15 June, 2018Print
Boz Scaggs Smolders His Way Through Bobby "Blue" Bland's "I've Just Got To Forget You," Off 'Out Of The Blues' (July 27/Concord)
The second song to be released from Boz Scaggs’ upcoming ‘Out of the Blues’ (July 27/Concord) is a smoldering take on Bobby “Blue” Bland’s “I’ve Just Got To Forget You.” A blast of saxophones opens the track, followed by a snaky guitar riff and Boz’s smooth, mournful voice lamenting a love lost as the lilting groove sets in. “I’ve Just Got To Forget You” is a perfect inclusion on this record, which finds Boz reconnecting with the songs that made him fall in love with music as a boy growing up in Texas and Oklahoma.
Listen to “I’ve Just Got To Forget You” here: http://found.ee/Boz_IveJustGotToForgetYou
Read a feature on Boz via Billboard, and stream the album’s first single “Rock and Stick” here: http://found.ee/Boz_rockandstickBillboard
The self-produced 'Out of the Blues' features Scaggs applying his iconic voice and gritty guitar skills to a set of vintage classics by such blues greats as Bobby "Blue" Bland, Jimmy Reed and Magic Sam, an unexpected and stirring reading of Neil Young's "On the Beach," and original compositions by his friend and songwriter Jack Walroth. For the occasion, Scaggs assembled a star-studded studio band including guitarists Doyle Bramhall II, Ray Parker Jr. and Charlie Sexton, bassist Willie Weeks, drummer Jim Keltner, keyboardist Jim Cox, and Walroth on harmonica, all supporting Boz himself on guitar, bass and vocoder.
Pre-order ‘Out of the Blues’ here: http://found.ee/boz_ootb
Boz just embarked on an extensive tour around the release of 'Out of the Blues”; see below for a full list of upcoming dates.
BOZ SCAGGS TOUR DATES
June 14 – Stamford, CT – Palace Theater
June 16 – Atlantic City, NJ – Tropicana Casino & Resort
June 17 – Englewood, NJ – Bergen Performing Arts Center
June 19 – York, PA – Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center
June 21 – Niagara Falls, ON – Avalon Ballroom Theatre @ Niagara Fallsview
June 22 – Ottawa, Canada – Ottawa International Jazz Festival
June 23 – Rochester, NY – Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater
June 26 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
June 28 – Torrington, CT – Warner Theatre
June 29 – Hyannis, MA – Cape Cod Melody Tent
June 30 – Lowell, MA – Lowell Summer Music Series
July 2 – Montreal, Canada – Place des Arts
July 4 – Huber Heights, OH – Rose Music Center at The Heights
July 6 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
July 7 – Sioux City, IA – Saturday in the Park
July 8 – Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
July 10 – Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre
July 12 – Oshkosh, WI – Waterfest Concert Series
July 13 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field (w/ Jimmy Buffett)
July 14 – New Buffalo, MI – Four Winds Casino Resort
August 28 – Cleveland, MS – Bologna Performing Arts Center @ Delta Pine & Land
August 29 – Grand Prarie, TX – Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
August 31 – Aspen, CO – Belly Up Aspen
September 1 – Boudler, CO – Chautaqua Auditorium
September 2 – Littleton, CO – The Hudson Gardens & Event Center
September 5 – Layton, UT – Kenley Amphitheater
September 9 – Healdsburg, CA – Rodney Strong Vineyards
September 11 – Santa Barbara, CA – Granada Theatre
September 13 – Sacramento, CA – Community Center Theater
September 15 – Tacoma, WA – Emerald Queen Casino – Showroom
September 16 – Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
September 18 – Redding, CA – Cascade Theatre
September 20 – Saratoga, CA – The Mountain Winery
September 21 – Dry Lake, NV – Montbleu Resort Casino & Spa
September 23 – Modesto, CA – Gallo Center for the Arts
September 26 – San Diego, CA – Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay
September 28 – Temecula, CA – Pechanga Resort & Casino
September 29 – Los Angeles, CA – Orpheum Theatre
October 19 – Indio, CA – Fantasy Springs Resort Casino – Special Events Center
October 20 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
October 22 – Phoenix, AZ – Celebrity Theatre
October 24 – Austin, TX – Paramount Theatre
October 26 – Tulsa, OK – River Spirit Casino Resort – Paradise Cove
October 29 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
October 30 – Louisville, KY – Louisville Palace Theatre
November 1 – Northfield, OH – Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park
November 2 – Joliet, IL – Rialto Square Theatre
November 3 – Skokie, IL – North Shore Center for the Performing Arts
November 6 – Munhall, PA – Carnegie Library of Homestead
November 10 – Portsmouth, NH – Music Hall
November 11 – Peekskill, NY – Paramount Hudson Valley Theater
November 14 – New York, NY – The Town Hall
March 27, 2019 – Fort Lauderdale, FL - 70s Rock & Romance Cruise
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