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4 Steely Dan Classics That Were Enlivened by Unforgettable Guitar Solos

4 Steely Dan Classics That Were Enlivened by Unforgettable Guitar Solos

Donald Fagen Is Retired and Thriving in Woodstock

But the Steely Dan legend is working on an album with his grandson.

Donald Fagen Has Retired From Touring With Steely Dan, His Stepdaughter Amy Helm Reports (But He’s Still Making Music)

Donald Fagen has retired from touring with Steely Dan, his s...

St. Vincent Swears by Steely Dan’s ‘Kid Charlemagne’

The guitarist riffs on her favorite solo, giving all credit to Larry Carlton

Donald Fagen Still Committed To The Bit In Episode 3 Of This Year’s Best Vertical Video Series

Amy Helm is the daughter of two fellow folk singer-songwriters: Levon Helm, who died in 2012, and Libby Titus, who died in 2024. When Titus died, she was married to Steely Dan foun...

Remembering the Lost Jingle Steely Dan Wrote for Schlitz Beer, Found Decades Later by Their Engineer’s Daughter

“If I were the Schlitz company, I would contact Donald Fagen and pay him a million dollars to do another one.” The post Remembering the Lost Jingle Steely Dan Wrote for Schlitz Bee...

This Yacht Rock Group’s Recording Sessions Were So Difficult That Hired Musicians Allegedly “Crawled” Out of the Studio

The Dire Straits founder called the process "painstaking" but said he was "pleased with the results." The post This...

C&L's Late Nite Music: The Crusaders 'Spiral'

In college, I stumbled upon a guitar master I had never heard of named Larry Carlton. His solo record blew my mind. Wanting to listen to more, I discovered that he was a member of...

"The production is so polished and shiny that magpies tried to steal my stereo every time I pressed play." Supergroup Ba...

The million-dollar lineup of John Waite, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Ricky Phillips and Deen Castronovo piles on the gloss

"Business people think anyone who doesn't want to be rich is a nutcase." In 1970, Fleetwood Mac leader Peter Green walke...

"Fleetwood Mac has become a business, and I don't want to be a part of a business"

“I don’t want to hear someone improvise and stretch out and be completely extemporaneous”: St. Vincent has named her pic...

Annie Clark has named a Steely Dan solo as her favorite – and explained why it's “sacrosanct”

No. 1 Albums of 1976 Ranked Worst to Best

Hard rock, soul, live albums and greatest hits all mingled atop the charts in this eclectic year. Continue reading…

Prog, power-balladry and arena rock: Nine Styx albums you should listen to and one to avoid

Selling 50 million-plus records over more than five decades, Styx are the kings of pomp rock

David Lee Roth Dusts off This Van Halen Deep Cut for 2026 Tour Opening Night

David Lee Roth kicked off his 2026 North American tour with this Van Halen deep cut off the band's 1978 debut album. The post

Steve Fidyk

Fantastic brush playing and some words of wisdom today from Steve Fidyk thanks to the kind people over at Steve Weiss Music:

Deface the Currency

Back in 1991, jazz guitar legend Sonny Sharrock released his final album, the masterful Ask the Ages, accompanied by a murderers’ row of talent backing him, including saxophonist P...

The Best Yacht Rock Guitar Solos, From ‘Reelin’ in the Years’ to ‘Baby Come Back’

Jess Besack, who launched the Yacht Rock channel on SiriusXM, takes us through the classics

We Can’t Keep Forgettin’ These 4 Fantastic Songs Featuring Michael McDonald on Backing Vocals