Boz Scaggs Height, Weight, Age, Spouse, Children, Facts, Biography

Posted by Abbie Anker on Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Boz Scaggs Quick Info
Height5 ft 10 in
Weight81 kg
Date of BirthJune 8, 1944
Zodiac SignGemini
SpouseDominique Gioia

Boz Scaggs is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who rose to fame with the release of his 7th solo album titled Silk Degrees (1976). Then, he went on to release other hit albums titled Down Two Then Left, and Middle Man.

Born Name

William Royce Scaggs

Nick Name

Boz

Sun Sign

Gemini

Born Place

Canton, Ohio, United States

Residence

San Francisco, California, United States

Nationality

American

Education

Boz studied at St. Mark’s School of Texas. After that, he went on to study at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Occupation

Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist

Family

  • Father – Royce Scaggs (Traveling Salesman)
  • Mother – Helen Scaggs

Genre

Rock, Blues Rock, Soft Rock, Jazz Rock

Instruments

Guitar, Vocals

Labels

Boz has released his music with the record labels Concord Records, Columbia Records, Atlantic Records, Virgin Records, and 429 Records.

Net Worth

Boz Scaggs’s net worth was $40 Million according to Celebrity Net Worth.

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 10 in or 178 cm

Weight

81 kg or 178.5 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Boz Scaggs has dated –

  • Donna Carmella Storniola (1973-1980) – Scaggs tied the knot with Donna Carmella Storniola in 1973, with whom he has 2 sons named Austin, a music journalist for Rolling Stone, and Oscar, who passed away in 1998 due to a heroin overdose. The couple had divorced in 1980. Donna sadly passed away in February 2017.
  • Dominique Gioia (1992-Present) – Dominique Gioia and Boz married one another on July 17, 1992.
  • Race / Ethnicity

    White

    Boz Scaggs has English, some German, small amounts of Irish, Welsh, and Scottish ancestry.

    Hair Color

    Salt & Pepper

    Eye Color

    Green

    Sexual Orientation

    Straight

    Distinctive Features

    • His neat appearance

    Boz Scaggs Facts

  • Originally, Boz is from Plano, Texas, United States.
  • His father was a traveling salesman.
  • He and his family relocated to McAlester, Oklahoma, before moving again to Plano, Texas.
  • Boz was just 12 years old when he started to learn to play the guitar.
  • It was while Boz was attending St. Mark’s School that he met guitarist, singer, and songwriter Steven Haworth Miller and joined his band Marksmen as their vocalist. From there, he went on to play in various other bands including The Ardells and the Fabulous Knight Trains.
  • He released his debut solo self-titled album in 1965.
  • After having completed his schooling, Boz moved to Sweden to perform solely.
  • The earliest post that Boz uploaded to his Instagram account was on March 14, 2018.
  • Boz went on a hiatus from 1988 to 1994 returning with his album Some Change.
  • Featured Image By Carl Lender / Flickr / CC BY 2.0

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