Boz Scaggs was born William Boyce Scaggs on this day in 1944 in Canton, Ohio. His family relocated to Oklahoma and then to Plano, Texas, where Boz met Steve Miller and joined his group the Marksmen as their lead singer at the age of 15. On graduating high school, the pair enrolled at the University of Wisconsin in Madison where they formed a couple of groups. Boz headed to the UK in 1965. After his 1965 debut album Boz failed to get traction, he returned to the States and hooked-up again with Miller, who had established himself a following in the San Francisco Bay area. Scaggs was on the Steve Miller Band's first two albums and then landed a solo contract with Atlantic Records and headed to Muscle Shoals, Alabama to record his outstanding second self-titled solo album, that featured Duane Allman on Loan Me a Dime. His mid 70's album Silk Degrees featured future members of Toto and became a career highlight.
Other Noteworthy Classic Rock Events on June 8 include...
1942 Three Dog Night's Chuck Negron born
1947 Uriah Heep's Mick Box born.
1979 Derek Trucks born.
1969 Brian Jones announced his decision to quit the Rolling Stones.
1970 Deep Purple's equipment truck impounded after too close an approach to East Germany.
1970 Bob Dylan releases Self Portrait.
1974 Rick Wakeman says no to staying in Yes.
1984 Billy Joel plays Wembley Stadium.
1985 Bob Dylan releases EMpire Burlesque.
1991 Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa marry.
1998 A memorial service for Linda McCartney takes place at St. Martin's Church in London. Paul, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Elton John, Sting, Pete Townshend attend, with the surviving former Beatles members singing Let It Be in Linda's honor.
2000 Head of New York City Police union calls for a boycott of Bruce Springsteen for his song American Skin.
2013 Fire Marshall shuts down Tom Petty concert at Fonda Theater in Hollywood due to overcrowding.
2018 Fleetwood Mac guitarist Danny Kirwan dies at 68 of pneumonia. Kirwan was in the band from 1968-1972 and also played on solo albums released by fellow Fleetwood Mac members Christine McVie and Jeremy Spencer as well as three solo albums of his own.
