Boz Scaggs

Artist:  Boz Scaggs
Birth Name:  William Royce Scaggs
Born:  June 8, 1944.  Canton, Ohio, USA.
Genre:  Rock, Soft Rock, Blues Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Jazz Rock
Occupations:  Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist
Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals

Boz Scaggs is an American Singer, Songwriter, and Guitarist.  In the 1960s he was a guitarist and sometimes lead singer with The Steve Miller Band and in the 1970s with his several solo Top 20 Hit Singles in USA, along with the No. 2 Album, Silk Degrees.

Title:  Live At The Fillmore West, 30th June 1971 (2014)
Genre:  Rock, Soft Rock, Blues Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Jazz Rock
Label:  Keyhole
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  I Feel So Good  (4:49)
 2.  We Were Always SWeethearts   (5:27)
 3.  Painted Bells  (4:49)
 4.  I Will Forever Sing The Blues  (6:12)
 5.  We Been Away  (4:16)
 6.  Hollywood Blues  (2:45)
 7.  Bays Calling Home  (8:58)
 8.  Stepping Stone  (4:05)
 9.  Country Girl  (3:09)
10. Somebody Loan Me A Dime  (17:41)

Disc 2:

 1.  I'll Be Long Gone  (5:36)
 2.  I'm Easy  (4:49)
 3.  Near You (Incomplete)  (5:15)
 4.  Sweet Release  (7:43)
 5.  Jam (We Gonna Rock)  (6:43)
 6.  Jam (Long And Tall)  (12:24)

Personnel:

Boz Scaggs:  Lead Vocals, Guitar
Rita Coolidge:  Vocals, Percussion
Doug Simril:  Guitar, Piano, Vocals
Joachim Jymm Young:  Keyboards
David Brown:  Bass
Mel Martin:  Saxophones, Flute
Pat O'Hara:  Trombone
Tom Poole:  Trumpet, Flugelhorn
George Rains:  Drums

Gests:

Elvin Bishop:  Guitar, Vocals
Taj Mahal:  Harmonica, Vocals

Live At The Fillmore West, 30th June 1971 is Bob Scaggs concert, including the best material from his first two albums and The Steve Miller Band's early rocker "Stepping Stone".  He would achieve world wide fame in 1976 with the glossy, adult rock orientated Silk Degrees but back in '71 he was finding his footing as a visceral Soulful Blues Singer.  This Staggering concert is testament to his early brilliance.