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Jim Beard, longtime keyboardist for Steely Dan, dies at 63
- Jazz keyboardist Jim Beard, who played with Steely Dan for more than a decade, has died. The rock band confirmed Beard's death on its website.
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Steely Dan, R.E.M., Timbaland, Hillary Lindsey and Dean Pitchford get into Songwriters Hall of Fame
Steely Dan, R.E.M., Timbaland, Hillary Lindsey and Dean Pitchford will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, an incoming class of musicians who have scaled the heights of country, classic rock, pop, hip-hop and alt-rock. Steely Dan — co-founded by Donald Fagan and the late Walter Becker — finally get into the hall despite being a staple of classic rock with songs like “Reelin’ in the Years,” “Do It Again” and “Hey Nineteen.”
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What one writer learned about the importance of personal style—and maybe life itself—by teaching himself to play slap bass.
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Tracy Chapman, Hillary Lindsey, George Clinton & More 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame Nominees (Full List)
Eligible voters have until Dec. 27 to make their choices in two categories -- performing songwriters and non-performing songwriters.
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Prosecutors in New Orleans say Nate Diaz choked out YouTuber in self-defense, decline to press charges
Former UFC star Nate Diaz got into a street fight with a YouTube personality in April, but officials in New Orleans have said Diaz choked out Rodney Petersen in self-defense. Thus, they have declined to prosecute him.
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“He likes first takes is what I learned from Stevie Wonder”: Watch session legend Dean Parks talk Innervisions, Steely Dan and Larry Carlton’s “magic” ES-335
The definition of guitar greatness is tracking live with Stevie Wonder and being asked mid-take to play a guitar solo on a fat-necked acoustic
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‘Quantum Criminals’ Is the Steely Dan Book That’s as Darkly Funny as Their Songs
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyThe new book, Quantum Criminals: Ramblers, Wild Gamblers, and other Sole Survivors From the Songs of Steely Dan, is the delightful result of an author not only understanding their subject, but emotionally bonding with it. In this case, it’s the two co-authors, Alex Pappademas (who writes the words) and Joan LeMay (who paints the pictures), who unfold the “story” of Steely Dan by way of the flawed, often tragic characters depicted in the
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5 songs you need to hear by Steely Dan: "Like a lot of kids in the ’50s, we were looking for some kind of alternative culture, an escape from where we found ourselves"
Across nine studio albums, jazz-loving perfectionists Walter Becker and Donald Fagen created a stunning body of work. Here are five of their finest moments
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Steely Dan Shares New Vault Track — a Long-Lost Schlitz Beer Jingle
The song comes from the archive of Steely Dan's longtime engineer Roger Nichols
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Take it easy: The Eagles announce farewell tour and Indianapolis is on the list
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band has announced its farewell tour, and it's coming to Indy.
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"The song virtually played itself" - the Steely Dan classic starring Jimmy Page’s favourite guitar solo
From 1972’s debut Steely Dan album Can’t Buy A Thrill, Reelin’ In The Years accidentally benefitted from an engineer who neglected to run the tape
