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Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs coming to Paso Robles

Boz Scaggs is teaming up with Michael McDonald for a co-headlining tour that stops Aug. 16 at Vina Robles Amphitheatre in Paso Robles.
Boz Scaggs is teaming up with Michael McDonald for a co-headlining tour that stops Aug. 16 at Vina Robles Amphitheatre in Paso Robles.

Two Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriters — Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs — will perform this summer in Paso Robles.

McDonald and Scaggs are slated to take the Vina Robles Amphitheatre stage on Aug. 16 as part of their co-headlining tour. The show will be McDonald’s second Central Coast concert in coming months; he’s due to perform solo April 7 at Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez.

The winner of five Grammys, McDonald collaborated with jazz-rock band Steely Dan and classic rock group The Doobie Brothers before launching a solo career. His distinctive voice can be heard on such songs as “Peg,” “Takin’ It to the Streets,” “I Keep Forgettin’ ” and “What A Fool Believes.”

Scaggs, whose hits include “Lido Shuffle” and “What Can I Say,” found fame as the guitarist and occasional lead singer of classic rock’s Steve Miller Band. His song “Lowdown,” which he wrote with Toto keyboardist David Paich, won a Grammy in 1977 for best rhythm and blues song.

Tickets for the Aug. 16 concert cost $50 to $90, and went on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. For information, call 805-286-3680 or visit www.vinaroblesamphitheatre.com.

This story was originally published March 16, 2017 at 6:07 PM with the headline "Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs coming to Paso Robles."

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