Steely Dan

What a Fool Believes by Michael McDonald review – the nicest dude in soul takes centre stage
From falling foul of Ray Charles to writing with Burt Bacharach and singing with Steely Dan, McDonald has led a fascinating, if addiction-fuelled, life, but his memoir errs on the side of cliche
Anthony Quinn
26, May, 2024 @12:00 PM

Jim Beard, keyboardist for Steely Dan, dies aged 63
Beard was known for collaborations with jazz legends including Pat Metheny, John McLaughlin and Wayne Shorter
Maya Yang in New York
06, Mar, 2024 @11:21 PM

‘The most important cassette on the planet’: how Steely Dan fans uncovered their holy grail
The Second Arrangement was accidentally wiped in the studio in 1979. Now a version found by the recording engineer’s family has the community ‘freaking out’
Joe Koning
25, Jun, 2023 @3:00 PM

Queer sounds: our writers on their favourite LGBTQ+ songs
For Pride month, Guardian writers have singled out their favourite LGBTQ+ songs, from Pet Shop Boys to Frank Ocean
Shaad D'Souza, Veronica Esposito, Owen Myers, Benjamin Lee, Jim Farber, Michael Cragg, Laura Snapes and Rob LeDonne
07, Jun, 2023 @3:00 PM

Wayne Shorter, icon of jazz saxophone, dies aged 89
Composer and performer traversed numerous phases of jazz history, and fused his playing with the likes of Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell and Carlos Santana
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
02, Mar, 2023 @4:40 PM

Jeremy Greenspan of Junior Boys’ listening diary: ‘I’ve played Steely Dan once a day since I was 12’
The Canadian electronic musician shares his week’s listening, which includes a Jewish cantor, a China Crisis demo and recent tracks by Actress, Lady Lykez and Oren Ambarchi
As told to Elle Hunt
31, Oct, 2022 @10:15 AM

Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!
With November marking 50 years since their debut album, we pick the best of the band’s idiosyncratic output, with tales of capitalism, drug dealers and mid-life crises
Alexis Petridis
20, Oct, 2022 @1:30 PM

Mo Ostin, US record exec who signed Jimi Hendrix and the Kinks, dies aged 95
Headhunted by Frank Sinatra, the head of Warner/Reprise oversaw classic releases by the likes of Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac and Prince
Laura Snapes
02, Aug, 2022 @9:12 AM

‘I was on the high of highs, and suddenly it was over’: Linda Hoover on her great lost LP with Steely Dan
At the age of 71, singer-songwriter Hoover is finally releasing her debut album – 50 years after she made it. She explains how Becker and Fagen lent a hand to a must-have record for Dan fans
Peter Jones
07, Jul, 2022 @4:00 PM

‘Nine Inch Nails is inappropriate for a Christmas party’: St Vincent’s honest playlist
The art-pop star was raised on Pearl Jam, wants Jacques Brel played at her funeral and thinks Iggy is sexy. But which song would she interrupt a haircut for?
As told to Elle Hunt
06, Jun, 2022 @6:00 AM

Japanese gems, maligned boybands and ‘the Dan’: the best old music Guardian writers discovered this year
In a good year for rummaging through back catalogues, our writers have been delighted by everything from a A1’s embrace of soft rock to the Marvelettes’ ageless glee
Tayyab Amin, Rachel Aroesti, Ben Beaumont-Thomas, Michael Cragg, Tara Joshi, Christine Ochefu, Alexis Petridis, Jude Rogers, Dave Simpson, Laura Snapes
23, Dec, 2021 @10:00 AM

G Gordon Liddy obituary
Instigator of the 1972 Watergate office burglary that led to Richard Nixon’s downfall, he went on to become a rightwing shock jock
Michael Carlson
07, Apr, 2021 @1:33 PM
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