Boz Scaggs

Not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Eligible since: 1991

First Recording: 1965

Previously Considered? Yes  what's this?

Boz Scaggs
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Rolling Stone 500 Albums
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R.S. Top 500 Albums (?)RankVersion
Boz Scaggs4962012

Essential Albums (?)WikipediaYouTube
Silk Degrees (1976)
Middle Man (1980)

Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
Lido Shuffle (1976)
Lowdown (1976)

Boz Scaggs @ Wikipedia

Will Boz Scaggs be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
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I used to think of Boz as more of a "crooner", but after listening more closely, I find that, to me, he has fine R&B style. Some of his lyrics don't flow all that great, but overall an excellent artist. Silk Degrees alone should get him in....

Posted by Colleen on Friday, 06/21/2013 @ 14:58pm


A class act,Sierra,Heart of mine,Just go, and many other great songs, my favourite singer by far,beats all others when he sings a ballad.

Posted by dave kent on Thursday, 09/4/2014 @ 06:01am


Lots of "opinions" here, but it's not about opinions. It's about contributions and endurance in the market. I'm not a big Moody Blues fan, but I think they are the biggest snub of all. It's not about who you like. A band like the Moodys, with over 40 active years, millions of LP's sold and countless hits are surely deserving. Others like Boz Scaggs, 40 years of R&B and still making music on a high level. Todd Rundgren, 40+ years writing and producing. Neither are high profile artists, but the fact that they are still around and still making records and touring...and selling out shows! They may not be your favorite, but they have endurance and have made huge contributions to the world of music. The Spinners, the Doobies, The Cars are just a few more. Everyone in the hall currently is deserving. Maybe not by you, but by enough people to get nominated and inducted. It's not personal taste, it's about what they have done. To me, my personal opinion is moot. It's what and artist has done and how signficant their contribution has been.

Posted by beanzalo on Thursday, 02/16/2017 @ 06:14am


No one is more deserving who has not been inducted. This guy is one of the more versatile artist pending. He has had great success y a great ambassador to rock and roll and blues. Please get this gentleman in as soon as you can.

Posted by Mike Rios on Friday, 08/18/2017 @ 10:48am


Definitely deserving of nomination.
Maybe this year.
?

Posted by Mark on Sunday, 07/1/2018 @ 21:08pm


It was stupid that only Steve Miller got inducted and not the whole band. The Hall needs to realize that it is not just the frontman who is important. Inducting the whole band would've gotten Scaggs in that way at least.

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, 08/27/2018 @ 15:54pm


It was stupid that only Steve Miller got inducted and not the whole band. The Hall needs to realize that it is not just the frontman who is important. Inducting the whole band would've gotten Scaggs in that way at least.

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, 08/27/2018 @ 15:54pm


Boz is aweful. His whole career was carried by the wonderful studio musicians who played with him. But his tunes are lame and his voice is ridiculous. Embarrassing.

Posted by Bob Holz on Sunday, 05/19/2019 @ 21:38pm


Boz has so much to offer- he is so deserving of the hall of fame long before this- his music and voice is awesome - please give him is due-john

Posted by john easter on Friday, 02/7/2020 @ 16:37pm


Boz has contributed so much..been connected in the scene for so long..and so, so good w/ Ms. Monet..Boz rocks the smooth cool side of your soul..long nights of lovin' accompanied by..THE BOZ

Posted by Jim Osborne on Friday, 03/6/2020 @ 08:01am


Yes, should be inducted! Don't wait until a family or band member has to sadly accept when he's gone! Remember when he recorded with Duane Allman?? He had to be an early gifted rocker to be joined by him. My first memory of Boz, was Lido Shuffle, riding in the back seat of my Dad's car, 13 years old to Tallahassee, Florida. Rock 104 radio station. Old live oaks shading over Hwy 319. Loved you Boz since then. Think of you every time I'm home.

Posted by Judy on Thursday, 11/11/2021 @ 11:40am


Get boz into hall of fame

Posted by John langton on Sunday, 11/20/2022 @ 17:29pm


It's a travesty that Dolly Parton is in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame (She is a Country artist) and excellent and long time rockers like Boz Scaggs is not. The Rock n Roll Hall of Fame is a joke and no longer relevant.

Posted by David Archuleta on Wednesday, 05/3/2023 @ 18:01pm


Boz Scaggs is definitely a Rock n Roll legend and deserves to be in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. His longevity as great song writer, he's a great cross over artist. He's mentored so many artist. His voice, music, super talented. Significant contributions to the music world.

Please don't wait until he's no longer here. Boz truly deserves to be inducted.

Posted by Beverly Fitzgerald on Saturday, 08/26/2023 @ 15:13pm


I first saw Boz perform at Frost Amphitheater (Stanford) in May 1976 during the Silk Degrees era. I have continued to see him regularly (too many times to count) to this day. Most recently my wife and I saw him perform at the Fillmore (SF). His voice (contrary to the lame comment above) remains unique and stellar. His guitar playing has not lost a step. And he has crossed various genres of music including "blue eyed soul" (Silk Degrees), R&B emanating from his childhood, and stepping outside of his comfort zone to record two quite enjoyable albums of standards. It is nothing short of a travesty he is not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Are their standards for admission premised on notoriety or acumen?

Posted by HARVEY P. SACKETT on Tuesday, 08/29/2023 @ 17:21pm


Boz is deserving of WAAAAY MORE than the lame-assed "music Hall of Fame."

They're giving out participation trophies to pop, rap, and country artists for going woke.

Posted by Clint Peer on Tuesday, 04/23/2024 @ 21:56pm


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