Whilst Steely Dan have made a career out of confusing people, one of their most misunderstood cuts is 'Bodhisattva' from 1973 ...
I knew I’d get my chance.” Purdie embellishes his shuffle continually, particularly in the intricate hi-hat part, providing a beautiful blend of open and closed placements. After just two stellar ...
The guitarist riffs on her favorite solo, giving all credit to Larry Carlton ...
The guitarist argues that some recordings are so definitive they shouldn’t be reinterpreted — even by the players performing ...
Annie Clark has named a Steely Dan solo as her favorite – and explained why it's “sacrosanct” ...
His friend and fellow comedian John Mulaney described how it all went down while appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night. As Mulaney describes in the video below, he attended ...
They are two of the 1970s' most beloved bands, and Steely Dan and the Eagles have a lot of things in common, including songs ...
Donald Fagen led a crack band through Steely Dan's greatest hits Friday night at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Credit: Photo by David Clements Steely Dan was, and remains, an anomaly. More on ...
Jess Besack, who launched the Yacht Rock channel on SiriusXM, takes us through the classics ...
In 1972, when Steely Dan released its debut, Can't Buy a Thrill, Walter Becker and Donald Fagen's dark and literate fusion of jazz, swing, blues, pop and rock 'n' roll sounded very different from ...
Steely Dan - that band's debut album in 1972 fused together jazz, rock guitar, drums, keys. And they just created this sound. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "DO IT AGAIN") STEELY DAN: (Singing) In the morning, ...
“Dirty Work” was the Steely Dan song that came to my mind when the band’s Donald Fagen announced that he planned to tour this year, mere months after the death last September of his longtime creative ...