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  TD (tmd) 2-Debutant Username: tmd Post Number: 18 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 208.253.61.2 |
I just purchased Boz Scaggs double greatest hit album and was very impressed by the soulfulness of his voice. I had never been a big fan of his hits i.e. Lido, Jo Jo ect.but could not believe my ears when I heard what sounded like pure Motown music on the album. One song called Hercules sounded like James Jamerson and Dennis Coffey. Low and behold when I look at the song credits, I found out that Johnny Bristol the great Motown producer had produced Boz- Slow Dancer album. And when I looked at who worked on several of these songs, I found out that JJ and Dennis were indeed on these songs along with several other Funk Brothers. Anyone have any additional info- Dennis give us the facts. Thanks | ||
Lady Mystique (ladymystique) 6-Zenith Username: ladymystique Post Number: 542 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 216.37.228.252 |
Yeah, Boz Scaggs was bad! LOWDOWN is the one that sticks out in my mind... | ||
Dennis Coffey (dennis_coffey) 3-Pundit Username: dennis_coffey Post Number: 44 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 64.12.116.138 |
Hello TD and Lady Mystique. I played on the hit Hang in There Baby by Johnny Bristol. I think we recorded it at Cherokee Sounds in LA. Jamerson was on some sessions with me out there. We also did an album with Martha Reeves on MCA produced by Richard Perry. I used Jamerson on my Instant Coffey album. I was doing so many sessions in LA with different producers, it was hard to tell who the artist was. I don't remember meeting Boz Scaggs even though I played on some of his tracks. | ||
Destruction (destruction) 5-Doyen Username: destruction Post Number: 269 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 69.139.236.125 |
I liked Boz's version of Fenton Robinson's "Somebody Loan Me A Dime" with my man, the incomparable Duane Allman. | ||
Davie Gordon (davie_gordon) 5-Doyen Username: davie_gordon Post Number: 173 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 195.92.194.13 |
Boz Scaggs has said in interviews that it was Johnny Bristol who taught him how to really sing when they worked on the "Slow Dancer" album. Boz' "Down Two Then Left" is one of his best albums - a real grower that doesn't hit you immediately. I'll have to pull it out and play it again. | ||
kevin quinn (kevin_quinn) 2-Debutant Username: kevin_quinn Post Number: 17 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 141.151.14.51 |
Most people know Boz from the breakout 1976 album "Silk Degrees" (Lowdown, It's Over, Lido, What Can I Say) but he had 5 albums out in the 70's before that after leaving the Steve Miller Band. "Slow Dancer" came out in '74 right before "Silk Degrees." Johnny Bristol wrote some cuts and did a great job producing the album. "You Make It Hard To Say No" got airplay at the time on FM Rock stations. The title cut, "Hercules, I Got Your Number & Pain Of Love" were standouts too. I agree, it was a pretty good, straight ahead soul album. As things went, it was a precursor of more great things to come when "Silk Degrees" followed. Along with JJ and Dennis, the album was loaded with other fantastic session players too like James Gadson, Ed Greene, Daid T. Walker, Ernie Watts, Wah Wah Watson and plenty more. The original cover had a picture of Boz walking on the beach in sunglasses and a Speedo-type bathing suit. I guess CBS Records didn't like it because it disappeared from the stores and a new cover came out later. I think "Down Two Then Left" was an underated follow up in '77. There were some dynamite cuts -"Hard Times, Whatca Gonna Tell Your Man, Hollywood and We're Waiting" to name a few. Then later came the jams "JoJo" and "Miss Sun" in the early 80's. | ||
Manny (manny) 5-Doyen Username: manny Post Number: 359 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 217.124.52.126 |
I likes specially his 90's hit "Sierra", IMHO the most soulful i have heard by Boz Scaggs. Peace! | ||
zebop (zebop) 4-Laureate Username: zebop Post Number: 104 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 205.188.116.139 |
I haven't really heard too much of Boz's later stuff. I loved "Down Two Then Left" it's one of my favorites--I even bought all of the singles from it. I always thought the album was released a few months too late. But then again "Silk Degrees" was still selling... (Message edited by zebop on August 12, 2004) | ||
Kdubya (paladin) 5-Doyen Username: paladin Post Number: 185 Registered: 5-2004 Posted From: 206.185.64.23 |
Boz is just way cool.....I was just listening to I'll Be The One......have his latest CD too....probably wil post something tommorrow. | ||
yoyoshep (yoyoshep) 2-Debutant Username: yoyoshep Post Number: 13 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 198.81.26.46 |
I also just purchased the Boz Scaggs double anthology cd. Great songs! I love his ballads, Harbor Lights, Heart Of Mine. He also has a nice dvd concert that was recently released. | ||
Eli (phillysoulman) 6-Zenith Username: phillysoulman Post Number: 1268 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.163.57.185 |
Boz was on the Today show last weekend and he sounded beter than ever. Two of my fave Boz songs are We're all alone and Hollywood. | ||
yoyoshep (yoyoshep) 2-Debutant Username: yoyoshep Post Number: 14 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 198.81.26.46 |
Hey Eli! what's happening my brother? Yoyoshep. | ||
Eli (phillysoulman) 6-Zenith Username: phillysoulman Post Number: 1271 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.163.57.185 |
Hey Shep!! Glad to see you up in here tonight! Hope to talk to you soon, my bro. | ||
TD (tmd) 2-Debutant Username: tmd Post Number: 23 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 69.170.13.72 |
Good post. I am glad it has a little legs. Thanks for all of your comments. I will definitely purchase some of the c.d.'s that everyone has recommended. |
