<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Steely-dan ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/steely-dan Tue, 05 May 2026 15:15:25 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “It’s sacrosanct.” St. Vincent says Larry Carlton’s Steely Dan guitar solo should always be played note-for-note ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/st-vincent-talks-steely-dan-guitar-solos UbZ3eKHcjAN5Pfpjqpug4C Tue, 05 May 2026 15:15:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was like getting into a swimming pool with lead weights tied to your boot.” Mark Knopfler on his grueling 10-hour Steely Dan session that resulted in just seconds of music ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/mark-knopfler-on-his-grueling-10-hour-steely-dan-session L2YCNvpRTPtEZFiJiBEbvQ Fri, 01 May 2026 19:23:10 +0000 Mon, 04 May 2026 12:27:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I didn't even plug it in.” How Larry Carlton chose the Gibson ES-335 electric guitar behind countless hits for Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell and many others ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/electric-guitars/larry-carltons-es-335 EwdoSdSpRQ2JvKFRD7qfv8 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:22:01 +0000 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:00:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Can you make it more green?” Jeff “Skunk” Baxter recalls his strangest studio sessions —from Steely Dan to Dolly Parton ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/can-you-make-it-more-green-jeff-skunk-baxter-recalls-his-strangest-studio-sessions-from-steely-dan-to-dolly-parton fXZmzJ9VNoEmSoV6QQyV6P Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:32:54 +0000 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:33:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Doing overdubs on that song was one of the toughest sessions for me.” Steely Dan’s key guitarist on what happened behind his hit tracks with Walter Becker and Donald Fagen ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/doing-overdubs-on-that-song-was-one-of-the-toughest-sessions-for-me-steely-dans-key-guitarist-on-what-happened-behind-his-hit-tracks-with-walter-becker-and-donald-fagen jUQE56aL4uQycHJVLmhVzJ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Walter Becker or Donald Fagen panicked and thought, Wait a minute…Nobody knows what Steely Dan is!” Jeff “Skunk” Baxter on the “life-altering” impact of the Dan’s smash breakthrough ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/walter-becker-or-donald-fagen-panicked-and-thought-wait-a-minute-nobody-knows-what-steely-dan-is-jeff-skunk-baxter-on-the-life-altering-impact-of-the-dans-smash-breakthrough AoMGeumaf3JxAeNysciJzM Fri, 12 Dec 2025 23:09:42 +0000 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:28:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I turned the radio on one day, and there it was. I thought, Hey, I made it!” Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, seven guitarists — and one impossible solo. How Jay Graydon nailed it on Steely Dan’s “Peg” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/i-turned-the-radio-on-one-day-and-there-it-was-i-thought-hey-i-made-it-donald-fagen-walter-becker-seven-guitarists-and-one-impossible-solo-how-jay-graydon-nailed-it-on-steely-dans-peg uT9eQ8iqBjX2jzbQJc6KG Sat, 07 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I asked, 'How do you write a song that sounds like it belongs on the radio?'" Guitarist Denny Dias reveals the secret behind Donald Fagen and Walter Becker's success with Steely Dan ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/danny-dias-steely-dan-never-wanted-to-have-a-band qYZjc3D3Hn2QVZbpqTQXif Wed, 28 May 2025 17:53:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I wanted to be the top gun of studio guitarists.” How Jeff “Skunk” Baxter ruled the 1970s session scene with Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/jeff-skunk-baxter-steely-dan-doobie-brothers-donna-summers-sessions 87L3ZveLAESmWaNG3LL9Qd Fri, 14 Mar 2025 22:06:38 +0000 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 03:20:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ "They sort of appear as if they are out there in the air. The best ones do. But I don’t know how they get there." David Gilmour talks soloing in Guitar Player's guide to the Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/the-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time gviGFZB7g47jARwMjHQS8g Sun, 27 Oct 2024 18:09:56 +0000 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:24:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We need more guitar players!”: R.E.M. reunite, Trey Anastasio pays homage to Steely Dan at Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/2024-songwriters-hall-of-fame-ceremony DtseJ2ek7Mt3yjLcjRJ8ab Fri, 14 Jun 2024 21:12:54 +0000 Fri, 14 Jun 2024 21:15:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jeff “Skunk” Baxter’s Top Six Tips for Guitarists ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/jeff-skunk-baxters-top-six-tips-for-guitarists q8u9UM79sU2ffyQHdPunXN Fri, 13 Jan 2023 15:19:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Best Guitar Moments of 1972 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/the-best-guitar-moments-of-1972 5TQE9E3iu9Ri79wgXwpKX9 Thu, 24 Nov 2022 15:05:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I Never Plan a Solo in Advance”: Watch Elliott Randall Play His Timeless "Reelin' in the Years" Solo ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/i-never-plan-a-solo-in-advance-watch-elliott-randall-play-his-timeless-reelin-in-the-years-solo uK2ejJbXXdfLsFxf7p5XMe Tue, 11 Oct 2022 17:09:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jeff “Skunk” Baxter: "I Wanted to Put Some Muscle in 'My Old School'" ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/jeff-skunk-baxter-i-wanted-to-put-some-muscle-in-my-old-school u7d4jm2R5nziTW8yMBZirJ Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:05:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jeff “Skunk” Baxter: "Whether it’s a Guitar or a Missile-Defense System, There’s Always a Way to Make it Work Better" ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/jeff-skunk-baxter-whether-its-a-guitar-or-a-missile-defense-system-theres-always-a-way-to-make-it-work-better HbWScrWS6FRZEMiboq7ydf Fri, 01 Jul 2022 19:04:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Skunk Baxter Expands Musical Horizons with Debut Solo Album ‘Speed of Heat’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/skunk-baxter-expands-musical-horizons-with-debut-solo-album-speed-of-heat sEeXzXuvqzh5TTgLRQZm46 Tue, 03 May 2022 13:35:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dean DeLeo Names His Top Five Most Underrated Solos ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/dean-deleo-names-his-top-five-most-underrated-solos EcjrFWLNpDzpSChWaZkCCL Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:43:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ First Live Steely Dan Album in 25 Years Just Days Away ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/first-live-steely-dan-album-in-25-years-just-days-away SwpaiA4zTbFt5EbqzKPWBP Fri, 20 Aug 2021 16:57:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ How Elliott Randall Nailed Steely Dan’s “Reelin’ in the Years” Recording in One Continuous Take ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/how-elliott-randall-nailed-steely-dans-reelin-in-the-years-recording-in-one-continuous-take RAmaykRjaiTg7dKKrA555F Fri, 23 Apr 2021 13:52:09 +0000 Fri, 23 Apr 2021 14:39:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Larry Carlton: My Career in Five Songs ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/larry-carlton-my-career-in-five-songs x8fUrB4nSthXZKoXpqVm36 Mon, 19 Apr 2021 21:04:47 +0000