Steely Dan

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Here's a bunch of must-see Steely Dan and Steely Dan related sites and online articles. Expect this page to be updated regularly.

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Walter Becker performing, Three Sisters Shakin' live at Slim's, CA, 7/4/95
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X3Ba0yHx7c

Walter Becker, '11 Tracks of Whack' EPK, 1994
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfmuICElL-w

Walter Becker - Were You Close Today (Newly surfaced '11 Tracks of Whack' outtake)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3V_kUykIBU

Walter Becker - Cinder Annie (Newly surfaced '11 Tracks of Whack' outtake)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-gg0g8EjsY

Donald Fagen Discusses the Loss of Walter Becker and Steely Dan's Future
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/donald-fagen-on-walter-beckers-death-steely-dans-future-w514440

'An All-Around Musician': Steely Dan Guitarists Share Their Experiences of Working With Walter Becker
http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7968894/steely-dan-walter-becker-second-guitarists-interview

'Rolling Stone Music Now' Podcast: Genius of Steely Dan's Walter Becker
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rolling-stone-music-now-podcast-steely-dans-walter-becker-w502467

'We Shared the Important Events of Our Lives': Michael McDonald Remembers His Friend & Collaborator Walter Becker of Steely Dan
http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7957597/michael-mcdonald-walter-becker-steely-dan-interview

Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen on Walter Becker: ‘Hysterically Funny, a Great Songwriter’
http://variety.com/2017/music/news/donald-fagen-walter-becker-dead-steely-dan-1202546352/

Read Rickie Lee Jones' Poignant Tribute to Steely Dan's Walter Becker
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/read-rickie-lee-jones-poignant-tribute-to-walter-becker-w501078

Walter Becker's Daughter Pens Poignant Tribute to Father
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/walter-beckers-daughter-pens-poignant-tribute-to-father-w501219

Q&A with Connor Kennedy, Guitarist for Donald Fagen & The Nightflyers
https://www.milwaukeemag.com/qa-connor-kennedy-guitarist-donald-fagen-nightflyers/

Interview - Lee Falco (Donald Fagen And The Nightflyers) by Drummer's Weekly Groovecast
https://soundcloud.com/phil-smith-592966725/episode-58-interview-lee-falco-donald-fagen-and-the-nightflyers

Remembering The Tumultuous Perfection Of Steely Dan’s Chapter-Closing Album “Gaucho”
http://liveforlivemusic.com/features/remembering-tumultuous-perfection-steely-dans-chapter-closing-album-gaucho

Interview with Steely Dan horn man, Michael Leonhart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5708xCRgtaE

Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen announces solo tour
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/steely-dans-donald-fagen-announces-solo-tour/

Steve Khan talks about recording Steely Dan’s ‘Gaucho’
https://movingtheriver.com/2015/11/21/steve-khan-talks-about-the-making-of-steely-dans-gaucho/

Novelist Harlan Coben on Steely Dan
http://www.wsj.com/articles/novelist-harlan-coben-on-steely-dan-1479230587

Donald Fagen’s Kamakiriad recognizes how complicated a problem climate change is, intentionally or not
http://www.vox.com/culture/2016/11/4/12821830/pop-culture-climate-change-kamakiriad-donald-fagen

‘Something of Value’. By Donald Fagen
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2016/10/

‘Neutron Sunday’. By Donald Fagen
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/history/2016/10/

10 Times Steely Dan Completely Ran Out Of F**ks To Give
http://whatculture.com/music/10-times-steely-dan-completely-ran-out-of-fks-to-give/

35 Years Ago: Steely Dan Come Unglued With ‘Gaucho’
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/steely-dan-gaucho

Empire State Building lights synced to Steely Dan's 'FM'
http://www.jambase.com/Articles/126908/Video-Empire-State-Lights-Synced-To-Steely-Dan

Donald Fagen Pays Tribute to Jazz Legend Sonny Rollins
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-steely-dans-donald-fagen-pay-tribute-to-jazz-legend-sonny-rollins-20151026

How Steely Dan Created ‘Deacon Blues’
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-steely-dan-created-deacon-blues-1441727645

Five Unusually Disconcerting Things About Steely Dan
www.smellslikepop.com/2011/09/five-unusually-disconcerting-things-about-steely-dan

The top 12 Steely Dan songs according to jazz.com
www.jazz.com/dozens/the-dozens-steely-dan

The Desert Sun's review of Steely Dan's performance at Coachella
www.desertsun.com/story/life/entertainment/music/coachella/2015/04/11/steely-dan-coachella/25622483/

The Noisey Guide to Steely Dan from Vice.com
http://noisey.vice.com/blog/the-noisey-guide-to-steely-dan

Sunken Condos review from the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/g53q

Sunken Condos review from Uncut magazine
http://www.uncut.co.uk/donald-fagen-sunken-condos-review

Sunken Condos review from AllMusic
http://www.allmusic.com/album/sunken-condos-mw0002408326

"Arrogant Pricks" – Steely Dan's Pretzel Logic Revisited
http://thequietus.com/articles/14504-steely-dan-pretzel-logic

Donald Fagen Defends Steely Dan To Friends
http://www.theonion.com/articles/donald-fagen-defends-steely-dan-to-friends,2601/

Steely Dan Fans Are Assholes
http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2012/01/tk_steely_dan_fans_danfans.php

Larry Carlton on Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell and solo secrets
http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/larry-carlton-on-steely-dan-joni-mitchell-and-solo-secrets-626839

How Steely Dan Composes A Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSDD8rgUiNc

R.I.P.

Levon Helm
http://levonhelm.com

Phoebe Snow
http://www.phoebesnow.com

Roger Nichols
http://www.rogernichols.com

Hiram Bullock
http://www.hirambullock.com

Michael Brecker
http://www.michaelbrecker.com

Don Grolnick
http://www.dongrolnick.com

Cornelius Bumpus
http://www.corneliusbumpus.com

Mindy Jostyn
http://www.mindyjostyn.com

Victor Feldman
http://www.victorfeldman.com

Ralph McDonald
http://www.ralphmacdonald.com

Ricky Lawson
http://rickylawson.wix.com/ricky-lawson-website

Jeff Porcaro
http://jeffporcaro.blogspot.com

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