Lido Shuffle - Boz Scaggs - The Midnight Special

[@barryhamilton3112]

3 Porcaro brothers playing together with Boz! Incredible…

[@RedBud315]

I never knew Jeff was on the drums until I saw this. Of course the entire Porcaro family were musical greats. I've been singing some Karaoke for quite a while and I get several request for this song. People are always surprised I'm not in a band but, my talent is singing not entertaining. I love it.

[@JonasQuigly]

Silk Degrees...one of the greatest albums of all time!

[@Artaud1957]

I still have it. On vinyl.

[@badbrad]

What an amazing snapshot of a band going from the studio to the stage in the 70's. Porcaro...nuff said.

[@BIZARBIES]

3 Porcaros

[@skipmatsey8352]

No David Hungate☹️

[@davidddrums]

Jeff having an absolute blast behind the drums. His toms are upside down too! Miss him dearly. Such finesse and energy. Kind person too. The best.

[@BIZARBIES]

He could play with anyone and make them sound a 1000x times better. His feel was amazing, his playing top notch, and just a class act all around. RIP Jeff Porcaro.

[@leonleon3773]

he was an absolute killer of a drummer, we all miss you

[@MA_808]

Grant High

[@blujay9191]

Absolutely. What a treat finding this video.

[@JamesSmith-mz9ec]

Porcaro bros on the skins and keys! Jeff and Steve!

[@jim2lane]

And 45 years later, he's still out on the road performing this song, and sounding every bit as good as he does here. We saw him last summer, and it was by FAR the best one of the entire season at our local amphitheater

[@mr.d.572]

I saw him in 1977 or 78, he was really good back then.

[@johnzucco3559]

Jeff Porcaro taking a shuffle beat to the next level!!

[@Arturo-sm1tb]

RIP, the GOAT.

[@RJ-kr4bs]

Still have the thank-you note (tucked into the original vinyl as a souvenir) Boz sent me for playing Silk Degrees on my radio program in '76. Still playing it to this day; great album, great guy, phenomenal musician. Really helped relieve the pain of Disco.

[@rgrndu]

Disco rocks. So does Boz.

[@apbadogs]

Saw Boz about 3 years ago and it was one of the best concerts I've ever seen. Sound was so clean and tight.

[@mds2465]

I think my parents were at that concert as well

[@apbadogs]

@@mds2465 It was on the 70's Rock and Romance Cruise, were your parents on that?

[@jwall3873]

Good to see a bunch of musicians in here digging' this great clip, and the talent that is playing the song(s). Ya man, this album got major rotation in the 70's. Little did we realize we had it so good musically. Absolutely a fertile musical atmosphere back then... Look what we have today! That's why we're still listening to the old jems like this!!

[@donniedarko979]

At its height, you would hear Lido Shuffle every 45-60 minutes on the radio. Massive hit.

[@michaelbarry5933]

I also loved Breakdown Dead Ahead. I still hear Lido Shuffle (thank goodness) but not Breakdown Dead Ahead. Darn.

[@situated4]

My Old School by Steely Dan

[@victormendez8811]

Jeff Porcaro Drums, Mike Porcaro Bass & Steve Porcaro Keyboards that is a dream team!!!!!!!

[@paulrosebush9137]

Greatness

[@Bridging_the_Political_Divide]

Who is on guitar?

[@ontheruntonowhere]

It's weird that all three have the same last name. Are they married?

[@wbchaney]

I can't tell if you're kidding or not. If not, then I'll tell you that they're brothers, and all of them played in Toto at one time or another.

[@patrickcasey357]

@@Bridging_the_Political_Divide I believe it’s Les Dudek. He and Boz had a falling out and a young Steve Lukather took over not long after to finish the tour.

[@curtisphilumalee1447]

Lido missed the boat that day, he left the shack But that was all he missed, and he ain't comin' back Them two opening lines were perfect for setting the story to this song. That shuffle by the drummer will get you moving if you have a heartbeat. Perfect for the song. The lyrics will take you on a trip. This album by Boz and Jackson Browne’s Runnin on Empty were my go to albums while in HS. Dreamed of life beyond Oklahoma and when the time came I never looked back. Thanks for posting this live version TMS. Made my Friday morning.

[@ETBrenner]

Great storytelling throughout these super-tight lyrics.

[@sca1871]

Man the world misses Jeff Porcaro and his amazing drum skills. His classic beats are peppered all over classic Tunes from the 70s and 80s. RIP Jeff

[@Gardner0871public]

I was born in 71. I sure would like another run from 1976-1988. Man the music, and life, was so good. One more time. Just one more time.

[@cassandraburgess-alex9378]

Born in 73 and feeling the same way

[@bobjohnson1587]

There are no do-overs in life! Sigh!

[@El_Jackalope]

Born in '59 and damned glad to have been there. I wish I could remember more of it.

[@mr.mikeyg.5282]

Thank you Midnight Special for taking me away with this great clip.

[@davidgalloway6414]

Boz and two Porcaro Brothers... Absolutely Wonderful!

[@paulvincer199]

Awesome performance. That night MS played 3 Boz Scaggs songs (on film), including: "Lowdown," "Lido Shuffle" & "Balloons". Hopefully the other 2 songs will also be shown before the weekly full episode airing. Thanks M.S.!

[@roberthickerty390]

Boz was a big part of the best summer of my life. This song really brings it all back. 1979, working up in northern Alberta. Good friends, beautiful girls and great adventures.

[@Jivemaster2005]

All three Porcaro brothers!

[@BIZARBIES]

Best rhythm section and keys of the 70s. They made anyone sound good.

[@curtisphilumalee1447]

Agree. Second coming of the Wrecking Crew

[@jppagetoo]

Proto-Toto!

[@tonyefc8423]

Jeff, Mike and Steve. All great players...

[@barrybjerke9353]

.. I didn't notice thanks!

[@JohnnyMegabyteCanada]

I remember watching this on a Friday night, and going to find the 45 the next day. I played it virtually non-stop for the rest of the Christmas break.

[@DirtyWindshieldSeries]

What Talent! This Still Kicks in 2024! I was just a wee kid at 7 when this came out and I loved it as much back then as I love it today!

[@Tsip89]

Broadcast on my 11th birthday; BIG part of the soundtrack of my childhood. Thanks for posting!

[@brianseneca3546]

me too

[@clete3977]

Mad respect for leaving the lyric gaffe in the video. That’s confidence. One of the best songs of the 70’s.

[@Artaud1957]

One of the best artists of the 70s! I still have Silk Degrees and the album after that.

[@mjulio71]

The late, great Jeff Porcaro playiing a shuffle, guaranteed to boost your mood, anytime.

[@sca1871]

It's amazing how talented that whole family is and was. They played on so many hits and so many people don't realize it

[@dragon2knight]

Great way to start a Friday! Boz is the Bomb!

[@snakeeyes3733]

Good point. It really does feel like Friday now 🎉

[@dondee5439]

Cool Jeff Porcaro on the drums and Steve Porcaro on one of the keyboards. They went on to be in TOTO.

[@Dartman6]

And Mike Porcaro on bass!

[@mesa41141]

Jeff Porcaro makes this song!! I listened to a later live version from 1978 without Jeff and it sounds completely flat and boring. Then you listen to this!! Amazing shuffle pocket. Such energy on the fills! He really was a master of his craft. Just incredible. I wish we had gotten to enjoy his drumming for more years.

[@MRxr400]

wowzers, this song is so full of energy and love the drums, guitars bass, everything. absolutely amazing.

[@genesutton6383]

My dad would wake me up some nights. I always tried to stay up. I remember seeing a bunch of good acts on The midnight special and I loved listening to wolfman Jack.

[@cappystrano1]

I wore out this song on the juke box at Lake Center Store in Audubon Minn in 1977. Fresh back from the military, it was a time to be remembered.

[@empoweryou1]

Holy shit, is that Jeff Porcaro on drums? That guy was everywhere.

[@raymondbrucehansel3119]

His brother is on keyboards. And Les Dudek on guitar.

[@scottbyrne4965]

@@raymondbrucehansel3119 and Mike Porcaro on bass!

[@covers_girl]

​@@raymondbrucehansel3119 Boz tried to kiss Les after kissing the backup singers .. he wasn't having any of that 😂

[@bak-mariterry9143]

​@@raymondbrucehansel3119 Les was no slouch on the guitar. His first 3 albums are great.

[@brettcarlson9636]

The GOAT

[@that70sgirl90]

This video brings back so many Wonderful memories of the Good Ol' Days! ❤ Love this song! He had such a unique tone to his voice! Happy Friday 🥳 Thank you for sharing! 💖

[@TheGreatGastronaut]

The biggest surprise for me was seeing Les Dudek on the Les Paul. Not only did Boz produce the subsequent Toto debut album, he also produced Les’ first album that showcased his incredible writing and guitar skills and yes, the same Porcaro crew backed Les as well. “Old Judge Jones” was a minor hit and got lots of AOR station airplay. It has an incredible lyric and is an incredibly well crafted tune.

[@kcinks]

Les Dudek's Gypsy Ride is still one of my faves

[@NeilMHickey1]

This is absolutely brilliant!!!! Memories! Memories!!!

[@Nobody_Important_Yea]

When rock was rock, and a show was a show. Hard work.

[@louiebee6745]

Great song from the awesome Silk Degrees album. And Jeff on drums? Yes please!🎵🥁

[@Redlinesixtynine]

So glad I found this vid with Boz and this crack band. Lido shuffle, Lowdown, Love look what you've done to me, Jojo, Miss Sun, Gimme the goods...My ears always perked up when a Boz tune played on the radio.

[@apbadogs]

Georgia!

[@geralddavis8160]

Absolutely love this song; what a gem.

[@Cordoba_studios]

This song always makes me feel good 🎉

[@onomatopoeidia]

Playing like the last time they would ever get to play together…amazing energy and full commitment. Got to love that attitude. Rare to see these days.

[@ontheruntonowhere]

No it's not lol. People still love to perform and are phenomenal. Is there something in the fluoride that makes boomers say this disparaging crap? You were just another generation.

[@maxthepupp]

The remarkable thing about Boz Skaggs is he is always AT LEAST as cool as the coolest person going at the time. Like, Joe Strummer in 1979? Boz was that cool. Always. What a dude!

[@Redlinesixtynine]

Yep, he certainly was. My Boz Scaggs greatest hits cassette was worn to a tattered mess, from playing it, and playing it.. when I was done with it.

[@misisipimike8020]

In my humble opinion this is the best video ever made.

[@jonyoung6253]

Dicky Thompson on synths, played with Steve Miller before Boz. He was a dear friend and played on many projects I recorded. RIP old friend.

[@RPM3inWDC]

Unheralded genius 🤟

[@jonyoung6253]

Hammond B3 master and incredibly decent human being.

[@gordoh7634]

Great observations all of you. Yes! The Porcaro brothers and the beginnings of Toto. What a great video find.

[@RapIsDeadly]

Wow....I didn't know that.....see what happens when you just click around youtube..lol

[@danasekundiak2604]

That record spawned the formation of Toto,

[@journstyx]

Magnificient! The song, the performance, the backing band (some of the Toto members). Truly awesome. Wish there was a full length video/audio of a complete show

[@randyg35]

The best music era ever!

[@joconnell8145]

One of my favorite tunes ever! R I P Jeff

[@brianseneca3546]

One of my favorite songs! Reminds me of my youth in the 1970's

[@cottagechskitty]

I like that it has all 3 Porcaros. And yes. Highlight is Jeff losing his glasses and yet he doesn't stop

[@tonysharp1615]

That groove……. Absolutely magnificent.

[@joeritchie4554]

Always loved his music!

[@chrishmmm2202]

Nice to see this in better quality

[@dwaynewladyka577]

A 1970s classic tune. I saw Bozz Scaggs live. Cheers! ✌️

[@effthegop]

Celebrity Theater in Phoenix !!

[@frankwheeler1738]

@@effthegop I was THERE! You must be old.. like me!.. haha

[@effthegop]

@@frankwheeler1738 How the hell did this happen :) My first concert was Cream at the celebrity. I didn't know it at the time but my future wife was there also.

[@frankwheeler1738]

At that time it was the Travelodge Theater or maybe even earlier.. Star Theater!

[@effthegop]

@@frankwheeler1738 Star Theater! I had forgotten that. I saw the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra there in 1963 or 64 on a Class field trip so technically that would have been my first concert :)

[@StephanieJeanne]

That must have been one of those tributes they did on the show. Cool. I love Boz. 💜

[@shaboom362]

Love this. Great musical talent and Mr. Scaggs was east on the eyes.

[@MarcCvelbar]

I love this. A real performance. Exciting. Underrated guitarist and everything else...too much to list in a minute...awarded Les Paul innovation/electronic technology 2016...

[@Arturo-sm1tb]

Incredible, this album was pouring out hits for well over a year. I clearly remember the Fall of 1976- we had LOWDOWN at the top of the charts, and 15 months later this one was still hitting on national TV. Not many American albums with this kind of long lasting firepower....Silk Degrees, Thriller, perhaps Hotel California, The Long Run..

[@SJLARSONCO]

One of the back up singers was Venetta Fields from the Blackberries. So much talent on that stage

[@leonleon3773]

so happy to have found this amazing video I've had it playing on loop yesterday & today thank you for posting this gem

[@markgreene6349]

The intro by Jeff is just .. perfect I can watch it 100 times I love it..

[@AllenGarberGuitarFun]

Yes! All three Porcaro brothers and Les Dudek on guitar!

[@dougg1075]

Awesome! Days gone past

[@DG-sf9ei]

About as classy and badass as it gets here. That's a near impossible combination, tho Boz and the band make it look easy.

[@MD-zo7cl]

Jeff is the best at shuffling down the Rock and Roll road. Miss him, Great Drummer🙏♥👍

[@markrushton5108]

1st time I have seen this. Wow!! Took me right back. ❤

[@djplayskeys]

I sometimes wonder what kind of music we would have if Boz had genuinely fully teamed up with the full Toto group. After all, it was his idea that they form a group together. And then I think about how much more amazing Toto music we would have gotten had Jeff then Mike not left this world too soon. Thanks, Boz, for all your great music, and suggesting the Porcaros put together a real band of their own.

[@mletrout7942]

Jeff Porcaro is on my personal Mount Rushmore of drummers. What a huge talent and a wonderful influence. His grooves are unmistakable and he’s sorely missed.

[@tubularbill]

This song is a force of nature

[@WildBillHabiki]

went to myrtle beach in 1977. this and lowdown was played 10000x what a summer.

[@CuttingEdgetools]

Saw Boz in the mid 70s. Legend still lives on. Chicks dug this Album that featured these songs. Truly A cool Rock/R&B opera

[@whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin]

Still on my heavy rotation playlist. Cannot sit still when it’s time to do the Lido Shuffle.

[@LaurieValdez-zk3dy]

SO POWERFUL

[@DavePlaysTrombone]

WE WANT THE WHOLE CONCERT!

[@rcjr.7725]

Never was really a Boz Scaggs fan but these are some of the finest musicians on the planet what a great performance truly professional does that make any sense I'm not really a fan but I love and respect amazing musicians everybody on the stage are true Class Acts I guess I'm a fan I don't know Boz Scaggs is a badass

[@SeaMark782]

For me, this is a time capsule. I went to high school with Jeff, Steve, Mike Porcaro. They look just like I remember them back then. Jeff being the showman, with his pointing. It's a trip, Steve and Jeff. How about Les Dudek! I got to see Jeff play with Steely Dan 50 years ago. I got to meet my favorite band! There's a video of Lowdown too.

[@keymusic]

We probably know a lot of the same people. I didn't go to Grant, I went to Poly. But I knew lots of people from Grant and knew the two Steves (Porcaro and Lukather), and met everybody else at one time or another.

[@SeaMark782]

@keymusic We may have crossed paths and may know the same people. I didn't play music but I hung out with the musicians. My friend from Madison Jr. hi, Dana L. engineered a couple of Toto albums. I also went to Coldwater Canyon. Small world indeed. I live in Seattle now.

[@Dan_Morrison]

Thank You @Midnight Special!

[@chilecayenne]

Ah...a pleasant part of the soundtrack of my childhood.... Good tune.....

[@tommcgeethree]

The great Boz Skaggs played on the Steve Miller Bands first two albums back in 1968. Children of the Future and Sailor. I'm lovin' it. ❤

[@OttoByOgraffey]

THANK YOU, MIDNIGHT SPECIAL! Thank you, Burt Sugarman! Say hi to Mary for us!

[@Dan-nt2yb]

My next life? Musician.❤️

[@lessharratt8719]

WOW!!!!! Thank you!

[@julianfp1952]

Wow. If I had to pick the single song in my life that means the most to me it would be Lido Shuffle. Memories of 2 glorious summers in 1976 and 1977 while at 6th form. I remember the last day of our final term, after we had finished our exams, a group of us were in a pub (in the UK). In those days if you wanted music you had to put money into a jukebox so we piled a load of money into the jukebox to queue up some songs to get the mood going. What was the first song we selected? Lido Shuffle. Unfortunately for everyone else in the pub that evening it was also the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth song as well. We were not popular with the rest of the clientele that night. If anyone was in a pub in a beautiful city in northern England one June night in 1977 when a bunch of rowdy schoolboys were dancing around to Lido Shuffle played 6 times in a row, I’m older and more considerate now so …. sorry …. but surely you have to admit that Boz is as good as it gets.

[@cathyh2709]

Yes! Happy Friday everyone 💃💃💃❤️🎶🎶🎶

[@brookdalebill]

Cool! Les Dudek on guitar?

[@TRespalto]

Definitely

[@TojuRacing-440]

Boz is amazing. what a band he had for this clip. Rock on Kids!

[@Wolfie66]

One of my favorite tunes from the 70s!

[@merlinrubyyoda]

This just makes me feel GREAT!!!

[@gregghill3020]

Steve said it was a total blast doing this! Mike never changed.

[@fw1421]

Back in the late 70’s and 80’s Boz could do no wrong. Album after album,hit after hit.

[@dukeblue9999]

Amazing. The Porcaro brothers are all amazing

[@garyhenson117]

One of my favourite radio hits of 1977. Driving rhythm, with a cool vibe enhanced by street-slang lyrics. Backing musicians for the studio recording included several members of the Wrecking Crew collective (Louis Shelton, Jim Horn, Dick Hyde and Bud Shank).

[@jonyoung6253]

Dicky Thompson on synths. Gone but not forgotten.

[@Tom-ok2rh]

Wow how time flies…never would have guessed that this was from 1977.

[@tonystone1016]

Love Boz from the first time I heard his music.

[@Ambassador055]

Always loved this song. Didn’t know Jeff played the drums until now.

[@Cordoba_studios]

He did this on Rosie O’Donnell show. I will never forget it 🎉

[@jamesmurray3128]

Real music & real telephones!

[@troyyoung1729]

If you are an old man with no dancing talent and you are at some function with a bunch of other old farts and this song comes on....clear the dancefloor and insure all the furniture!!! LOVE IT!

[@MrNathan791]

They must have had a lot of fun going from town to town doing what they loved doing. So cool. 😎