Steely Dan
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United States
- Born: 1971 in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, United States
- Active: 1971 - present
Biography
Steely Dan was an American rock band formed in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, in 1971 by Walter Becker (guitars, bass, backing vocals) and Donald Fagen (keyboards, lead vocals). Initially operating as a conventional band, Becker and Fagen ceased live performances by the end of 1974 and continued the project as a studio-based duo, employing a rotating group of session musicians. The band’s music combined elements of rock, jazz, Latin music, rhythm and blues
Genres
Steely Dan Discography
- Can't Buy a Thrill (1972) - Album - rated 4.13/5
- Countdown to Ecstasy (1973) - Album - rated 4.13/5
- Pretzel Logic (1974) - Album - rated 3.95/5
- Katy Lied (1975) - Album - rated 4.1/5
- The Royal Scam (1976) - Album - rated 3.9/5
- Aja (1977) - Album - rated 4.37/5
- Black Cow / Peg / Aja (1977) - EP - rated 4.31/5
- Deacon Blues / Home at Last (1978) - Single - rated 4.38/5
- Greatest Hits (1978) - Compilation - rated 4.13/5
- Gaucho (1980) - Album - rated 3.99/5
- A Decade of Steely Dan (1985) - Compilation - rated 4.26/5
- Alive in America (1995) - Album - rated 3.29/5
- Two Against Nature (2000) - Album - rated 3.52/5
- What a Shame About Me (2000) - Single - rated 3.49/5
- Showbiz Kids: The Steely Dan Story 1972-1980 (2000) - Compilation - rated 4.21/5
- Cousin Dupree (2000) - Single - rated 3.43/5
- Janie Runaway (2000) - Single - rated 3.51/5
- Jack of Speed (2001) - Single - rated 3.82/5
- Everything Must Go (2003) - Album - rated 3.52/5
Members
- Donald Fagen - keyboards, vocals (1972–Present)
- Walter Becker - guitar, bass (1972–2017)
- Denny Dias - guitar (1972–1977)
- Jeff Baxter - guitar (1972–1974)
- Jim Hodder - drums (1972–1974)
- David Palmer - vocals (1972–1973)