If fusion in music can be defined as the combining of two or more genres successfully, probably no band did it better than Steely Dan. Formed in 1971 by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, Steely Dan would go on to release nine studio albums and sell more than 40 million albums worldwide. In this podcast, host Bob Edholm and Tom Madigan, friends since the mid-1970s and longtime fans of “The Dan,” share their thoughts on these nine studio albums, which skillfully blended elements of rock, jazz, Latin music, R&B, and blues to produce memorable music that resulted in both critical and commercial success.
