This song's guitar solo was recorded in one take.

In 1980, Steely Dan released their seventh album 'Gaucho', but due to an engineer's mishap with a tape machine, one song was ...

For almost as long as Steely Dan's 'Rikki Don't Lose That Number' has been a hit, fans have been wondering who the real Rikki ...

The Steely/West summit took place during the recording of West's 2010 Graduation LP, which used a piece of the classic Steely Dan track for the song "Champion." As Fagen later told Complex, upon first ...

I knew I’d get my chance.” Purdie embellishes his shuffle continually, particularly in the intricate hi-hat part, providing a beautiful blend of open and closed placements. After just two stellar ...

Prior to this Dan-sanctioned discovery, “The Second Arrangement” had only been available in low-quality bootlegs of questionable origin. Gary Katz, the band’s producer, told Expanding Dan that he ...

Turns out Aimee Mann didn’t look like a perfect fit to open for Steely Dan on the band’s twice-postponed summer tour — but not for the reason she initially suspected. Mann suggested it was sexism at ...

Steely Dan are one of those bands you either love or hate. To some, they represent the highest peaks of songwriting and studio craft, with lyrical vignettes about lost souls and strange characters ...

On the Road Again, USA TODAY's spotlight on artists on tour, this week looks at Steely Dan. They're back, Jack, to do it again. For an act known to avoid playing live during its commercial heyday, ...

Walter Becker, co-founder of Steely Dan, died Sunday at the age of 67, according to his website. The news was later confirmed by his longtime bandmate Donald Fagen. In a statement, Fagen said "I ...

Walter Becker, the co-founder of Steely Dan who was known for his acerbic wit and his proficient work with the guitar, has died. He was 67. As one of the key architects of Steely Dan, Becker and ...