Scaggs was born in Canton, Ohio, the eldest child of a traveling salesman. Their family moved to McAlester, Oklahoma, then to Plano, Texas (at that time a farm town), just north of Dallas. He attended a Dallas private school, St. Mark\'s School of Texas, where schoolmate Mal Buckner gave him the nickname "Bosley", later shortened to "Boz".\n', '

After learning guitar at the age of 12, Scaggs met Steve Miller at St. Mark\'s School. In 1959, he became the vocalist for Miller\'s band, the Marksmen. The pair later attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison together, playing in blues bands like the Ardells and the Fabulous Knight Trains.\n', '

Leaving school, Scaggs briefly joined the burgeoning rhythm and blues scene in London, then traveled on to Sweden as a solo performer, and in 1965 recorded his solo debut album, Boz, which failed commercially. He also had a brief stint with the band the Other Side with Mac MacLeod and Jack Downing.\n', '

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