Saturday, April 11, 2015

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:  A Fool To Care  (2015)
Genre:  Rock, Soft Rock, Blues Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Jazz Rock
Label:  429 Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Rich Woman  (2:58)
 2.  I'm A Fool To Care  (2:04)
 3.  Hell To Pay (feat. Bonnie Raitt)  (6:15)
 4.  Small Town Talk  (3:40)
 5.  Last Tango On 16th Street  (6:24)
 6.  There's A Storm A Comin'  (4:13)
 7.  I'm So Proud  (3:37)
 8.  I Want To See You  (5:41)
 9.  High Blood Pressure  (3:35)
10. Full Of Fire  (4:17)
11. Love Don't Love Nobody  (5:08)
12. Whispering Pines (feat. Lucinda Williams)  (4:20)

Personnel:

Boz Scaggs:  Vocals, Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Steve Jordan:  Drums, Percussion, Background Vocals
Willie Weeks:  Bass
Jim Cox:  B-3 on Tracks: 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, Piano on Tracks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,  9, 11, Pump Organ on Track 6, Vibraphone on Tracks:  7, 11, Wurlitzer Piano on Track 7
Al Anderson:  Guitar Figure on Track 1, Chunk Guitar on Track 3
Douglas Rowan:  Baritone Saxophone on Track 1, Tenor Saxophone on Tracks: 1, 8, Alto Saxophone on Track 2
Jim Hoke:  Baritone Saxophone on Tracks: 1, 2, Tenor Saxophone on Track 1, Accordion on Track 4, 6, Vibraphone, Miscellaneous Woodwinds on Track 5, Bass Clarinet on Track 2, 8,  Alto Flute, Tenor Saxophone on Track 8
Eric Crystal:  Tenor & Alto Saxophones on Tracks:  1, 2
Ray Parker, Jr.:  Guitar on Tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Acoustic Guitar on Track 4
Bonnie Raitt:  Vocals, Slide Guitar on Track 3
Seth Asarnow:  Bandoneon on Tracks:  4, 5, 8, Pump Organ on Track 11
Paul Franklin:  Steel Guitar on Tracks: 6, 12
Clifford Carter:  Synth Atmospherics on Track 6
Conesha "Ms Monet" Owens:  Background Vocals on Tracks: 7, 9, 11
Tony Lindsay:  Background Vocals on Tracks: 7, 9, 11
Fred Ross:  Background Vocals on Tracks: 7, 9, 11
Ben Cauley:  Trumpet on Track 10
Jack Hale:  Trombone on Track 10
Jim Horn:  Baritone Saxophone on Track 10
Lannie McMillan:  Tenor Saxophone on Track 10
Quentin L. Ware Jr.:  Trumpet on Track 10
Reggie Young:  Guitar on Track 11
Lucinda Williams:  Vocals on Track 12

A Fool To Care is a new album by Boz Scaggs, was released on March 31, 2015 by 429 Records, featuring two Very Special Guests Bonnie Raitt contributes Slide Guitar and Vocals on "Hell To Pay" and Lucinda Williams Vocals on "Whispering Pines".


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