s influence since its birth over a century ago can be found on the bill of the annual Playboy Jazz Festival, which has announced the first batch of artists on its 2019 lineup.
Jan. 8, 2019