Steely Dan started out from a pretty intellectual place. After all, they memorably named themselves after an obscure sexual aid from William S. Burroughs' 1959 novel Naked Lunch. By the time they ...
MOJO's Mat Snow runs down every album from Steely Dan and their two major dudes, Donald Fagan and Walter Becker.
Talking Heads frontman David Byrne recalled hearing a not-so-subtly backhanded comment about one of their most iconic songs from Steely Dan.
The LP’s release is part of a campaign that will see Steely Dan’s first seven studio effort return to vinyl. The initiative, which is being overseen by frontman Donald Fagen, began in November 2022 ...
It’s well-known that, due to music industry contracts, it’s often impossible for artists to prevent their music from being used in ways they don’t like. In the instance of Steely Dan seemingly being ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Steely Dan's Katy Lied launches on a trio of charts in the U.K.
As the seventies wore on, the core members of Steely Dan—Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, who died this month at 67—became as well-known for their studio perfectionism as they were for their songs. The ...
“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 ...
In this semi-regular column, Steven Hyden follows up on his book and podcast to discuss rivalries involving musical artists both historic and contemporary. This weekend, I will do something I swore I ...
It's sad when families get bogged down in legal squabbles. It's sad when classic rock greats do it. Saddest of all is when one of the involved parties is dead. It was already a rough year for Steely ...
Becker had been in ill health recently. — -- Walter Becker, guitarist and bass player for Steely Dan, has died. He was 67. Becker had been in ill health recently, and did not perform with his ...
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