Steely Dan’s Gaucho turned 40 last week. Forty is the perfect anniversary for a Steely Dan album, since so many of their narrators, on that album in particular but throughout their catalog, seem to be ...

Steely Dan is a perfect example of how jazz shapes rock music. From the 1970s onward, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker infused ...

Even when they were earnest, they could be biting. Steely Dan's "Any Major Dude Will Tell You" is both snide and supportive.

Phish's Trey Anastasio paid tribute to Steely Dan on Thursday at the band's Songwriters Hall of Fame induction, taking the lead on a medley of two of their beloved hits. You can watch the performance ...

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 ...

In pop music, Steely Dan’s hybrid of pop, jazz and R&B represents an artistic standard few can match. Steely Dan — the musical enterprise of songwriting team Walter Becker and Donald Fagen — hit its ...