During Steely Dan‘s 1979 sessions for Gaucho, what would be the final album of their original run, a song titled “The Second Arrangement” was accidentally erased from the master tapes. These were the ...

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 ...

A wave of renewed interest in classic rock deep cuts is emerging, driven by archival streaming launches and fresh critical spotlights on overlooked tracks. The Grateful Dead's new 'Play Dead' service ...

Despite the 2017 death of one of its two founders, Steely Dan continues to tour, and the band will make its first Quad-Cities appearance at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4, at the TaxSlayer Center, 1201 ...

In the beginning, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker didn’t have much intention of being recording artists. They wanted to be songwriters. But none of the covering artists could do justice to their quirky ...

WILMINGTON — Steely Dead, a Colorado-based band fusing Steely Dan with the Grateful Dead, landed at LaGuardia Airport in Queens on Tuesday ahead of the Mad Hatter's Ball at Memorial Hall this weekend.

AJA are an 8 piece band that replicate the original recordings of Steely Dan. They have been performing these classic songs for over 13 years, with the original guitar, brass, keyboard solos and vocal ...