Yes, Chevy Chase Played in a Band with Steely Dan Before ‘SNL’ Fame

Chase would find fame a decade later on SNL, while Fagen and Becker would go on to form Steely Dan, the musical duo behind ...
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Steely Dan’s Classic Track Finds New Life in the Movie 'One Battle After Another'

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 ...
Cinema Blend

With All Of The Music Biopics Happening These Days, Where The Hell's My Steely Dan Movie Already?

I'm going to have the (Deacon) blues if this movie never gets made. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Whenever somebody asks me ...
Forbes

Steely Dan’s 50-Year-Old Album Is A Bestseller Once More

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.
Vulture

John Mulaney’s Son Learned to Talk Because of ‘How Much He Hated Steely Dan’

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, ...
Variety

‘Yacht Rock’: HBO Doc Shows How Bands Like Steely Dan, Christopher Cross and Toto Became Cool All Over Again

Ask any two music fans what qualifies as yacht rock, and an argument is sure to ensue. Does Steely Dan count? (Absolutely.) What about Hall & Oates? (No, too East Coast.) In the late 1970s and early ...
American Songwriter

Behind the Meaning of Steely Dan’s Response to John Lennon, “Only a Fool Would Say That”

Lennon famously bared his desires for the world to know peace. Many would scoff at that idea. Lennon even acknowledged that in the lyrics in “Imagine”: You may say I’m a dreamer / But I’m not the only ...
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Steely Dan Responds to RNC Band’s “Reelin’ in the Years” Cover, Suggest They Play Anti-Trump Song Instead

The post Steely Dan Responds to RNC Band’s “Reelin’ in the Years” Cover, Suggest They Play Anti-Trump Song Instead appeared first on Consequence. At the 2024 Republican National Convention, the cover ...
NPR

50 years later, Steely Dan's 'Pretzel Logic' still sounds fresh

This is FRESH AIR. Rock critic Ken Tucker has noticed that there are a number of significant albums that are celebrating their 50th anniversary. And he's decided to devote a summer series to ...
The Michigan Daily

Dan and Phil: ‘Like actual soulmates’

In 2015, YouTuber Tyler Oakley collaborated with fellow creator Dan Howell, a decision that would shape the rest of my tween and teenage years. I immediately fell in love with Dan and rapidly consumed ...
USA Today

Steely Dan keyboardist Jim Beard dies at 63 after sudden illness

Jim Beard, the longtime keyboardist for Steely Dan, has died. Beard passed away March 2 at age 63 following complications due to a sudden illness. He was surrounded by loved ones at the time of his ...
Entertainment Tonight

Jim Beard, Steely Dan Keyboardist, Dead at 63

Jim Beard has died. The musician, best known as the keyboardist for Steely Dan, died on Saturday in a New York City hospital from complications due to a sudden illness, Deadline reports. He was 63.