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12 de may. de 2024 · When Walter Becker explained how Steely Dan remain timeless: “The least dated”. Few find tremendous success by striking out from the beaten path and creating a sonic temple in their image. However, one band that typifies this gilded form of success is Steely Dan. With their sound, they have traversed eras, finding fans in everyone from aged ...
Hace 5 días · September 3, 2019. Song of the Day: Walter Becker – “Down in the Bottom” by Brian Zimmerman. Today’s Song of the Day comes from former Steely Dan frontman Walter Becker’s 1994 solo album, 11 Tracks of Whack.
10 de may. de 2024 · Griffin began his career in the late 1950s, playing in bands led by the R&B saxophonist King Curtis, and evolved into a prolific session musician during the Brill Building era. To borrow a phrase from the title of one of his late-’60s solo albums, Griffin poured some soul sauce onto hundreds of recordings, more than a few of which appear to be eternal.
Hace 3 días · The recording of Steely Dan's Gaucho in 1980 had caused Donald Fagen and Walter Becker to pause their songwriting partnership, leading Fagen to go solo with this acclaimed album that featured I.G ...
24 de may. de 2024 · Discover the NYC locations where singer-songrwriter Carole King lived and worked, from Brooklyn to the Manhattan's Brill Building!
15 de may. de 2024 · The Brill Building, 1619 Broadway. In 1929, developer Abraham Lefcourt joined the race against the construction of the Chrysler and Empire State Buildings to build the tallest building in the...
11 de may. de 2024 · The song was originally written by noted Brill Building songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King, and the song was released as the lead single from The Notorious Byrd Brothers. “Goin’ Back” was a source of conflict between David Crosby and the rest of the group due to it being penned by external songwriters and because it would ...
