In the mid-1970s and ‘80s in SoCal, bands like Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers, and Toto blended jazz, R&B, and pop to create a new soft style: yacht rock.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic, who listed Steely Dan's song "Gaucho" in his top 30 list of great Yacht Rock songs, most likely understood the ambiguity of the lyrics juxtaposed with the ironic ...
If you are into yacht rock, then check out these three contemporary yacht rock songs that will remind you of the good ole ...
“Yet there’s this whole other scene happening with Michael McDonald and Christopher Cross and Steely Dan and the Toto guys that I don’t think gets as much recognition.” What is Yacht Rock?
Price set about interviewing the main figures of yacht rock to see how they felt about it. "I always wanted to stick with the Mount Rushmore - Steely Dan, Michael McDonald, Christopher Cross ...
Steely Dan's greatest songs are hard to condense into a short list, but we're particularly fond of these four tracks from ...
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Retro appreciation for “yacht rock” emerged in the 2000s thanks to a viral pre-YouTube web video series of the same name, ...
Almost 20 years ago, the irreverent comedy series Yacht Rock debuted on the web, lovingly spoofing popular ‘70s and ‘80s artists — such as Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers’ Michael McDonald ...
I sail a sea comprised solely of sailors. To my port and starboard stand 200 other swaying souls in the concert venue, all ...
Unlike Loggins, Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen hasn’t reached this stage of acceptance. When the documentary’s director asked him about yacht rock, Fagen cursed at him and hung up the phone ...