Legendary jazz-rock icons Walter Becker
and Donald Fagen reunite with a band
mate from the '70s when Steely
Dan shares the bill with Michael
McDonald and his band for
their 32-city Steelyard "Sugartooth" McDan and
The Fab-Originees.com Tour this
summer.
Opening in Milwaukee on July 7, the
tour hits major U.S. markets including
Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, Dallas,
Denver, and Phoenix before closing
in Detroit on September
2nd St. Louis on
September 4th. Tickets for
the tour, which is promoted by Live
Nation, will go on sale through Ticketmaster
starting May 5th.
Concertgoers can expect a hefty draft
of the inimitable Steely Dan sonic
experience this summer. Supported by
a crack 10-piece band — including
Keith Carlock on drums, Freddie Washington
on bass, and Jon Herington on guitar — Becker
and Fagen will showcase selections
from Steely Dan’s extraordinary
three-decade plus catalog of slinky
grooves, sleek subversive lyrics, and
infectious hits. Set lists may also
sample from Fagen’s recently
released “Morph The Cat” and
Becker’s upcoming release, due
later this year. A few surprises
may be in store as well.
Visit www.steelydan.com for up-to-the
minute tour news, information, and
on-sale dates.
STEELY DAN helped
define the soundtrack of the '70s with
hits such as Reelin’ in
the Years, Rikki
Don't Lose That Number, Deacon
Blues, Peg, Babylon Sisters,
and Hey Nineteen, culled
from their seven platinum albums issued
between 1972 and 1980 (including 1977's
groundbreaking “Aja”).
They reunited in the early '90s and
toured throughout the decade, releasing
multi-Grammy winner “Two Against
Nature” in 2000 and its acclaimed
follow-up “Everything Must Go” in
2003. They were inducted into the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
Five-time Grammy winner MICHAEL
MCDONALD’S distinctively soulful
voice first emerged in the 1970’s as
a vocalist in Steely Dan.
He then joined the Doobie Brothers
in 1975 and in the years that
followed, McDonald and the Doobie
Brothers enjoyed tremendous commercial
and creative success. Their
sound evolved from guitar-driven
rock to a sultry, tight R&B feel,
with McDonald writing and
singing lead on their
signature hits Takin'
It to the Streets, What
a Fool Believes, and Minute
by Minute. As
a solo artist, McDonald charted with I
Keep Forgettin', Sweet
Freedom, Yah
Mo B There (with James
Ingram), and On My Own
(with Patti LaBelle),
among others. In the last
four years, Michael has released
four records all of which have achieved
platinum or gold certifications,
including his interpretations
of Motown classics on his appropriately
titled "Motown" and "Motown
II" albums.