Bentley understands the appeal of yacht rock – and what sticks in Fagen’s craw about the term. The intricate, jazz-influenced arrangements, sardonic lyrics and non-conformity set Steely Dan and some ...

As with most irritants in life, I blame Lionel Richie. Of course, I am talking about the soft-rock genre of music labeled as Yacht Rock. The rhyming phrase started as a joke made by comedians on a web ...

As best-of rankings go, this might be one that some acts hope to avoid. Being one of the “Big 4″ in Yacht Rock has its advantages and disadvantages. The problem is right there in the name. Part ...

Take a peek into the upcoming HBO Documentary Films production, “Yacht Rock,” which chronicles the rise of West Coast soft rock in pop culture, highlighting artists like Kenny Loggins, Steely Dan and ...

What in da heck is Yacht Rock? If yes, then who are your Top Five Yacht Rock Artists? It’s a whole genre of music featuring (mostly) rock artists who do a blend of easy listening, melodious, upbeat ...

Garret Price reached out to the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer to interview him about the genre for 'Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary' Ben Gabbe/Getty Donald Fagen in 2017. Some things are better left unsaid.

NEW YORK — The stress of Thanksgiving is over. Now it's time to heat up leftovers, relax on the couch and enjoy the smooth sounds of a wrongly mocked music genre: yacht rock. The late-'70s songs of ...

Some things are better left unsaid. So goes the old saying — and the title of a 1985 hit by Daryl Hall & John Oates. And when you're working on a passion project about a genre of music that was ...