Steely Dan
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Mason Proffit...touring, performing up to 300 concerts each year. Some of Mason Proffit's opening acts during that time included The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan, John Denver, Mac Davis, and Buffalo Springfield. Their country-rock-bluegrass style was innovative... In this article: Mason Proffit, John Michael Talbot, Warner Bros., Sparrow Records, Grammy Award, Warner Bros, Mac Davis, Earl Scruggs, and John Denver |
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LiveDaily News | September 18, 2009
Michael McDonald prepares to hit the streets
...with a few nights along the East Coast. Following a nearly two-month break, the former Doobie Brothers (and, for a short time, Steely Dan) member will return to the tour trail for a Dec. 5 show in Snoqualmie, WA, eventually working his way...
In this article: Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs, Nashville, Grammy, Motown, Doobie Brothers, and Snoqualmie, WA
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Wikipedia | June 17, 2009
Sneaker (band)
...on bass guitar, and Jim King on keyboards, synthesizers, and vibes. The band cited as its primary musical influences Steely Dan, The Eagles, and The Doobie Brothers. They released 2 studio albums on Handshake Records, Sneaker in 1981,...
In this article: Sneaker, Billboard, Bad Sneakers, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, The Doobie Brothers, and Katy Lied
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NME.com | September 01, 2009
Jay-Z and Beyonce watch Grizzly Bear gig - video
...which was released online on August 31. The B-side of the single features a cut of 'While You Wait For The Others' with the lead vocals sung by Doobie Brothers/Steely Dan member Michael McDonald. 'While You Wait For The Others' is...
In this article: Grizzly Bear, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Michael McDonald, Bleep.com, Doobie Brothers, Brooklyn, Hampden Park, Wembley Stadium, and Old Trafford
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Cornelius Bumpus
...on a few Doobie Brothers songs; notably "Jesus is Just Alright" in concert. Bumpus and his bandmates in Steely Dan won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2001. In 2002 he worked on the Big Blue Earth project sponsored by the Church of...
In this article: Cornelius Bumpus, Doobie Brothers, Los Angeles, Church of Christ, Scientist, Cafe Society, Jesus Is Just Alright, Grammy Award, and Bobby Freeman
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Business Wire Entertainment News | March 09, 2009
Cable Show's Battle of the Bands to Raise Funds For City Year and DC Schools
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter: A Grammy-winner, Baxter has played on over 150 albums with such popular acts as Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers, Rod Stewart, and Ringo Starr, and has 17 gold records and eight platinum records to his credit.
In this article: Washington, DC, Tatyana Ali, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Grammy Award, City School, and Beneficiary
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CableCares at Cable Show '09 Will Benefit DC Schools
...Jeff "Skunk" Baxter. Baxter has played on 150 albums with such popular acts as Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers, Rod Stewart, Ringo Starr and more, and has 17 gold records and eight platinum records to his credit. First place winners from...
In this article: Washington, D.C., New Orleans, The Sportsman Channel, Tatyana Ali, Grammy, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Beneficiary, and National Cable & Telecommunications Association
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The Cable Show's ``Battle of the Bands'' Will Raise Funds for New Orleans
Baxter, who also will serve as one of three celebrity judges for the event, has played on 150 albums with such popular acts as Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers, Rod Stewart, Ringo Starr and more, and has 17 gold records and eight platinum...
In this article: New Orleans, Bill Bellamy, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Grammy, Motorola, Cisco Systems, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, and B.B. King
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WPLJ
"Rock 'N Stereo". The station would play the music of artists such as Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Aerosmith, Jimi Hendrix, Cream , The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan, Elton John, Deep Purple, Rod Stewart, and The Allman Brothers. The station would...
In this article: WPLJ, Rock, WABC, FM, Gary Bryan, New York City, and Pat St. John
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Jeff Baxter
...Lose That Number". While finishing work on Pretzel Logic, Baxter became aware of Becker and Fagen's intentions to retire Steely Dan from touring, and to work almost exclusively with session players in the future. With that in mind,...
In this article: Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Tom Johnston, Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, Michael McDonald, The Doobie Brothers, Missile Defense Agency, Pentagon, and United States
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Steely Dan is an American jazz-rock band centered on core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. The band reached a peak of popularity in the late 1970s, with the release of seven albums blending elements of jazz, rock, funk, R&B, and pop. Rolling Stone magazine has called them "the perfect musical antiheroes for the Seventies."
The band's music is characterized by complex jazz-influenced structures and harmonies played by Becker and Fagen along with a revolving cast of rock and pop studio musicians. Steely Dan's "cerebral," "wry" and "eccentric" lyrics are filled with sharp sarcasm which often touches upon such "dark" themes as drugs, crime, and their true-to-life "contempt of west coast hippies." The pair are well-known for their near-obsessive perfectionism in the recording studio, with one notable example being that Becker and Fagen used at least 42 different studio musicians, 11 engineers, and took over a year to record the tracks that resulted in 1980's Gaucho — an album that contains only seven songs.
Steely Dan toured from 1972 to 1974, but in 1975 became a purely studio-based act. The late 1970s saw the group release a series of extremely successful singles and albums. They disbanded in 1981, and throughout most of the next decade, Fagen and Becker remained largely inactive in the music world. During this time, the group steadily built and maintained "a cult following." In 1993, the group resumed playing live concerts; the early 21st century saw Steely Dan release two albums of new material, the first of which earned a Grammy Award for Album of the Year. They have sold more than 30 million albums worldwide and in March 2001, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
- Name:
- Steely Dan
- Origin:
- Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, United States
- Years Active:
- 1972–1981
- 1993–present
- Current members:
- Former Members:
- Associated With:
- New York Rock and Soul Revue, Walter Becker, Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald, Jay and the Americans
- Genre:
- Rock, jazz fusion, rhythm and blues
- Record Label:
- ABC, MCA, Reprise
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