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Why Michael McDonald was on every hit in the 70s and 80s

Michael McDonald’s voice became a defining sound of the 1970s and 1980s, bridging genres like rock, pop, soul, and R&B. In this video, we dive into the prolific career of the man behind countless hits ...
Variety

‘Yacht Rock’: HBO Doc Shows How Bands Like Steely Dan, Christopher Cross and Toto Became Cool All Over Again

Ask any two music fans what qualifies as yacht rock, and an argument is sure to ensue. Does Steely Dan count? (Absolutely.) What about Hall & Oates? (No, too East Coast.) In the late 1970s and early ...
Click2Houston

Yacht rock gets celebrated — smoothly, of course — in new documentary

NEW YORK – The stress of Thanksgiving is over. Now it's time to heat up leftovers, relax on the couch and enjoy the smooth sounds of a wrongly mocked music genre: yacht rock. The late-'70s songs of ...
AOL

Why Steely Dan's Donald Fagen Cursed Out and Hung Up on Yacht Rock Documentary Director: 'Go F--- Yourself'

Garret Price reached out to the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer to interview him about the genre for 'Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary' Ben Gabbe/Getty Donald Fagen in 2017. Some things are better left unsaid.
The Columbian

Yacht rock celebrated smoothly in documentary

NEW YORK — The stress of Thanksgiving is over. Now it’s time to heat up leftovers, relax on the couch and enjoy the smooth sounds of a wrongly mocked music genre: yacht rock. The late-’70s songs of ...