Boz Scaggs - 'Lowdown' Reaction! You Lowdown Dirty Good For Nothing!!

[@steveasher5849]

First white man to win Grammy for Best R&B/Soul song for Lowdown

[@RedRuffinsore]

From Plano, Texas (Dallas suburb). Steve Miller (Steve Miller Band) went to the same high school and taught him to play guitar. The guitar solo running through the song is being played by Boz.

[@twatts1523]

He’s got soul, like Bobby Caldwell and Michael McDonald.

[@MarkSouza-bh6sv]

Awe yeah, I been waiting for Boz to appear, Jojo and Lido shuffle next💪

[@savethelighthouse]

Lido Shuffle lays it down!

[@nastynick8709]

Along with "Breakdown Dead Ahead", 'Dinah Flo" and "Miss Sun" for sure.

[@tammydean3003]

​@nastynick8709 OH yes Breakdown Dead Ahead!

[@sooankim9247]

JOJO 🤌

[@kimcassidy]

Oh I love "miss Sun" especially when he was playing it with the Dukes of September .oh can not go wrong with Boz ,now that's a rabbit hole to go down.He's now 80 years old and can still play and sing!! One of the best ever!

[@brandonboucher7090]

Props to whoever threw out this recommendation

[@primeminister66]

Indeed

[@freebirdtony]

I thought the same thing.

[@zackattack635]

This record was so hot it allowed the session players to start their own band. That was Toto. But this song changed music taste in a big way. Crossover hit to the extreme.

[@primeminister66]

Toto 🥶!!!

[@ronaldtucker1262]

Great info. Thanks!

[@SonicProfessor_a.k.a._T._Andra]

It didn't "allow" 🙄🙄🙄 ...just because Paich and 2 of the Porcaro brothers were on these sessions did not "lead to" Toto.🙄🙄 ...just because you're not aware of the details of the history and want to conflate anything you recognize from the past with later events doesn't make it accurate or astute, in any way! ...all of the guys who, later, recorded as Toto were doing hundreds of sessions up & down the coast in those years. ...🤦

[@zackattack635]

@ “In early 1977, Paich and Porcaro started working on the demos for what would become the Toto album, drafting their friend Lukather - who'd performed with them in the band Rural Still Life while they were all still in high school - and then bringing him into Scaggs' touring band as a replacement for guitarist Les Dudek. By the end of the year, the group had a deal with Columbia Records, as well as a new lead singer: former S.S. Fools frontman Bobby Kimball.” They were literally backing Boz on his tour. Boz is the reason they got signed… even if they were known musicians. Silk degrees and his tour were their break. Undeniably so.

[@SonicProfessor_a.k.a._T._Andra]

@@zackattack635 o.k. Thank you. (apparently you DO know the details 🤷🤦). ...I am not too sure about the Les Dudek "replacement" (I'm not saying 'Luke' didn't play with them-that's not it!). I have seen live film from this tour and Dudek is playing on-stage with them (maybe The had Dudek & Luke for a while and Dudek had to leave or had something else on his plate, simultaneously 🤷🤷). ...Dudek was on Down Two, Then Left; as well. 🤷🤷 ...but, o.k.: I take your point.

[@davetrave1]

Boz Scaggs live version of "Look What You've Done to Me" is so smooth! You will enjoy "JoJo" also.

[@stephenhanson3647]

If they play this at my funeral...my body is gonna start movin' and groovin'.

[@edwardcrews2952]

Lido Shuffle is a banger

[@mikeanderson7962]

Corey Roy MAKES this reaction worth watching ❤ so full of life, soul, and real JOY!!! The world needs more Corey Roy!!!!

[@jdw5678]

Monster hit from 1976, barely missed #1. This is one of my favorite songs from the entire 1970s.

[@TheCarnivalguy]

Lord have mercy….Silk Degrees…I bought this album when it was first released - 1976 age 21. I played the hell out of it on my new Fisher studio standard sound system. Silk Degrees, one of the GOAT and I still have the album almost 50 years later. I enjoy you guys a lot.

[@twatts1523]

Haha, yep, in 1976 I was 7 years old. My mom bought the 8 track for the van. And also the vinyl album for the house, which I still have ❤ Grew up listening to this, Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers, and all kinds of great 70’s music.

[@winslow551]

This song won the Grammy for best R&B song after its release in 1976. Check out his smooth vocals on Harbor Lights. Incredible production and performance. The remaster album cut is the one.

[@AgingDrummerBoy-ly1js]

I just recommended this one too ✌️

[@karenpowell6063]

I've loved this song since 1976 . I'm so happy that yall have discovered his music . Enjoy 😉

[@GoldenLady1007]

So have I. I was a teenager and wore the record OUT! We were blessed to be around for the ABSOLUTE best musical era there will EVER be. ✨️😊💛

[@FourFish47]

I love how Corey feels this music. ❤

[@veadairavani5692]

Man, I wore this album out!! This song is so fresh after almost 50 years!! Boz is another underappreciated artist.

[@5989921]

Loan Me a Dime Boz on vocal and Duane Allman guitar. One of my favorite Blues recordings.

[@dennisshaper4744]

Loan

[@5989921]

@@dennisshaper4744 Thanks 😎

[@RabbiSteve1]

Yup. Boz played hit-bucket blues for sometimes, both before and after these hits.

[@caroliamurri3872]

Me too! Exceptional tune!!

[@teriwilkinson7816]

I never get tired of listening to Boz!

[@suzanneprock7286]

This is an excellent selection, Boz Scaggs had alot of soul.

[@AgingDrummerBoy-ly1js]

Has ❤️

[@kathyrizzi8754]

Yes! I love this song & will never get tired of it…my favorite by Boz Scaggs!👍👏👏👏👏♥️♥️♥️

[@caroliamurri3872]

Boz' music is timeless! Silk Degrees has banger after banger! Thanks for this!!! 💓🌟

[@Debcatawba]

Corey, your reaction is exactly how we all felt when we first heard this back in 1976. You can’t sit still. Boz Scaggs is smooth as midnight bourbon. I’ve seen him 7 times and I’d see him 200 more times if it were possible.

[@jesselobo3213]

I've heard this dozens of times and it never gets old or tiring. A great jazzy pop song.

[@muffinamy83]

I remember roller skating to this at the rink in '77. Takes me right back.

[@bugvswindshield]

Boz Scaggs is on the short list of the coolest cats to ever grace these here ears. so cool .

[@art3mis290]

49 years ago this went on my playlist, dang near every party some time after midnight I pop this on to this day. So smooth even those who don't dance are at the very least are tappin' their foot and thinkin' they can sing! Thank you enjoyed it with you.

[@gailsimmons5270]

I was 14 when this album came out. I used to babysit for this couple in my neighborhood and they turned me onto this album. I immediately took some of my babysitting money and went to the local record store in my neighborhood bought this album. I am almost 63 years old and I still have this album and I still jam to it, but now I jam with my grandkids. Gotta love Boz because he is such a vibe!

[@johncagnettajr344]

Scaggs was a gunslinger in his day. Great guitarist, composer, producer. He worked on many artists albums and live performances. Look him up.

[@Anaj-us4eo]

His shows were as smooth and swaggering as his songs… he just seemed to glide around with his guitar.. and the beautiful back up singers! Saw him twice at the theatre in the round, So. San Francisco. He also had a bar in SF not far from the famous tadishes, that I met him one time at. Very charismatic, tall, handsome and a charmer…

[@tonyaristide2582]

Such a good song, all over the radio back in the day.. always dug Boz.

[@RobertMichaelStewart]

I knew Corey would groove to this for sure.

[@elmerkilred159]

Man, this brings back memories.

[@blackprix]

Boz ….the man. The giant rabbit hole you need to go down some of the greatest songs ever done by a performer and an artist.

[@Mikeluvdrums]

Jeff Pocaro on drums ,TOTO fame and one of the best session drummers in LA, 76- to 84 .

[@TheDivayenta]

More Boz! Everything he does is great and in the groove. Jojo; Love, Look What You’ve Done to Me; Miss Sun live are even better! He still tours- still fantastic.

[@pd4104lang]

Glad you finally found Boz! Try, "JoJo", "Miss Sun", "Lido Shuffle", "Look You've Done To Me" Live! (There's a beautiful musical surprise at the end of it!) etc. You can't go wrong with Boz!

[@bobschenkel7921]

A cool little factoid abut Boz Scaggs, he was a Prep High School roommate of Steve Miller ("Fly Like An Eagle', "Jet Airliner", "Living In The USA"). And Steve Miller was the Godson of Les Paul, who basically invented the Electric Guitar, So it is ALL connected. Another goodie from Boz is "Lido Shuffle", from the same album.

[@douglasg.9271]

Boz will be a new favorite after another song or two. I’ve never know anyone who didn’t appreciate how good his music is.

[@EvilTheOne]

Back when Toto was putting together the demo for their debut album in the mid-70's, they had a song titled 'Tales of a Man'. While listening to it, Mr. Scaggs liked the changes in the middle of the song. And they pretty much built an entire song around those changes. Written by David Paich, Toto's pianist, and built around Toto's groove-master drummer Jeff Porcaro. People can find the inspiration for the song on 'Toto XX'.

[@philipmccarthy6175]

Everybody talks about Toto, but after their first album, they were pretty bland. Great musicians, but a lot their best work was in the service of other artists.

[@EvilTheOne]

@@philipmccarthy6175 There is still a market for 'bland' music. Although I'll admit that a lot of their music may be 'run-of-the-mill', there are some great nuggets on each of their albums. And the fact that they played on thousands of albums, everyone must understand that if their songs sounds like other artists, it's because they've probably played on and/or influenced those artist's albums.

[@vanessa4u4evr]

Another beautiful blue-eyed soul moment. We loved Bob back in the day. Still do. ❤

[@buddystewart2020]

From Songfacts - Scaggs wrote this song with the keyboard player David Paich, who would later form the band Toto and write many of their hits. "Lowdown" was the first song that Scaggs and Paich wrote together; it was Silk Degrees producer Joe Wissert who put them together. In a Songfacts interview with Boz Scaggs, he explained: "We took off for a weekend to this getaway outside of LA where there was a piano and stayed up all night banging around ideas. We hit on 'Lowdown,' and then we brought it back to the band and recorded it. We were just thrilled with that one. That was the first song that we attempted, and it had a magic to it." This was the second single released from Silk Degrees. The first was "It's Over," which charted at a modest #38 in May 1976. Scaggs had little name recognition at the time, and sales were stagnant for the album until an R&B radio station in Cleveland started playing "Lowdown." Other stations followed suit, and it quickly became clear that the song had crossover appeal and hit potential. Scaggs' label, CBS, released it as a single and it climbed to #3 on the Hot 100 in October, spurring sales of the album along the way. The song is about a girl who doesn't appreciate what her man gives her. The "dirty lowdown" is the honest truth - what Scaggs is encouraging this poor sap to face. The word "Lowdown" was popular slang meaning a summary of what's going on for real. Along with keyboard player David Paich, two other future Toto members also played on this track: drummer Jeff Porcaro and bass player David Hungate. The Silk Degrees marked the first time that Scaggs used these studio pros, and it was also his first album produced by Joe Wissert, who was a staff producer at Columbia Records who had previously worked with Earth, Wind & Fire. The crew for the album found just the right sound, a disco-blend that could play in dance clubs and pool halls. Scaggs credits Wissert for giving him and the other musicians plenty of freedom in the studio, resulting in one of the most successful albums of the '70s - Silk Degrees went on to sell over five million copies. This won the Grammy for Best R&B Song of 1976, making Scaggs the first white artist to win the award.

[@David-br5zx]

He started out with the Steve Miller Band in 1967

[@de-nz4jp]

Saw Boz Scaggs in Napier, New Zealand, touring with Mike MacDonald and Mick Fleetwood ... until then only heard him on albums and radio.. the best compliment i can pay him is that his singing live was even better than his recordings.. a night to remember, absolute music heaven... 🕊NZ

[@deborahcornell171]

@de-nz4jp What a great lineup!🩵✨️

[@joesmith1957]

Ah, so many years of enjoying Boz Scaggs. I saw him live around the time these albums released and more recently. He is still an amazing performer. Worth checking out some of his more recent live performances.

[@chab1rd155]

This is an old school classic, and I still love it! 🙌💞

[@WilliamEdwards-ko8sc]

Boz was in steve miller's band before going solo

[@AgingDrummerBoy-ly1js]

A couple of bands together!

[@jimmoore8951]

They both moved to SF from Texas and Boz married Camilla who became a socialite and Boz got a few good songs (like this one) out of the divorce

[@cobbycaputo3332]

They were in high school together in Dallas and were in bands then.

[@SignalCorps1]

@@jimmoore8951I saw Boz at Gruene Hall a few years back, He’s definitely getting up there in years, but as soon as he sat down at the keyboard it was like the good ‘ol days

[@primeminister66]

Whoa

[@MarvinGray-f8p]

Lowdown was a huge hit on both R&B and Pop charts

[@Fuphyter]

Corey.. love seeing you get into tunes! ❤

[@maha77]

*BOZ SCAGGS* - _'JoJo, Lido Shuffle, Heart Of Mine, Breakdown Dead Ahead, We're All Alone'_ 5 more Boz songs to add to this list!

[@derekbeck9124]

Look what you've done to me is good one. Off the movie urban cowboy

[@angelagoodwin5758]

Shout out from Cleveland, class of '76! "Fly Like an Eagle"!

[@travisyarbrough4033]

Funky and jazzy at the same time. Incredible groove.

[@patf1561]

Jojo is a must listen.

[@jackvanderwerf1294]

3rd week of September, 1976, Rich stadium. I'd never heard of Boz Scaggs, he was the opening act. The volume was not loud, it was tuneful, and when Boz starting playing Harbor Lights, the entire stadium exhailed and went whisper quiet. I've never experienced anything like that. The day started overcast, 64 degrees. By the time Elton John and Kiki Dee took the stage, it was drizzling and dropping into the 50's. The coldest (teeth chattering) concert I was ever at, one of the best concerts of my memory.

[@josephblowseph6123]

And the lyrics are wise and lifting, not letting yourself get too low, but realizing we're all just us low down if we let ourselves fall too far.

[@CJ-Fischer]

If you ever thought a smooth jazz song could be a total Banger …this is it!! Just so well put together…it’s a masterpiece in my book!

[@missmem6214]

Dirty Low Down... Boz has soul running through his veins. Thanks guys, love your channel!❤

[@leetroy3129]

This is one of. Those songs that fill the dance floor! ✌️❤️

[@joelwatts5260]

Loan me a Dime is another gem of his.

[@bigu1223]

With Duane Allman !

[@tonic8945]

One of the best albums ever, what a fantastic era to have lived through ❤

[@oscartheg6674]

Talk about a classic but it just bring back memories thank you I'm an old man.

[@jannaromine5908]

This song is perfect❤

[@kimberleymonari3560]

******* BOZ SKAGGS: About as Hip as They Come. Ya'll Started with a WINNER! This WON a GRAMMY for "BEST R & B SONG" in 1977. Guess That DJ You mentioned Had it Right! Genuine blue eyed soul, along with MICHAEL McDONALD, BOBBY CALDWELL, HALL & OATES & others.

[@tonygourdine512]

One of the best bass lines of All-Times and textures in the rhythm section. A sonic pleasure of blue-eyed soul and R&B !!

[@jannaromine5908]

Have always absolutely loved this song!! Great reaction. This came on the radio a lot when I was in my early 20s

[@kevinhouse1015]

"Love, look what you've done to me" live. What a great song.

[@AgingDrummerBoy-ly1js]

Great choice! Love Boz Scaggs so much! I've seen him in concert three times over the decades. I brought my adult children the last time. He can set a mood! ✌️❤️🤟🥁

[@FUBAR1986]

This song was number one on the R&B charts first time for a white artist🎉😂❤

[@robertlear2712]

Really great song. I saw Boz Scaggs in concert in Los Angeles about 6 years ago. Great show and Boz was a really cool guy.

[@mrshifter8220]

I'm 70 guys, brings back some great memories.....have watched a couple of y'all's videos tonight, and I have to say I enjoyed watching all you guys after the songs.....I love it you guys let them play through before making comments, much better than getting into it and bam, stopping it and talking about it. Corey, God cut us from the same mold, we are twins.... we sure think just alike. ......... People, God gave us the ability of choice......choose wisely.

[@letivon6589]

One of Boz’s best songs and there are many!

[@Regulus863]

Check out his back catalogue particularly "loan me a dime" w Duane Allman of the Allman Bros. btw... Boz Skaggs was a former member of Steve Miller Band in the 60's

[@nathanpopp2721]

It's a masterclass in song-writing. Deceptively simple, but complex in it's construction both harmonically and in its instrumentation. I'm a fan for sure.

[@actuariallurker9650]

Great song- Boz Svaggs, Donald Fagan of Steely Dan and Michael McDonald tour together as the Dukes of September - doing their own hits and jazz classics

[@arroyo284]

49 years ago … Boz always had great bands

[@richardconnolly4835]

Check out Look What You've Done to Me - live performance. His back up singers will blow your mind.

[@VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer]

This is one of the first songs I remember hearing everywhere. Every time the car started, hourly on the radio, and in stores.

[@EarthWalker2023]

Absolutely 🔥

[@terryconnelly484]

I can't believe you all haven't heard this at the barbecue

[@scottcoleman9710]

The album Silk Degrees was huge back in the day. A lot of great songs and hits. You can take a deep dive into this album and find many super tunes.

[@lilamuzik3385]

One of my favorites!

[@mikerichards67]

The whole Silk Degrees album is fire 🔥

[@moomoopuppy508]

One of the greats. Please review "Look What You've Done to Me", "We're All Alone", and "Lido Shuffle"

[@lindalee5866]

Classic Boz! Corey groovin' !

[@wesalker3479]

Corey's diggin' that flute and Olli's tryin so hard to stay cool . . . and failing. Fenom just "been there" right from the beginning.

[@leona1081]

Yes and with the 3 Ladies bringing up the background vocals❤

[@tinaotero5843]

Yesssss!!!! Still on my playlist 🎼🎵🎤🎶

[@lathedauphinot6820]

Boz Skaggs met Steve Miller in high school in Dallas. Steve Miller’s dad had built a recording studio attached to the house, and Les Paul, T-Bone Walker, … used to stop by and use the studio.

[@cdronk]

I was very young when this came out. My older brother owned this album. Lido Shuffle was the big hit, but I greatly preferred Lowdown. Another highlight was "Harbor Lights". A very slow jam, but insanely beautiful.

[@HBFTimmahh]

Right back to the roller arena in 1977.

[@guidodiman]

This song and groove is excellence in simplicity, perfection, really. This songs for dancin too !

[@KrazyKatLadyx2]

So excited to see you getting to Boz!

[@clintatk]

Percussion and bass up front with his beautiful voice. Production heaven.

[@erolbulut2584]

TOTO

[@artharrison9586]

Boz has a bunch of great tunes and he’s a great guitar player as well. Definitely worth checking out his discography.

[@marielaveau5321]

1976 was a GREAT year. 🤘

[@AgingDrummerBoy-ly1js]

Silk Degrees is top tier all the way!

[@sp33dr4c3r]

Lido Shuffle next please!

[@blueinfinite5940]

Memories, thanks, guys 👍🙏🏼💖

[@AgingDrummerBoy-ly1js]

Harbor Lights is another great track to savor! ✌️

[@POZZI-Trump2024]

Watching you bee bop and enjoy the music makes me smile Corey. Keep on keepin' on.

[@primeminister66]

All time classic

[@johngriswold2213]

I saw Boz and his band do this last year, absolutely rocked it along with 4 decades of other great songs...it's all good but when you have 12 minutes to burn do his Brother Can you Spare a Dime off of his first album. A teaser, Duane Allman puts down a great solo just to pitch in;)

[@actuariallurker9650]

Boz was a member of 1960s era Steve Miller Band , then went solo and did session work for Steely Dan on Pretzel Logic

[@josephblowseph6123]

Top 5 all time songs, no seriously.