Latest about Steely Dan
“It’s sacrosanct.” St. Vincent says Larry Carlton’s Steely Dan guitar solo should be played note-for-note
The guitarist argues that some recordings are so definitive they shouldn’t be reinterpreted — even by the players performing them.
Mark Knopfler on his grueling 10-hour Steely Dan session that resulted in just seconds of music
Fresh off the success of “Sultans of Swing,” the Dire Straits guitarist joined Donald Fagen and Walter Becker in the studio — and discovered just how painstaking their recording process could be.
How Larry Carlton got the ES-335 behind countless hits
As the session ace’s career took off, he needed an upgrade, and the guitar has been by his side ever since
“Can you make it more green?” Jeff “Skunk” Baxter recalls his strangest studio sessions — from Steely Dan to Dolly Parton
The longtime Dan and Doobie Brothers guitarist recalls one-take solos, the $20 guitar behind a disco hit, and Parton’s request for “sparkles.”
Steely Dan’s key guitarist on what happened behind his hit tracks with Walter Becker and Donald Fagen
The ace says he never knew the outcome of a session. ”They would never tell you whether what you played would be kept or not.”
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter on the “life-altering” impact of Steely Dan’s ‘Can’t Buy a Thrill’
The guitar icon reflects on the records that changed his life, including Steely Dan’s pioneering “yacht rock“ debut
How Jay Graydon nailed the impossible guitar solo in Steely Dan's “Peg"
The session ace was the last of several big names — including Robben Ford, Rick Derringer and Larry Carlton — who attempted the song's deceptively difficult solo
Guitarist Denny Dias reveals the secret behind Donald Fagen and Walter Becker's success with Steely Dan
The pair had formed the group to produce the songs too complex for the ABC artists they wrote for and turned to session players at their earliest convenience
