This song's guitar solo was recorded in one take.
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Reelin’ in the years: Ten essential Steely Dan songs

When I first heard that Steely Dan tribute band No Static was playing Bull Run in Shirley June 26, I … well, I made a bunch of jokes. The ’70s jazz-rock-fusion favorite comprising musicians Donald ...
Steely Dan tended to be more sophisticated than most other 1970s rock acts, but Donald Fagen thought this single was too ...
Nostalgia is now part of a baby boomer’s psyche, and I am no exception. As a child of the ’70s, Steely Dan is a large part of that. The melodies and lyrics are buried in my DNA. I can usually name ...
Fifty-four years ago, the rock band Steely Dan produced "Reelin' In the Years"—a track that, despite featuring an era-defining guitar solo, would never top the Billboard Hot 100. Originally released ...