Steely Dan is an American rock band centered around the core members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. The band's peak of popularity was in the 1970s, when it released six albums that blended together elements of jazz, rock, funk, R&B, and pop. Their music is characterized by complex jazz-influenced structures and harmonies, literate lyrics and adroit musicianship.
The group toured from 1972 to 1974, but from 1975 to 1980 became a purely studio-based act. Inactive from 1981 through 1992, aft...Read More >