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His liquid jazz-blues playing style made him one of the most sought-after session guitarists of all time – learn the secrets behind Larry Carlton’s most memorable solos

Famed for his work with Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell and Michael Jackson, Carlton is a true guitar legend who can switch codes between jazz, blues and pop then back again like there was nothing to it – and now you can learn how to do it, too

Guitar World

5 songs you need to hear by Steely Dan: "Like a lot of kids in the ’50s, we were looking for some kind of alternative culture, an escape from where we found ourselves"

Across nine studio albums, jazz-loving perfectionists Walter Becker and Donald Fagen created a stunning body of work. Here are five of their finest moments

MusicRadar

Morning Mail: Gulf Stream collapse fears, transparency question over mental health grant, whale rescue effort

Study warns current could disappear sooner than forecast with disastrous consequences; wildlife experts are sizing up how to save stranded pod

The Guardian - AU

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Watch Steely Dan tear up The Midnight Special with a killer version of My Old School taped in the summer of 1973

Broadcast 50 years ago, this US TV performance from Steely Dan is as thrilling as if it was recorded yesterday

Louder

Five Great Reads: how MDMA changed the world, a cricketing cult and making condoms sexy again

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

The Guardian - AU

‘The most important cassette on the planet’: how Steely Dan fans uncovered their holy grail

The Second Arrangement was accidentally wiped in the studio in 1979. Now a version found by the recording engineer’s family has the community ‘freaking out’

The Guardian - AU

Jim Gordon, session drummer on dozens of hits such as Layla, dies aged 77

After playing with the Beach Boys, George Harrison and other mid-century stars, Gordon was convicted of killing his mother during a psychotic episode in 1983

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The 25 greatest American rock bands of all time: Guns N’ Roses to Bon Jovi

From Red Hot Chili Peppers to Foo Fighters, we select the best of the American rock royalty

Evening Standard

Jeremy Greenspan of Junior Boys’ listening diary: ‘I’ve played Steely Dan once a day since I was 12’

The Canadian electronic musician shares his week’s listening, which includes a Jewish cantor, a China Crisis demo and recent tracks by Actress, Lady Lykez and Oren Ambarchi

The Guardian - UK

Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!

With November marking 50 years since their debut album, we pick the best of the band’s idiosyncratic output, with tales of capitalism, drug dealers and mid-life crises

The Guardian - UK

Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter is a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and a ballistic missile and anti-terrorism expert

SAN DIEGO — Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, a man of international intrigue and a secret agent?

Tribune News Service

Blurred lines: When a legendary band has just 1 or 2 original members, is it legit or a tribute act?

SAN DIEGO — When is a band not a band?

Tribune News Service

Sex Pistols’ Steve Jones admits he doesn’t like his band’s music anymore

‘I’m f***ing tired of it, to be honest with you. I’d rather listen to Steely Dan,’ guitarist said

The Independent UK

What a Doob believes: How the Doobie Brothers survived '50-ish' years to finally get their due

LOS ANGELES — When it finally happened last summer, the Doobie Brothers' long-anticipated reunion with Michael McDonald took just more than a week to run into trouble.

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Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen apologizes to Aimee Mann after she accuses band of sexism

Turns out Aimee Mann didn’t look like a perfect fit to open for Steely Dan on the band’s twice-postponed summer tour — but not for the reason she initially suspected.

The Independent UK

Aimee Mann says she was mysteriously dropped from Steely Dan tour: ‘No one is entirely sure why’

‘It seems they thought their audience wouldn’t like a female singer-songwriter,’ claimed Mann

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