Steely Dan's last US Top 40 hit sounded peppy enough. You can almost miss the references to addiction in the lyrics.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Rick Beato YouTube Former Steely Dan guitarist Denny Dias has looked back on the making ...

Jazmin Kylene is a Miami-bred writer and editor with a decade-long career that spans all editorial genres, though she has a particular passion for music journalism. Upon graduating Florida Atlantic ...

Unlike most bands, Steely Dan was never about a fixed lineup—it was an evolving soundscape masterminded by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. With a rotating cast of elite session musicians, meticulous ...

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 ...

Speed of Heat might have been Jeff “Skunk” Baxter’s debut solo album, but it’s hardly his first record. Having played with Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers, and Spirit, Baxter had a wealth of ...

The yacht-rock era is finally getting the official documentary (“dockumentary”) treatment, with filmmaker Garret Price’s project featuring appearances from such smooth and soulful luminaries as ...

This kid ain’t exactly Charlemagne. John Mulaney, a leading celebrity spokesperson for the music of Steely Dan, decided to take his recent Tonight Show appearance on a tangent about how his son, ...

Dave Navarro has explained how Steely Dan helped him return to music after he’d stopped playing guitar for over a year. Navarro only recently returned to Jane’s Addiction, with the band having to hire ...

During our recent Drums Week here at MusicRadar we were reminded of the fits and starts history of the drum machine. One particularly fascinating and pioneering device we felt was worth exploring a ...