By Mark Felsot RockDaily.com It took four years of eligibility, but on March 19, jazz-rock brainiacs Steely Dan were finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The honor was truly a momentous occasion for guitarist Walter Becker and singer-keyboardist Donald Fagen, but you wouldn’t know it by their nonchalant demeanor at the […]
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Steely Dan Interview
By Joshua Klein AV Club Lost in the furor over Eminem’s nomination, the oddness of Steely Dan’s recent Grammy for Album Of The Year was somewhat overlooked. In some respects, that’s perfectly in tune with a career characterized by quiet subversiveness. Donald Fagen and Walter Becker spent the bulk of the ’70s sneaking their cryptic, […]
Steely Dan is Reeling in Recognition
By John Soeder Cleveland Plain Dealer Less than two weeks before their band, Steely Dan, would be welcomed into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker were still going back and forth about what to perform at the induction ceremony. “Hey, Walter, you know what I was thinking would be […]
Steely Dan’s Countdown to Infamy
By Steve Hochman Los Angeles Times The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in May was full of excitement and controversy: Neil Young boycotted over the hall’s policies on reimbursing performers and televising the proceedings, there was turmoil about the exclusion of members of bands that had lineup changes, and one inductee (Joni Mitchell) […]
