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Donald Fagen has taken exception to RNC cover band Sixwire perform his song ‘Tin Foil Hat’ instead of his Steely Dan classic ‘Reeling In The Years’.

Jim Beard, keyboardist and singer with Steely Dan, has died aged 63.

As you know by now, Daryl Braithwaite’s classic ‘The Horses’ is actually a song by Rickie Lee Jones but Rickie Lee Jones co-wrote with another legend, Walter Becker of Steely Dan.

Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, The Tedeschi Trucks Band, have replaced Steely Dan on the Eagles US tour because Donald Fagen has fallen ill.

Steely Dan fans around the world appear to be going crazy over news of a newly unearthered Steely Dan treasure, the missing ‘Gaucho’ track ‘The Second Arrangement’ but it isn’t that new.

Daryl Braithwaite and Harry Styles have been sharing their man crush on each other with Styles performing the Daryl Braithwaite song (written by Rickie Lee Jones and Walter Becker) ‘The Horses’ at his first Australian show and Daryl sending a message after it.

Steely Dan co-founder Donald Fagen has taken on the task of overseeing the reissue of the first seven Steely Dan over the next year.

Donald Fagen has put his upcoming Steely Dan shows on hold because of the upswing in Covid numbers in the USA.

Donald Fagen will release two live albums in September. ‘Northeast Corridor: Steely Dan Live’ will be the first Steely Dan live album in 25 years. Fagen will also release the solo ‘The Nightfly Live’.

Donald Fagen as the sole remaining member of Steely Dan will perform five Steely Dan / solo albums over five nights in Boston in October.

Lawyers for the estate of Steely Dan’s Walter Becker are disputing claims in a lawsuit brought by bandmate Donald Fagen.

It appears that the ability of Donald Fagen to continue to use the Steely Dan name may be in jeopardy.

Nobody really knew just how short of a time Walter Becker had left after he was diagnosed with an extremely aggressive form of esophageal cancer.

Donald Fagen has cancelled the rest of his tour with his new band, the Nightflyers, due to illness.

Walter Becker was never the face of Steely Dan but he was certainly a major driving creative force.

Donald Fagen has written a tribute to his Steely Dan partner Walter Becker who passed away earlier today (September 3) at the age of 67.

Steely Dan legend Walter Becker has died at the age of 67, his official website has announced.

This year’s super festivals of classic rock, Classic West and Classic East opened on Saturday with their West Coast show at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Donald Fagen has a new “special project” called The Nightflyers which he is touring with in August and September.

Eagles and Fleetwood Mac lead an all-star line-up for the two night The Classic for Los Angeles and New York in July.

Classic East and Classic West, the new bi-coastal festivals of classic rock artists, have just grown from two to six artists.

Steely Dan has joined the growing number of classic artists who are setting up residence in Las Vegas for a series of dates.

Steely Dan loves their off-center tour names.

Steely Dan main man Donald Fagen has been arrested on Monday in New York after allegedly assaulting his wife, Libby Titus, in their apartment.

Steely Dan will perform a series of their greatest albums over an eight night residency at The Beacon in New York City.

Steely Dan are heading back out on the road for 2015.

After a couple of weeks of “a few dates here, a few dates there”, Steely Dan finally got down to business on Monday and released their whole tour itinerary for this summer’s Jamalot Ever After Tour.

Steely Dan’s summer 2014 tour, titled Jamalot Ever After, has added eight more dates, bringing the total (so far) to fourteen shows.

Steely Dan will once again be on the road this summer; however, only the first two dates have been announced.

Outside Donald Fagan and Walter Becker, Steely Dan has been a bit of a revolving door of members. One of those players was David Palmer, who is suing the group for back royalties.