home.social

#steelydan — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #steelydan, aggregated by home.social.

  1. "Jazzman" is a 1974 song performed by #CaroleKing, from her album #WrapAroundJoy. King composed the music for the song, while #DavidPalmer (formerly of #SteelyDan) wrote the lyrics. The song is best known for its lengthy #saxophone solos, performed by #TomScott, while King sings an ode to 'the Jazzman' and the effect he has on her. #CurtisAmy, saxophonist, composer, and former musical director for the Ray Charles band, was the 'jazz man' of the song.
    youtube.com/watch?v=OuNSrgLV648

  2. Surprised and charmed to read on Wikipedia that Denny Dias, the bearded Steely Dan guitarist who did the sitar solo on "Do It Again," later worked on the database programming language Clipper. (He dropped out of comp sci at SUNY to be a musician.) Skunk Baxter, meanwhile, got into consulting for the US military.

    #SteelyDan

  3. Walked into the pub tonight and they were playing Peg. Respect. #steelydan

  4. "Reelin' In the Years" (sometimes titled "#ReelingInTheYears") is a song by American rock band #SteelyDan, released as the second single from their 1972 debut album, #CantBuyAThrill. It peaked at No. 11 on the US #BillboardHot100 chart and at No. 15 in Canada.
    youtube.com/watch?v=4dPRGfGmCmU

  5. "Josie" is a song written by #WalterBecker and #DonaldFagen and first released by #SteelyDan on their 1977 album #Aja. It was also released as the third single from the album and performed modestly well, reaching number 26 on the #Billboard Hot 100 and number 44 on the #EasyListening chart that year. It has appeared on several Steely Dan #live and compilation albums.
    youtube.com/watch?v=F6l4ZIHeNMc

  6. 25 years ago today, 16th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Aerosmith; Solomon Burke; The Flamingos; #MichaelJackson; Queen; #PaulSimon; #SteelyDan; Ritchie Valens; James Burton; Johnnie Johnson; and Chris Blackwell.

  7. "Peg" is a song by the American #rock group #SteelyDan, first released on the band's 1977 album #Aja. The track was released as a single in 1977 and reached number 11 on the US #Billboard chart in 1978 and number eight on the #CashBox chart. With a chart run of 19 weeks, "Peg" is tied with "#RikkiDontLoseThatNumber" and "#HeyNineteen" for being Steely Dan's longest-running chart hit. In #Canada, "Peg" spent three weeks at number seven in March 1978.
    youtube.com/watch?v=8pk90bIPVs4

  8. "Deacon Blues" is a song by the American #rock band #SteelyDan, written by #WalterBecker and #DonaldFagen in 1976 for the band's sixth album, #Aja (1977). It peaked at number 19 on the US #Billboard #Hot100 and number 17 on the US #CashBox Top 100 in June 1978. It also reached number 40 on the Easy Listening chart. In Canada, it peaked at number 14, a position it occupied for two weeks, and number 20 #AdultContemporary. In 2021.
    youtube.com/watch?v=6O4cvfaAsUM

  9. If you get this joke, then you’re exceptionally geeky about at least two different things…

    #SteelyDan #Prestel #Ceefax #Geekery

  10. If you get this joke, then you’re exceptionally geeky about at least two different things…

    #SteelyDan #Prestel #Ceefax #Geekery

  11. If you get this joke, then you’re exceptionally geeky about at least two different things…

    #SteelyDan #Prestel #Ceefax #Geekery

  12. If you get this joke, then you’re exceptionally geeky about at least two different things…

    #SteelyDan #Prestel #Ceefax #Geekery

  13. If you get this joke, then you’re exceptionally geeky about at least two different things…

    #SteelyDan #Prestel #Ceefax #Geekery

  14. "Josie" is a song written by #WalterBecker and #DonaldFagen and first released by #SteelyDan on their 1977 album #Aja. It was also released as the third single from the album and performed modestly well, reaching number 26 on the #Billboard Hot 100 and number 44 on the #EasyListening chart that year. It has appeared on several Steely Dan #live and compilation albums.
    youtube.com/watch?v=VaKhk5RFKRg

  15. "Deacon Blues" is a song by the American #rock band #SteelyDan, written by #WalterBecker and #DonaldFagen in 1976 for the band's sixth album, #Aja (1977). It peaked at number 19 on the US #Billboard #Hot100 and number 17 on the US #CashBox Top 100 in June 1978. It also reached number 40 on the Easy Listening chart. In Canada, it peaked at number 14, a position it occupied for two weeks, and number 20 #AdultContemporary. In 2021.
    youtube.com/watch?v=6O4cvfaAsUM

  16. I mean, obsessed might be too strong a word, but I'm all about shackets right now and seeing this photo of Donald Fagen in a new light…

    #SteelyDan #shacket

  17. 🎵"You go back, Jack.
    The book's due again.
    Renewals compound and compound.
    You go back, Jack.
    The book's due again."🎵

    With apologies to #SteelyDan.

    youtu.be/aQnW-MxAU6U?si=zCFP7E

    #LibraryASong
    #HashtagGames
    #DoItAgain

  18. I found a #SteelyDan CD at #BCPL which Discogs lists as "unofficial' as it was sourced from FM radio broadcasts in early days. After several listens, it dawned on me that Donald Fagan said Walter Becker was on bass and there were 2 other lead guitars including Jeffery "Skunk" Baxter. Might need to listen a few more dozen times.

    #BaltimoreCountyPublicLibrary

    discogs.com/release/13844249-S

  19. Well, my restored Beogram 4000 is back from its spa vacation, and it's working beautifully.

    For a first play, I selected something that's relatively period appropriate - Aja by Steely Dan. This copy is one I bought in the 70s, an *original* Original Master Recording, from the Stan Ricker era. Sounds great!

    #vinyl #vinylrecords #SteelyDan #nowplaying #BangAndOlufsen