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Best Steely Dan Saxophone Solos: Steely Dan Sunday

Best Steely Dan Saxophone Solos: Steely Dan Sunday

Here are Steely Dan’s five best sax solos, selected in tandem by our panel of Dan-loving authorities.

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The Yardbirds were changed forever when Jeff Beck fell ill: ‘It was two lead guitars from then on’

An ailing Jeff Beck simply couldn’t make it on stage in 1966. So the Yardbirds asked their bass player to take over. A bass player named Jimmy Page.

Steve Cropper shares the secret to his remarkable output with Stax: 'Everyone was there for the same reason'

Steve Cropper shares the secret to his remarkable output with Stax: ‘Everyone was there for the same reason’

The frenetic pace kept Steve Cropper so busy, there was often little time to actually take the stage to play.

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Robert Fripp announces new King Crimson live set: ‘We’re just completing the mix’

King Crimson will release a concert souvenir from the Los Angeles stop on a recent comeback tour through America.

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How would Richard Wright react to Pink Floyd’s The Endless River?: ‘I think he would have been thrilled’

Pink Floyd’s record-smashing ‘The Endless River’ was built on leftover material from a renaissance era for Richard Wright.

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On the Beatles’ first listen to the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds: ‘John and Paul made me play it twice’

Their silent wonder at the Beach Boys’ as-yet-unreleased masterpiece was offset, however, by a much different reaction from Keith Moon.

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Chris Squire looks back on Yes’ coke-addled years: ‘Blame the Eagles’

Yes was “strictly a pot and hash band,” Chris Squire insists, until a fateful 1973 U.S. tour featuring the Eagles as their opening act.

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Dennis DeYoung opens up about his hearing problem: ‘I’ve never heard any rock performance I have ever done’

He can joke about it now, and does. But Dennis DeYoung admits his hearing has never been the same since a sudden mishap.

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How Bob Dylan inspired Lloyd Cole to a stirring comeback: ‘That gave me some momentum’

Lloyd Cole just released his best album in 30 years. We have Bob Dylan to thank.

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Queen’s Brian May comes to Adam Lambert’s defense: ‘He’s not an imitator’

As Queen prepares another round of shows, Brian May continues to frame Adam Lambert’s contributions.