Rapper FIRST time REACTION to Boz Scaggs - Lowdown !! No way, WHAT!?

[@Lisa-dn2gx]

This is another example of why the 70's was the most musically diverse, THE BEST DECADE of music!!

[@Jen-in-Texas]

I agree!

[@lena-mariaglouis-charles7036]

👍💕 Absolutely THE best decade!

[@JoanneGrace11]

Agreed! Best decade ever.🤗💖

[@theodoreritola7641]

Isay that all the time im a proud 70s Brat lol

[@audreymoore5743]

Without a doubt

[@Cynthia_W765]

First white guy to win the Grammy for R&B. 1977

[@Newfie-zc7ug]

Not too hard to see why ?....LOL :)

[@karensamuel1139]

He's wonderful!!!❤❤❤❤

[@debrahirshfield6997]

Georgia is my favorite by him!

[@Markrealguy51]

Lots of good white soul singers back then,Boz is one

[@alanmaxwell3104]

The studio version intro, Jeff Porcaro is the BOMB! though

[@johnnylnowlin]

Boz Scaggs was one of the top music artists of the 70s.... MANY big hits. You ain't heard anything yet - seriously. He is amazing!!!

[@deborahmaupin5092]

Yes he IS....love the Boz!! 💖💖💖

[@cityhonors1]

#Facts

[@NickiKash]

Love Love Love!!!!

[@kupacmac]

"Lido Shuffle" is a must for a reaction video... it's required or we take away your cool-card.

[@screwyootube1]

You should check out Loan Me a Dime, an early (1969) song of his that features Duane Allman on guitar.

[@deborahcurry1014]

Boz is amazing. Love him. This song won best R&B song of 1976 at the 1977 Grammy Awards. This made Boz the first white artist to win that category.

[@nitab1971]

Yes, your Dad listened to this. "Lido Shuffle" is a vibe. Listen up to Boz.

[@JoeMooney]

Second the Lido Shuffle

[@bmorse68]

Lido is a bop !!!!!

[@anniebeau1634]

Came into comments solely to mention Lido Shuffle, must listen.

[@dawncapps5172]

Yes! Definitely Lido Shuffle ❤

[@sassymess7111]

HELL YEAH!

[@unrulyjulie4382]

Boz is a fellow Texan! He went to school in Dallas and was classmates with Steve Miller, who taught him to play the guitar. He was in The Steve Miller Band for several years.

[@theodoreritola7641]

I dId Not know that im a huge 70s BRAT 2

[@marlew6629]

Boz Scaggs is his own musical genre. He put the cool in cool.

[@jacqueline4514]

Want to hear Boz’s song about a PIMP? “JOJO”; one of the BEST smooth and funky R&B songs from the era 🔥🔥🔥 I had the pleasure to see Boz live just 2 years ago in Red Bank, NJ. He hasn’t lost a beat; sounds exactly the same.

[@Anaj-us4eo]

JoJo was co-written with David foster. Great song!

[@mikephillips2707]

Fantastic song

[@sassymess7111]

HELL YES!

[@fayesouthall6604]

Tune

[@WireWeaver]

Oh my guy! Lido Shuffle, Georgia, ALL thing Boz! And the studio version is fire! Thank you for this one.

[@dawnyoung8]

Lido shuffle is forever playlist . It’s always there

[@ContrarianCorner]

"Somebody Loan Me a Dime" is an incredible blues song too! Boz recorded it at Muscle Shoals with a young Duane Allman on lead guitar.

[@sassymess7111]

​@@ContrarianCorner I still haven't listened to that yet

[@ContrarianCorner]

@@sassymess7111 Definitely worth a listen if you're a slow blues fan. It's easy to find on YT. Cheers...

[@PamelaBuscemi]

The 70's was the best era for music.

[@tazs1212]

He's from the 70s. We had such great artist's back then. There is so much more from him. Just the beginning!

[@lisawall3386]

Graduated high school in '75. The soundtrack to my youth was PHENOMENAL. We were so blessed.

[@danarussell1291]

Absolutely!!!❤❤

[@289hipo]

We never knew how good we had it😢

[@mojorider8455]

He was huge, all over the radio back in the 70s. Three members of Boz's band co-wrote this with Boz, and the three later went on to form the band Toto.

[@eznix]

Boz Scaggs is just phenomenal! This song was originally released on the Silk Degrees album in 1976, one of his best albums. Each Boz album is different, some more soul, some blues, some rock, some disco, just a great lifetime of work. I highly recommend checking out more Boz, especially the album "Some Change," but you cannot go wrong picking any album (except "Other Roads," that was an outlier for my tastes).

[@LindaLemieux-Rosie]

Us older generations were spoiled. We got to listen to amazing music from amazing singers, musicians and song writers. Today's music is just sad.😢

[@gtplumbing2004]

There are a handful of songs that everyone should react to, this is one of them. This is just a badass jam. You gotta watch an earlier version. His voice was awesome when he was younger.

[@Beerglass1980]

This one is awesome, but you're right the early version, a must!👍

[@kbrewski1]

His voice sounded great in this video, which I've never seen, and he sounded great about 8 years ago on the Dukes of September Tour which I saw live (Boz, Micheal McDonald and Donald Fagen of Steely Dan). Great concert.

[@ContrarianCorner]

@@kbrewski1 The whole show is incredible!

[@punkydoodle4774]

I like the studio version. This is not what we heard on the radio and fell in love with.

[@markjlew]

If i'm driving and a Boz tune comes up, I'm blasting and bellowing. Great tune.

[@karensilvera6694]

This puts me right back in dance warm ups in 1978...as I sit with ice on my knee in 2024. Great song. Great memories.

[@ricksurratt9034]

Same

[@mariafantasia1191]

The 70s was such a great time for music diversity. We loved Boz in Australia, loved him! Still listen to his music in 2024! 💕

[@janflewelling6277]

Silk Degrees came out in the mid 70's and gave Boz his most successful run of hits, merging disco, funk and jazz sounds in ways we had never heard before. As others have already recommended, Lido Shuffle needs to be reviewed. Also, one of my favorites of the day - What do You Want the Girl to Do? The album is great top to bottom, even songs never released a singles. For unique sound and not a miss in the bunch I place this album in the rack with Van Morrison's Moondance.

[@quintondees4501]

Love the funk here, there is NO DOUBT your dad knows this! Everyone of us knew this back then!!!

[@dinaarmymom9145]

Yes Yes Yes my man Boz Scaggs. Songs like Lido, Georgia, What Can I Say, Love me tomorrow. This album was a jam lots of hits.

[@cblanton42]

The Boz rabbit hole is DEEP! We had such good music in the 70's, everyone had pure talent back then!

[@Cgran123]

Went to the best concert in the late seventies when I was eighteen. It was Boz Scaggs, Fleetwood Mac and the Eagles. Was blessed to grow up with this music.

[@talltulip]

Boz is a "MUST DO" rabbit hole! His album Silk Degrees is one of the best ever produced, and his catalog as a whole is guaranteed to please. One of the best concerts I ever attended, and he finds the best backup singers and then takes pains to make sure their talents are featured and appreciated.

[@kckelly7889]

JoJo by Boz is even MORE funky if you're ready to dig on some of that.

[@deborahmaupin5092]

Oh yes....I LOVE that song, one of my favorite songs by Boz 💖

[@jacqueline4514]

Yes! My favorite Boz song ❤

[@unmalo2768]

Boz started his career in the "Blues", and then transitioned to pop/rock/R&B. He is good friends with Steve Miller and they attended the same high school in Dallas and Scaggs became a vocalist for Miller’s band, The Marksmen.

[@beverlywest7627]

WOW! Boz Scaggs was #1 on my playlist when I was 20 years old. He is soulful and amazing. i am 69 now, and music has surely changed, but great music is timeless. FYI I am watching Ren and friends these days, the newest REAL music out there.

[@barrypos55]

Snap ...greetings from England! Boz is the man..still.

[@ConnieBrown-gu6bb]

Love Ren💕

[@davidmertz2095]

Lido Shuffle - another great song from Boz

[@richardvarnish8506]

The studio version is where we all originally heard the unreal groove of this song, and loved forever. By the way the whole 'Silk Degrees' album it's from is eternally fire as well, and you will be adding the album to your playlists'.

[@theresapillar2093]

Again, thank you for the reminder. I love Boz Scaggs. When listening to Boz Scaggs, found Steely Dan love live perf of "Peg"

[@kathyheyne6030]

Funny you should mention Steely Dan. I’m new to BP’s channel and was just wondering if he’s been introduced to them yet.

[@fayesouthall6604]

@@kathyheyne6030 nice rabbit hole to go down. Aja song is one of my favourites.

[@RonaldCanfield-m2r]

This entire concert is fire. On the tune "Look What You've Done To Me" (a ballad) from this concert, the backup singers will blow your mind at the end of the performance.

[@mattpobursky850]

Glad you said this... I was going to recommend it too, it's absolutely beautiful.

[@joannsudderth664]

I love this song

[@beedeegee9374]

This song from this performance is an absolute M U S T !!

[@gailwall1585]

It is my favorite song as well! Another beautiful love song is "You can have me anytime". ❤

[@robing9278]

One of the best things every recorded!

[@beachbumsailordude]

Boz, his real name is William. He is first and foremost a bluesman. This studio album "Silk Degrees" is more or less Toto with Boz as the singer. David Paich, Jeff Porcaro and David Hungate were a critical part of it before they formed Toto. Other studio greats like Louie Shelton, Plas Johnson are on the album as well as sax great Tom Scott.

[@JeffreyTheTaylor]

Boz got his start with the Steve Miller Band, then recorded a solo album in 1969 in Muscle Shoals that featured the studio's legendary R&B sidemen and none other than Duane Allman on a couple tracks. By the mid 70s he'd perfected this kind of mid-tempo slow groove that slotted well on FM radio along side Steely Dan, etc.

[@Anaj-us4eo]

I met Boz Scaggs in 1979 at his restaurant in the financial district of San Francisco. I know I had to have swooned, b/c his charisma on stage is palpable, only to be intoxicating meeting him in person. He kissed my hand, spun me around, gave me a huge bear hug. I know that I couldn’t have been more infatuated with a person. I had been to 3 live concerts. He used to love playing at the theater in the round in San Carlos. What talent and charm. He still is charismatic.

[@andiross3176]

Silk Degrees is one of my fav albums ever ❤

[@chitownlee]

Boz just turned 80 in June, long great career.

[@kimquinten5298]

He passed away awhile ago.

[@chitownlee]

@kimquinten5298 he's still alive, look it up.

[@heartwork8318]

He’s super jazzy and funky! He was in the Steve Miller band at the beginning but not for long! You should check out his song “The Lido Shuffle”. Always loved him and his guitar! ❤️‍🔥✌🏻🫶🏻

[@wildmandon1]

The members of TOTO was his backup band and Boz encouraged to form their own band. You need to check out the entire concert on youtube..

[@conissclune7893]

He was here in the Springs in 2022. I was a Disco Queen in the 70s and listened funk/ r&b mostly. Then I was introduced to classic rock from my brother. The Eagles was my first concert in 1976. They played with Linda rondanst and pure prarie league. I used to hang out at the disco here in the springs called the Odyssey. The 70s were the bomb for music! Box scaggs was a great bluesy band!

[@torigutierrez1839]

Agree with all the comments from you guys! These young Pups didn’t know us old folk were with it in the day😂😂😂

[@SM-ri2df]

R&B GRAMMY WINNER IN 1977 , PLAYED WITH SOME POWERFUL BLUES LEGENDS IN EARLY CAREER , FROM SAN FRANCISCO THIS IS FROM THE BOARDING HOUSE IN S F , SEEN HIM THERE TWICE LATE 70'S. BOZ WAS ALWAYS ON THE RADIO BACK IN THE 70'S...

[@pumpkinhead34]

I was born in 73 and remember my dad always playing Boz Scaggs. Still have the album. Memories! You need to check out Bobby Caldwell What You Won't Do For Love

[@pattymckitrick7436]

❤Lido is another great Boz tune ! 😎😊

[@kbrewski1]

Lido Shuffle

[@pattymckitrick7436]

@@kbrewski1 that's right. I think I was singing it in my head 🤣

[@gailvolm3862]

As great as this is, listen to his 1970's version and his voice is beyond smooth.

[@user-ii4zf5iq3t]

👍🏻

[@FrankMoscato-gq9jc]

That’s why I say the music of this era will never be duplicate. That was great at the time and if you could still listen to it today, it’s just timeless. hopefully, I’m wrong and somebody comes out with some good music in the future, but I really don’t see it

[@janebarnett865]

He is from Texas...not native, but he got here as soon as he could...lol. Graduated high school in the Dallas area. Lido Shuffle and We're All Alone should also be on your list. I have listened to him since late 60's. Love all his music.

[@chelseahaley8350]

Yay!!! Another one I can cross off my list! 😁 Love Boz Scaggs! He's more known for being in Steve Miller Band, but he's an amazing solo artist as well! ❤

[@allenruss2976]

Even though it was only a yr but very impactful nonetheless.

[@mikemiller3069]

That was actually a flugelhorn, not a trumpet. The flugelhorn is taller than a trumpet and has a slightly more mellow sound. It was really popularized by Chuck Mangione in the late 70s with his song, "Feels So Good". Chuck was a regular "guest" on the hit cartoon show, "King of the Hill".😂

[@lydmarl.475]

Yes was thinking the same a Flugelhorn!!

[@cathiesmith0812]

He was born in Canton Ohio, but also lived in Oklahoma and Texas as a youth.

[@whome1299]

I *think* he and Steve Miller attended school together in Ft. Worth, TX.

[@hempchimp]

@@whome1299 It was actually St. Marks in Dallas.

[@whome1299]

@@hempchimp Yes. Thank you.

[@brucevidito4923]

Silk Degrees was my first Boz Scaggs album. Although I remember when he played with Steve Miller Band. Boz Sc 5:08 aggs is from Canton, Ohio. His real name is William Royce Scaggs. "Boz" is just a nickname given to him in his childhood.

[@timothymunger3186]

There's a video of Boz Skaggs singing "Loan Me A Dime" from around 1984 or 1985 (it might even be from the same performance as this video) that is an absolute classic and masters class from start to finish. it runs a bout 15 minutes and is worth every second. Boz played on the original version of this song with Duane Allman. There's also a video of him singing "Make My Life Shine" from 1971. Lowdown is from the classic Silk Degrees album.

[@karendeloof8306]

i bought the vinyl, then cassette and the cd of Silk Degrees. can'i live without it

[@fransecuro1500]

He's a PHENOM ! Smooth voice,still rocking

[@pammontano7159]

I saw him in concert a few years ago at a small club in DC. He sounded so good and told the stories behind his songs.

[@lindsaymac01]

There are ten songs on his Silk Degrees album, which was released in 1976, and four of the were massive hits: Lido Shuffle, What Can I Say, Georgia, and Lowdown. Real music performed by a real artist.

[@pamcrumpler9169]

Lido shuffle is definitely a jam!!!

[@DestineBaumann]

Every single time I hear Boz Scagg..I instantly turn 14..at my school in a rec room where there was a juke box..we could got there during breaks lunch study period..a ton of songs we listened to but any Boz was always on!! I instantly go back in time and I am there again!! Thank You Boz..that's what the Magic of your Music does for everyone!!!!

[@HeatherJBrownlee]

Boz Scaggs has always been one of my favorites...This is great party music and remember it was one of those songs that got you up on your feet. He has one of the most recognizable voices in the music industry...

[@cindiherriott3259]

Before MTV or KZbin, we all thought he was black. Color never mattered back then. We just grooved to the beat. Everything Boz does is fire so keep checking out his stuff. Seen him in concert even a year or so ago…always awesome.

[@delinda5251]

Oh boy, Boz is in the house! I’ve seen him 3 times in concert. He could sing the alphabet and be amazing. So many songs, please do more Boz reactions. If you liked this song, you’ll love his whole catalog.

[@bdheine2300]

Lowdown" is a song originally recorded in 1976 by Boz Scaggs from his album Silk Degrees. The song was co-written by Scaggs and keyboardist David Paich. Paich, along with fellow "Lowdown" session musicians bassist David Hungate and drummer Jeff Porcaro, would later go on to form the band Toto.

[@randallshuck2976]

I first ran across Boz Skaggs in the 70s and he was established then. He has a ton of tunes. These are some of my favorites, Abracadabra, Reelin in the years, Lido Shuffle, (Love) Look what you've done to me, Fly like an eagle, Take the money and run. Any of those are good listening. Good reaction.

[@texmack2884]

I dig it that you dig it. when i heard it in the 70's WOW

[@tinasmallwood9546]

Been on the playlist for... uhhhh... A MILLION YEARS! This concert was obviously when he was older.. but still got that vibe! "Look what you've done to me", during this concert is phenomenal. Great reaction my guy!

[@vickiroman189]

Boz is pure class. We called his 'Silk Degrees' album "$5,000 apartment music."

[@lena-mariaglouis-charles7036]

William Royce "Boz" Scaggs is (and will forever be...) in a league all his own.

[@lisakunka1338]

I first heard Boz Scaggs when I was 17 yrs old in 1977. Yes, we had the best music back in the day. When I started dating my husband in 1978, he made me a cassette with all Boz Scaggs songs. Best Jazz group ever!!!!!!!!❤. Yes, that is what Boz Scaggs sounds like on their album. Your reaction to this song is exactly the same way that I reacted the first time that I heard their song on the radio. Like you would say They are "FIRE".

[@kenlawless7247]

At one point BS and Hall & Oates were going to tour together. White boy soul heaven.

[@rhondaharmon724]

I graduated high school in 1976 and danced too many nights to tell and this song was always spinning,

[@dystar112]

Silk Degrees Boz Scaggs great albumn 💥

[@toddmichelfelder3417]

Dude you need to check out this entire show!! Boz is still killing it these days. I saw him last year and at 79 he was awesome for 2 hours straight!! By the way Boz and Steve Miller were in the same high school aged band in Texas!

[@AlexSadof]

Ya, Boz got that thang.

[@dannymoore6886]

He's from Texas. He used to sing for the Steve Miller Blues Band. Moved to Frisco and came out on his own. His Silk Degrees album is a CLASSIC! Not a bad song on the album. His studio musicians at his direction later turned into the band Toto. I saw him close out Saturday Night at the Tampa Bay Blues Festival a few years ago and he was still sounding great.

[@bradleymcconnell470]

I also found Boz Scaggs a lot later too. I heard his stuff but didn't know it was him. He has a bunch of songs in 1980s movies and many you wouldn't expect. He is such a underrated artist. People just don't know

[@lathedauphinot6820]

Boz Skaggs met Steve Miller in high school at St. Mark’s School in Dallas. Steve Miller’s dad had a recording studio built in their house, and T-Bone Walker, Les Paul, lots of people, would use it, so they had the best teachers and the best recording school available.

[@SandyMcMasters]

Boz, so cool, so smooth, love him, love the reaction❤‍🔥

[@lynnrobinson4435]

I saw Boz at the San Diego Sports arena when Lowdown was a big hit as was all of his music. It was the late 70’s….and the arena was Sold Out.

[@mzluna313]

It's amazing that as we grow the way we hear music changes and grows as well. My friends and I used to put this in a category we called "grown folks music"! That leads me to believe that I may be one of those grown folks now?! Nah😅😅! For all you young folks - this right here is the definition of a vibe! 🎶

[@wpollock1]

The ENTIRE album "Silk Degrees" is fantastic....all fire!

[@maryalbrecht5602]

Love Boz! Great solo artist, but also great in the Steve Miller band. Loved the reaction!

[@joankisloski6972]

Boz Scaggs - Lido Shuffle is one of his greatest. Little Miss Night And Day & JoJo are smooth. Scaggs was a bandmate of Steve Miller in The Ardells and the Steve Miller Band. He's American born in Canton, Ohio .

[@kimcassidy]

Boz is one of my favorite singers ever,you should watch the band called ",The Dukes of September" it's fabulous and of course because boz is in it,Donald Fagan, and Michael McDonald. Now that's greatness and one of my favorite songs is Miss Sun by boz

[@joeyhenson6500]

Must watch Dukes of September performance.

[@cathy1478]

Love Miss Sun.

[@kbrewski1]

I saw the Dukes Tour live. Awesome concert by 3 grey haired legends (backed by Steely Dan band).

[@deborahsmith1804]

I saw Boz Scaggs live in 1978 at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Denver ❤Omg one of the best concerts I've ever been to ❤❤❤❤❤

[@justlilyanne]

This is off of the Silk Degrees album, which charted for over 100 weeks. The album is worthy of many many listens. I had a friend who worked backstage security in the late 60's through the 70's (oh yeah, I heard a lot, lol) and he and the rest of the team loved Boz, they all said he was absolutely the nicest guy.

[@mstewart109]

Unique voice of my 70s. Knew his voice immediately. So many hits. This one especially

[@theodoreritola7641]

There waz way more great music in the late 70s other than disco WAY MORE heres proff

[@samueltabo3390]

Memories! This song dropped in 1976, peaked at #3 on the billboard hot 100 and Boz was the first non black to win the Grammy award for Best R&B song in 1977

[@lengenco6763]

Dude started with Steve Miller Band, and you know how good they are, you need to check out the Lido Shuffle. Boz is Blues play'in monster

[@unmalo2768]

Saw him in concert back in 2012, and it was amazing! The crowd stood through the whole concert, and we were all dancing!

[@cog4life]

One of the greatest…..ever! Boz Scaggs. Take the dive. Extensive catalogue. For DECADES! 😊❤

[@zanohoriamazo1]

This live hit sounds better than the record to me. Dude killed that guitar solo, & the sound mix is crazy clear with the backing vocals, horns, all instruments, & especially Boz’s vocal mix is so damn clear. I think it’s clearer than the record. This is a perfect live performance!

[@elceenomoun8115]

He still tours, great show! His band is pretty awesome!

[@TheDivayenta]

Boz is the king of COOL. He’s from Texas originally. I’ve seen him in concert four times. Boswell Scaggs. “ JoJo” is another funk groove. From the Dukes of September show he did with Steely Dan and Michael McDonald: Miss Sun and Love Look What You’ve Done are phenomenal.

[@loisstewart6144]

Jojo, Lido Shuffle, We're All Alone, anything and everything he does. Boz Scaggs was the bomb; he started his career in earnest with the Steve Miller band. All the tracks off his original album Silk Degrees are top notch. His bandmates have always been amazing through the years. Some of the main musicians on the Silk Degrees album had a friendly split and formed the group Toto.

[@C.Brooks2007]

The 1st time I remember really knowing Boz, I was a sophomore in highschool. My dad had one of his albums & gave it to me. That was in 1981. It was called Silk Degrees. I loved the sound!!!

[@dinocanton2494]

Check out more from this concert you will love it

[@sylvialee1079]

Silk Degrees was yet another one of those albums everyone had in their collection. We've been listening to Boz since the 70's. Please, please do yourself a favor and listen to the whole recording, I guarantee you'll remember it! ☮️ ❤️ 🎶 🎸 🎶

[@bjw0515]

One of the best overall musicians that I have ever seen! It was early 80's when I saw him and he has not lost a bit of his musicality, Thanks for all your reactions, much appreciated.

[@lynnblackburn3005]

Boz grew up in Texas. He started his musical career in 1967 as the lead singer for the Steve Miller Band. He left for a solo career in 1969. There is no body who puts together music like him...

[@beeseewill2407]

The Studio Version is perfection.The gift that keeps giving.Check out Boz Skaggs song about a pimp named J"oJo". also "Georgia"."Love Look What You've Done to me.

[@michaeloakes4183]

His band in his early career later became TOTO, and you can certainly here the Boz Scaggs influence in TOTO’s music