Bay Area soul-funk-jazz legend Oscar Myers turns 70 — with no signs of slowing down
Oscar Myers, who'll be busting a move at his 70th birthday party at the Boom Boom Room Fri/10.
PHOTO BY SAROYAN HUMPHREYThe Boogaloo is a dance, descended from the Twist but landing firmly between the Philly Dog and the Skate.
"I like to dance. Always did," says Oscar Myers, who turns 70 next week, while demonstrating his moves in front of a whooping, sweating, grinning 1am crowd at San Francisco's Boom Boom Room. Myers knows the Boogaloo because he was there when it happened, and because he plays the melange of funk, soul, jazz, and Latin music that make up its unique sound.Read more »