Steely Dan was an American jazz-rock/pop band that released six studio albums on ABC between 1972 and 1977, followed by an eighth on MCA in 1980. After a 20-year break in recording, they issued two discs of new material during the early 2000s. Debuting as a six-piece, the lineup trimmed by 1975 to the duo […]
Aja is the sixth album by Steely Dan, released on September 23, 1977, on ABC Records. The album contains seven songs from the writing team of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, including the radio evergreens “Peg,” “Deacon Blues,” and “Josie.” Behind them stood a 35-player support cast led by guitarist Steve Khan, drummer Bernard Purdie, […]
Pretzel Logic is the third album by Steely Dan, released on February 20, 1974, on ABC Records. The album contains eleven songs from the writing team of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, including the radio evergreens “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number,” “Any Major Dude Will Tell You,” and “Pretzel Logic.” Behind them stood a support […]
Katy Lied is the fourth album by Steely Dan, released in March 1975 on ABC Records. The album contains ten songs from the writing team of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, including the radio evergreens “Black Friday,” “Bad Sneakers,” and “Doctor Wu.” This was their first album after the pair retired from road life and […]
The Royal Scam is the fifth album by Steely Dan, released on May 31, 1976, on ABC. The album contains nine songs by the team of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, including the radio evergreens “Kid Charlemagne,” “The Fez,” and “Haitian Divorce.” Behind Fagen and Becker stood a 23-player backing cast led by guitarist Larry […]
Countdown to Ecstasy is the second album by Steely Dan, released on July 7, 1973, on ABC. The album contains eight songs from the writing team of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, including the radio evergreens “My Old School,” “Bodhisattva,” and “Show Biz Kids.” Steely Dan retain the lineup of their debut with guitarist Jeff […]
Can’t Buy a Thrill is the debut album by Steely Dan, released in November 1972 on ABC Records. The album contains ten songs from the writing team of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, including the radio evergreens “Do It Again” and “Reelin’ in the Years.” Steely Dan works here as a six-piece with guitarist Jeff “Skunk” […]
Michael McDonald (born Feb. 12, 1952) is an American singer, keyboardist, and songwriter from St. Louis who emerged as a backing vocalist for Steely Dan. He joined the Doobie Brothers for their 1976 album Takin’ It to the Streets and headed the 1977/78 followups Livin’ on the Fault Line and Minute by Minute. The latter […]
