Showing posts with label Boz Scaggs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Boz Scaggs. Show all posts

Saturday, June 30, 2018

Boz Scaggs "Lowdown"

Producers of Saturday Night Fever asked to use "Lowdown" from Boz Scaggs in their film, but his manager turned them down. Instead, the disco-tinged soft rock ditty turned up in the movie Looking for Mr. Goodbar.

Saturday, November 19, 2016

Michael McDonald - "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"

Michael McDonald did a series of television commercial for MCI's "The Neighborhood" phone calling promotion that featured him singing the Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell hit "Ain't No Mountain High Enough".  Within a matter of years, MCI was gone.  Michael McDonald continues touring and recently toured with acts such as Boz Scaggs and Toto.

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Teddy Pendergrass - "Love T.K.O."

While Teddy Pendergrass is best known for the 1980 soulful ballad "Love T.K.O.", David Oliver actually recorded and released it the same year.  Numerous Adult Contemporary artists have also covered the tune including Hall & Oates, Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs, and Bette Midler.

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Boz Scaggs - "Look What You've Done to Me"

Talk about a song with a superstar cast: Boz Scaggs' "Look What You've Done to Me" features Glenn Frey, Don Henley, and Timothy B. Schmit of The Eagles on backup vocals, Eagles' guitarist Don Felder plays guitar, while super-producer David Foster and members of Toto are credited on the keyboards.  This song found its way onto the Urban Cowboy Soundtrack, yet all by itself is a Time-Life Music Collection.

Saturday, May 30, 2015

Boz Scaggs - "You're All Alone"

Boz Scaggs does his best Kermit the Frog voice in "You're All Alone".