Photographs in illustration by Santiago Felipe/; John Atashian/; Paul Bergen/Redferns/; Gary Null/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/; BSR Agency/Gentle Look/; Jim McCrary/Redferns/; Michael Putland/; Frank ...

There are no songs from Aja on the following list. Nor are there any from its follow-up Gaucho. I mention this because I am fully aware that Aja – Steely Dan’s sixth album – is beloved by ...

The album probably ranks somewhere in the middle of the pack in the Steely Dan catalog, which is high praise. (For comparison, its songs are much more memorable than those on Everything Must Go ...

I knew Steely Dan was going to do this song and I was just ... The first thing they said was, “We have two songs for you right now.” They played me “Hot Stuff” and I thought it sounded ...

and Rolling Stones ranked them at number 15 on their list of 20 Greatest Duos of All Time. Some of Steely Dan's biggest hits include Reelin' In the Years, My Old School, Black Cow, Do It Again ...

“Pearl of the Quarter,” a country-tinged weeper set in New Orleans the band delivered in 1973, is one of those direct hits, so to speak. Of course, this being Steely Dan, there’s still the ...

Steely Dan gained a fierce reputation for their perfectionism. In Ann Wilson's eyes, it was worth it for the creation of this one record.

and Rolling Stone ranked them at number 15 on their list of 20 Greatest Duos of All Time. Some of Steely Dan's biggest hits include Reelin' In the Years, My Old School, Black Cow, Do It Again ...