Explore " donald fagen" with insightful episodes like "Episode 75 featuring Legendary Recording Engineer and Producer Bill Schnee Part 3", "Ep. 143: David Wilcox & Gretchen McCulloch", "E174: Live From My Drum Room - "Gadd: A Life In Time"", "1982 - December: Donald Fagen "The Nightfly"" and "Tori Amos, Steely Dan, and Betty Davis (with Lindsay Powell of Fielded)" from podcasts like ""Stage Right with John Thorn", "Go Fact Yourself", "Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher!", "What the Riff?!?" and "Oh My Stars! A Musicstrology Podcast"" and more!
Trivia and podcasting are a love story for the ages on a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself!
In this episode…
Guests:
David Wilcox is an award-winning singer and songwriter, who happens to be one of J. Keith’s very favorites. His lyrics showcase his passion for intense and often very personal storytelling, so personal that some people have commissioned him to write songs about their lives – with surprising results. David’s album My Good Friends is available now.
Gretchen McCulloch is a bestselling author and award-winning linguist. How did she discover how much she loved linguistics? It all started with a stolen book… and ended with her writing her own book. Gretchen is the host of the podcast Lingthusiasm, where she’s posed important questions to listeners like “Is frowning something you do with your forehead or your mouth?”
Areas of Expertise:
David: Donald Fagen’s album The Nightfly, model year changes on air-cooled Volkswagens from 1949 to 1973, and plumbing.
Gretchen: The YouTube show “The Lizzie Bennet Diaries,” the musical SIX, and unexpected recipes that you can make with rhubarb.
What’s the Difference:
Birds of a Feather
What’s the difference between a nest and a roost?
What’s the difference between denizens and citizens?
Experts:
Will Lee: Grammy award-winning musician, whose thousands of album appearances include The Nightfly.
Ashley Clements: Award-winning actor, who starred in “The Lizzie Bennet Diaries” and hosts the YouTube show, “The Look Back Diaries”
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Credits:
Theme Song by Jonathan Green.
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Show engineer is Dave McKeever.
Associate Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell.
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In this episode, we do a deep dive into Hudson Music's retrospective on Steve Gadd, "Gadd: A Life In Time." My guests are the legendary Steve Gadd himself, along with Rob Wallis and Joe Bergamini of Hudson Music. Rob and Joe share insights on the development of the book, which includes interviews, song transcriptions, never before-seen-photos and much more! Also some of Steve's iconic recordings with commentary from Steve. So come along for the ride! Please Subscribe!
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"Live From My Drum Room" is hosted by drummer and music industry veteran, John DeChristopher, and is a series of intimate "conversations" with legendary drummers and music industry friends, drawing from John's five decades in the music industry. Ranked best Drum Podcast, it's a peek behind the curtain that only John can offer. And no drummers are harmed during any broadcasts!
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The Nightfly is the debut solo album from Donald Fagen. Fagen and his Steely Dan partner Walter Becker had released the Gaucho album in late 1980, and Becker was having a lot of trouble. His girlfriend died of a drug overdose in their apartment, and he was sued for several million dollars. Shortly after that he was hit by a taxi, which shattered his leg. Steely Dan disbanded in 1981, and Becker moved to Maui.
Fagen wanted “The Nightfly” to be autobiographical, and without the irony and biting nature of Steely Dan. There is a lot of adolescence and innocence in these songs, reflecting back on Fagen's time growing up. The album is also one of the first to be recorded entirely in digital. Steely Dan had tried this approach fo“Gaucho,” but it didn't work out and they reverted to analog. Audiophiles gravitate to The Nightfly, and EQ Magazine ranks it as one of the top 10 Best Recorded Albums of All Time, up there with The Beatles' “Sergeant Peppers” and The Beach Boys' “Pet Sounds.”
Donald Fagan had problems with depression after recording “The Nightfly,” and largely disappeared from the music scene through the rest of the 80's. Fagan said in 2006 that he hasn't listened to "The Nightfly" since making it. However, he did record two other albums which are considered to form "The Nightfly Trilogy," including Kamakiriad" from 1993 and "Morph the Cat" from 2006. There would also be a reunion of Steely Dan later on.
Bruce presents this jazzy album for this week's episode.
I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)
This lead single is also the track that leads off the album. "I.G.Y." stands for International Geophysical Year, which was a project that lasted between July 1957 and December 1958. It encompassed eleven earth science projects and included collaboration between East and West. The song reflects the positivity of that time and collaboration. The song was released in September 1982 and reached number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 at the end of November.
The Nightfly
This track imagines a late night DJ named Lester who plays jazz on WJAZ out of Baton Rouge, and also takes calls from conspiracy theorists. is about a spiritual quest. While not released as a single, this song did receive some airplay on FM stations in the 80's.
Ruby Baby
Although heavily arranged with close harmonies by Fagen, this is a cover song originally performed by the Drifters in 1956. A number of artists have covered it over time, including Dion (number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962), Billy "Crash Craddock, Del Shannon, Mitch Ryder, and Bobby Darin.
New Frontier
This fun single did not break into the top 40, but it was a frequent video on the then-new MTV channel. The idea of the song is that an adolescent boy is bringing a girl over to his parents' bomb shelter for a good time. "Yes, we're going to have a wing ding..."
ENTERTAINMENT TRACK:
It Might Be You by Stephen Bishop (from the motion picture "Tootsie" )
Dustin Hoffman stars in this cross-dressing romance comedy about an actor disguising himself as a woman to land a job.
STAFF PICKS:
Steppin' Out by Joe Jackson
Rob starts the staff picks with a song inspired by Jackson's time in New York City. The song reflects the excitement of a drive around town, and hit number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. It is off the album "Night and Day," which reflects New York City during the day on side 1, and the City during the night on side 2.
Mexican Radio by Wall of Voodoo
Wayne's staff pick is a weird one. This new wave act describes listening to the broadcasts of high-wattage unregulated Mexican radio stations whose signals were strong enough to be picked up in small town U.S.A. Wall of Voodoo's $15,000 video would be on constant repeat on MTV.
Maneater by Hall & Oates
Lynch brings us a big Hall & Oates hit that spent four weeks at number 1 on the charts. The song describes a woman who is bad news, only looking for money. The video features a live panther, that got loose in the rafters of the set at one point, prompting a hasty retreat from Darryl Hall. The sax part is played by Charles "Mr. Casual" DeChant, who also appears in the video during his solo.
She Sheila by The Producers
Bruce finishes up the staff picks with Atlanta's own The Producers. This is the big single off the band's second album "You Make the Heat." It went to number 48 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts, and alternates between an ethereal synth part and a high energy New Wave sound.
INSTRUMENTAL TRACK:
Bonzo's Montreux by Led Zeppelin
John Bonham's live drum solo closes out this week's podcast.
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Lindsay Powell aka Fielded is an artist, producer, and songwriter. Lindsay is a Leo Sun // Gemini Moon // Gemini Rising. We explore the music and astrology of Tori Amos, Donald Fagen of Steely Dan, and Betty Davis.
What We Talked About: Backwoodz Studioz // Tori Amos - Cornflake Girl (Live Video) // Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (Album) // Tori Amos - Under The Pink (Album) // Steely Dan - Aja (Album) // Steely Dan - Everyone's Gone To The Movies (Song) // Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen (Song) // Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill (Album) // Steely Dan - Gaucho (Album) // Steely Dan - Katy Lied (Album) // Steely Dan - Rikki Don't Lose That Number (Song) // Who Was Betty Davis?: A Breakdown On The Queen Of Funk (Video) // Betty: They Say I'm Different Documentary (Trailer) // Betty Davis - They Say I'm Different (Album) // Betty Davis - Nasty Gal (Album) // Cosmic Love Dating Show (Trailer) // Cody Ko Breaks Down MILF Manor (Video) // The Blue Nile - Over the Hillside (Song) // Peter Gabriel - Us (Album) //
Prefab Sprout - Swoon (Album) // Weather Report - Birdland (Live Video) // Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You (Album) //
Caroline Polachek - No Angel (Beyoncé Cover Video) // Paramore - This Is Why (Album) // Yo La Tengo - This Stupid World // Fielded - Land o Pines (Song) ...
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John and his guest, Rick Marotta, do a deep dive into this classic and somewhat overlooked Steely Dan song, "Don't Take Me Alive." Rick gives an insiders view into the recording of this iconic drum track from Steely Dan's Royal Scam album during the golden age of recording.
Besides breaking down Rick's iconic drum track, we also discuss the other legendary musicians on this track: Larry Carlton on guitar, Don Grolnick on keyboards, Chuck Rainey on bass and of course Donald Fagen and Walter Becker.
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Introducing "TrackTalk" a brand new series exclusively on Live From My Drum Room With John DeChristopher! "TrackTalk" features iconic tracks, with iconic drum parts, and the drummers who played them. TrackTalk gives you an insider's view on your favorite songs, by the drummers who helped create them.
In this episode of TrackTalk, John and legendary drummer, composer and producer, Rick Marotta, do a deep dive into Steely Dan's iconic track, "Peg." Rick breaks down his incredible and elusive groove and provides some great insights into this famous track. And because it's Rick Marotta, there are many laughs along way!
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Episode 2 of TrackTalk and John's guest is the legendary Steve Gadd! John and Steve do a deep dive into Steely Dan's iconic track, "Aja."
Steve provides commentary and anecdotes and answers many of the questions surrounding this legendary and iconic track.
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John’s guest this week is the one and only Keith Carlock! In this episode, Keith and John recall their first meeting in 1997 at the beginning of Keith’s career. Keith talks about playing the 55 Bar in New York with guitarist Wayne Krantz, where he caught the attention of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, ultimately leading to him landing the drum chair for "Steely Dan," which he’s held for almost 20 years. Keith also talks about working with Sting, John Mayer, James Taylor, Toto, and much more!
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"CAPTAIN BILLY’S MAGIC 8 BALL" - "AJA" - STEELY DAN- FEATURING THE ALBUM "AJA" BY STEELY DAN IN HIGH DEFINITION WITH NARRATIVE - EPISODE # 49 - THE CAPTAIN EXPLORES HIS COVE OF 8 TRACK TREASURES JUST FOR YOU!!
On this week's show, we wrap up the merry month of Debts-cember (and the year in general) with...
All this & much, much less!
Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlotte, NC) in 2012, with a brief pit-stop at WLFM-FM (Appleton, WI) in 2004.
Welcome to the Merry Month of Debts-cember!
Part 1 - 8 Lazy Nights II: Electric Boogaloo - On this week's show, because I just didn't have it in me to pull off another extended show, we're dialing it back with our shortest episode of the year! 8 songs (one for each night of Chanukah) plus a bonus track to symbolize the starter candle.
All this & much, much less!
Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlotte, NC) in 2012, with a brief pit-stop at WLFM-FM (Appleton, WI) in 2004.
On this week's show, we...
All this & much, much less!
Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlotte, NC) in 2012, with a brief pit-stop at WLFM-FM (Appleton, WI) in 2004.
What is it we do here at InObscuria? Every show Kevin opens the crypt to exhume and dissect from his personal collection; an artist, album, or collection of tunes from the broad spectrum of rock, punk, and metal. This week Robert gets a glimpse into another Williams’ collection of lost and forgotten songs from the silver screen! Our hope is that we turn you on to something new.
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This week, the boys tackle the debut album of a band whom many would consider an acquired taste. Like broccoli! Also, Rob and Nolan come to the defense of pale, artistic nerds everywhere.
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