The eminently talented Boz Scaggs has announced the release of a brand new album Out of the Blues. Due out July 27th via Concord Records, the album was produced by Scaggs and includes a mix of vintage tunes and original tracks. Check out the first single “Rock and Stick” below.
Scaggs made a name for himself in the ‘60s as a guitarist and one-time lead singer in the Steve Miller Band before launching a solo career in 1968. The blue-eyed soul singer, songwriter and guitarist earned six solo Top-20 hit singles between 1976 and 1980 but then spent most of the ‘80s in semi-retirement – travelling, opening a business and raising a family. In 1988 he made his comeback with the record Other Roads.
Since 2010 Scaggs has also been performing alongside Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen and Michael McDonald in the supergroup The Dukes of September.
Out of the Blues follows his acclaimed 2015 album A Fool to Care – which included the original blues track “Hell to Pay”, performed with Bonnie Raitt. The album reached number one on the Billboard Blues Album chart and number 54 on the Billboard 200.
The new album features performances by guitarists Doyle Bramhall II, Ray Parker Jr. and Charlie Sexton, bassist Willie Weeks, drummer Jim Keltner and keyboardist Jim Cox, as well as longtime friend Jack Walroth on guitar, harmonica and percussion.
Out of the Blues Track List:
Rock and Stick
I’ve Just Got to Forget You
I’ve Just Got to Know
Radiator 110
Little Miss Night and Day
On the Beach
Down in Virginia
Those Lies
The Feeling is Gone
Boz Scaggs 2018 Tour Dates
Jun 08 – August, GA – Miller Theater
Jun 11 – Charlotte, NC – Knight Theater
Jun 13 – North Bethesda, MD – Music Center at Strathmore
Jun 14 – Stamford, CT – Palace Theatre
Jun 16 – Atlantic City, NJ – Tropicana Showroom
Jun 17 – Englewood, NJ – Bergen PAC
Jun 19 – York, PA – Strand-Capitol PAC
Jun 21 – Niagara Falls, Canada – Avalon Ballroom Theatre
Jun 23 – Rochester, NY – Eastman Theatre
Jun 26 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
Jun 28 – Torrington, CT – Warner Theatre
Jun 29 – Hyannis, MA – Cape Cod Melody Tent
Jul 02 – Montreal, Canada – Theatre Maisonneuve
Jul 04 – Huber Heights, OH – Rose Music Center
Jul 06 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
Jul 07 – Sioux City, IA – Saturday in the Park
Jul 08 – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest
Jul 10 – Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre
Jul 12 – Oshkosh, WI – Waterfest Concert Series
Jul 13 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field (with Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band)
Jul 14 – New Buffalo, MI – Silver Creek Event Center
Aug 28 – Cleveland, MS – Bologna PAC
Aug 29 – Grand Prairie, TX – Verizon Theatre
Aug 31 – Aspen, CO – Belly Up
Sep 01 – Boulder, CO – Chautauqua Auditorium
Sep 02 – Littleton, CO – Hudson Gardens & Event Center
Sep 05 – Layton, UT – Kenley Amphitheater
Sep 09 – Healdsburg, CA – Rodney Strong Vineyards
Sep 11 – Santa Barbara, CA – Granada Theatre
Sep 13 – Sacramento, CA – Sacramento Community Center Theatre
Sep 15 – Tacoma, WA – Emerald Queen Casino
Sep 16 – Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Sep 18 – Redding, CA – Cascade Theatre
Sep 20 – Saratoga, CA – Mountain Winery
Sep 21 – South Lake Tahoe, NV – MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa
Sep 23 – Modesto, CA – Gallo Center for the Arts
Sep 26 – San Diego, CA – Humphreys Concerts by the Sea
Sep 28 – Temecula, CA – Pechanga Resort and Casino
Sep 29 – Los Angeles, CA – Orpheum Theatre
Oct 19 – Indio, CA – Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
Oct 20 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena (with Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band)
Oct 22 – Phoenix, AZ – Celebrity Theatre
Oct 24 – Austin, TX – Paramount Theatre
Oct 26 – Tulsa, OK – River Spirit Casino Resort
Oct 29 – Nashville, TN – Tyman Auditorium
Oct 30 – Louisville, KY – Palace Theatre
Nov 01 – Northfield, OH – Hard Rock Live
Nov 02 – Joliet, IL – Rialto Square Theatre
Nov 03 – Skokie, IL – North Shore Center for the Perf. Arts
Nov 06 – Munhall, PA – Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall
Nov 10 – Portsmouth, NH – The Music Hall
Nov 11 – Peekskill, NY – Paramount Hudson Valley Theater
Nov 14 – New York, NY – The Town Hall
