The HBO doc 'Yacht Rock' takes a fond, ironic look at how 1970s bands like Steely Dan, Toto and Christopher Cross found a new ...

When documentarian Garret Price called up Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen to request an interview for his new film, the conversation did not go as planned. “I’ve been talking to a lot of people that have ...

Today’s playlist is one such opportunity. It features some of the aforementioned yacht rock luminaries alongside a few of the ...

Steely Dan’s lead singer Donald Fagen cursed out the director of a new documentary about Yacht Rock – telling the director to “Go f*** himself” when he when asked if he would participate. Republican ...

The label “yacht rock” came much later thanks to a comedy series of short films by J.D. Ryznar and Steve Huey, who currently ...

A phone call featured in the documentary “Yacht Rock” captures the moment director Garret Price offered Steely Dan founding member Donald Fagen the chance to appear in the film. Price discusses the ...

The term “yacht rock” didn’t exist in the 1970s and early ’80s. Retroactively given to the music of The Doobie Brothers, Toto ...

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 ...

Yacht rock, soft rock – call it what you will. Here are five brilliant albums that define the genre in all its bearded, ...