One such group – known as the Don Fagen Jazz Trio, the Bad Rock Group and later the Leather Canary – included future comedy star Chevy Chase on drums. It sounded like, you know, like a black person, really.' He introduced himself to Becker and asked, 'Do you want to be in a band?' Discovering that they enjoyed similar music, the two began writing songs together.īecker and Fagen began playing in local groups. As Fagen passed by a café, The Red Balloon, he heard Becker practicing the electric guitar.' In an interview, Fagen recounted the experience: 'I hear this guy practising, and it sounded very professional and contemporary. History Formative and early years (1967–1972) īecker and Fagen met in 1967 at Bard College, in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.

1.10 After Becker's death (2017–present).

1.8 Two Against Nature and Everything Must Go (2000–2003).

1.2 Can't Buy a Thrill and Countdown to Ecstasy (1972–1973).

Founding member Walter Becker died on September 3, 2017, leaving Fagen as the sole official member. 15 on its list of the 20 Greatest Duos of All Time. 82 on their list of the 100 Greatest Musical Artists of All Time. They have sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2001. Since reuniting in 1993, Steely Dan has toured steadily and released two albums of new material, the first of which, Two Against Nature, earned a Grammy Award for Album of the Year.

Īfter the group disbanded in 1981, Becker and Fagen were less active throughout most of the next decade, though a cult following remained devoted to the group.

Rolling Stone has called them 'the perfect musical antiheroes for the Seventies'. Initially the band had a core lineup, but in 1974, Becker and Fagen retired the band from live performances altogether to become a studio-only band, opting to record with a revolving cast of session musicians. Blending elements of rock, jazz, Latin music, R&B, blues and sophisticated studio production with cryptic and ironic lyrics, the band enjoyed critical and commercial success starting from the early 1970s until breaking up in 1981. Steely Dan is an American rock band founded in 1971 at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York by core members Walter Becker (guitars, bass, backing vocals) and Donald Fagen (keyboards, lead vocals).

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