Walter Becker aficionado Preston Frazier picks out five instances where the guitarist shined on both Steely Dan and his own solo records.

Split Red’s ‘Serious Heft’ is like Funkadelic or Black Flag with the hint of Latino spice.

Guitarist Marty Walsh shows he has the total package on a new album called ‘The Total Plan.’

Spirited and sophisticated, White builds on an impressive legacy with Al Stewart.

Souther is one of the best in the business at telling stories, period.

Toto just seems to get better with age – and Michael McDonald held his own.

Steely Dan opening act Bobby Broom releases a terrific set of jazz standards.

Bands like France’s Reload are keeping the prog rock genre alive.

The daughter of Carole King and the late Gerry Goffin shines on her own.

Dark and intriguing, it left us eager for a second album that, alas, never came.