Steely Dan

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer

Category: Performer

Inducted: 2001

Inducted by: Moby

Nominated: 1999   2000   2001

First Eligible: 1998 Ceremony

Inducted Members: Walter Becker and Donald Fagen

Snubbed Members: Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Denny Dias, Jim Hodder


Songwriters Hall of Fame: 2024

Induction Ceremony Songs:

SongPerformed By
Black Friday  Steely Dan
Do It Again  Steely Dan, Brian May

Inducted into Rock Hall Revisited in 2000 (ranked #95) .

R.S. Top 500 Albums (?)RankVersion
Aja632020
Can't Buy a Thrill1682020
Aja1452012
Can't Buy a Thrill2402012
Pretzel Logic3862012

R.S. Top 500 Songs (?)RankVersion
Deacon Blues (1977)2142021

Essential Albums (?)WikipediaYouTube
Can't Buy A Thrill (1972)
Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)
Pretzel Logic (1974)
Katy Lied (1975)
The Royal Scam (1976)
Aja (1977)
Gaucho (1980)

Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
Reelin' In The Years (1972)
Do It Again (1972)
Dirty Work (1972)
My Old School (1973)
Rikki Don't Lose That Number (1974)
Black Friday (1975)
Deacon Blues (1977)
Peg (1977)
Hey Nineteen (1980)

Steely Dan @ Wikipedia



Comments

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Steeleye Span

Posted by Roy on Monday, 04/21/2014 @ 07:37am


Latest RS has an article written by Mr. Fagen about his Coachella experience. In it he mentions AC/DC and says something to effect of 'I stopped listening to radio when our first album hit in 1972, so I'm not sure who they are, etc. etc.'

Please tell me he was being tongue-in-cheek there. It has gotta be sarcasm, cause if he really is not 'aware' of AC/DC, then he should not be casting votes (IMO).

Posted by Paul in KY on Monday, 04/27/2015 @ 07:47am


Steely Dan haters must not be actual musicians. If there are any musicians (on any level) who cannot appreciate the invested quality, clever creativity and unique sound of Steely Dan they must be living a comatose and vacuumed delusionary existence and their opinion is much less than rubbish! Non-musicians who hate Steely Dan: just sit down and shut up! No hope exists for you nor do you deserve any opinion until you play or write any song or anything of value.

Posted by Ivan Kutscher on Thursday, 02/25/2016 @ 13:05pm


Rest in Peace Walter Becker, 1950-2017

Posted by Joe on Sunday, 09/3/2017 @ 10:10am


My fave band of all time. Fagen/Becker were a genius team and wrote some of the most intelligent, groovy music of the 70s. Danceable songs paired with caustic, witty lyrics. And they say Americans have no sense of irony! These fellas certainly did!

Posted by Jason Marley on Monday, 08/10/2020 @ 07:16am


In all fairness, Steely Dan isn't the most consistent band, they've made some pretty awful tracks. Aja in my opinion , is their most consistent album. Plus it's been sampled by MF Doom, which makes it ok in my book.

Posted by FunkRock87 on Thursday, 08/27/2020 @ 08:43am


Funkrock87 - What the eff are you talking about? Steely Dan was the most consistent band I can think of. Each and every track was expertly played by the very best in the business, every album was sublimely produced and they did not outstay their welcome. They quit after making 9 exquisite albums. What more do you want from a band?

Posted by Steelydanfan on Thursday, 09/3/2020 @ 11:33am



Some people say they find Steely Dan sterile and soulless. While they're obviously not everyone's band of choice, I don't know how anyone can say their music lacks heart and soul. Maybe some ignorant folks think exceptional musicianship equals soulless.

Posted by Steelydanfan on Sunday, 03/26/2023 @ 14:29pm


Rest in Peace Jim Beard, keyboardist for Steely Dan from 2008, 1960-2024.

Posted by Joe S. on Thursday, 03/7/2024 @ 15:44pm


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