Boz Scaggs' new album, 'Out of the Blues,' actually came straight outta Plano

Boz Scaggs performs onstage at the Songwriters Hall of Fame 42nd Annual Induction and Awards... — Boz Scaggs performs onstage at the Songwriters Hall of Fame 42nd Annual Induction and Awards at The New York Marriott Marquis Hotel - Shubert Alley on June 16, 2011 in New York City.(Jemal Countess / Getty Images)

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Thor Christensen. Thor Christensen is a former pop music critic for The Dallas Morning News and The Milwaukee Journal whose work has appeared in The New York Times and several books, including Musichound: The Essential Album Guide (Visible Ink Press). He’s interviewed two Beatles, a pair of Rolling Stones and hundreds of musicians from Beyoncé to Bono to David Bowie. He’s a Chicago native and a longtime resident of East Dallas.