Mark Knopfler on his grueling 10-hour Steely Dan session that resulted in just seconds of music

Fresh off the success of “Sultans of Swing,” the Dire Straits guitarist joined Donald Fagen and Walter Becker in the studio — ...

From the Purdie shuffle to its extended jazz chords - analysing Steely Dan's Babylon Sisters

I knew I’d get my chance.” Purdie embellishes his shuffle continually, particularly in the intricate hi-hat part, providing a ...
Jambands

Steely Dan’s ‘The Royal Scam’ Will Return to Vinyl After 40 Years

Steely Dan’s fifth studio album, The Royal Scam, known for classic cuts like “Kid Charlemagne,” “The Fez,” “The Caves of Altamira,” and the gripping title track, is slated to return to vinyl format ...
The Park Record

Mountain Town Music captures Chain Lightning for annual fundraiser

Mountain Town Music invites supporters to celebrate the music of Steely Dan performed by tribute band Chain Lightning and ...
The Lima News

The Dans to bring Steely Dan favorites to OC Prime

The Dans bring the sounds of Steely Dan to Old City Prime’s Upper Lounge this Saturday. Photo courtesy of Nathan Santos LIMA — Fans of live, local music may see a lot of familiar faces at Old City ...
American Songwriter

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

He walked into the control room and thought he was going to take over, and that just wasn’t gonna happen.” When the Schlitz ...

Steely Dan had no time for one of their biggest hits: “Dumb but effective”

Steely Dan's Donald Fagen and Walter Becker have been frank about their opinion of 1972's 'Reelin' in the Years'. Read more about it here.
Yakima Herald-Republic

Spin the Black Circle: Steely Dan inspires Yacht Rock genre, rejects label

Well into his 70s, Steely Dan cofounder Donald Fagen remains a contrarian. Along with the late guitarist and songwriter Walter Becker, Fagen wrote and sang some of the most biting and caustic lyrics ...