Genre
Yacht Rock
Smooth, sophisticated soft rock built by elite LA session musicians in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Defined by jazz-influenced chord progressions, impeccable studio production, fretless bass, Fender Rhodes, and an almost pathological attention to sonic detail. The most technically accomplished music anyone is embarrassed to admit they love.
Boz Scaggs — Silk Degrees, Lowdown, and the session band that became Toto.
Christopher CrossChristopher Cross — the first artist to win all four major Grammys in a single year.
Doobie BrothersDoobie Brothers — from country rock to blue-eyed soul, with What a Fool Believes at the peak.
Gerry RaffertyGerry Rafferty — Baker Street, City to City, and Scottish melancholy wrapped in smooth rock.
Hall and OatesHall and Oates — the best-selling duo in music history, from Sara Smile to Maneater.
Kenny LogginsKenny Loggins — from yacht rock sophistication to Footloose and Danger Zone.
Little River BandLittle River Band — Australian smooth rock with the tightest harmonies in the genre.
Michael McDonaldMichael McDonald — the voice of yacht rock, from the Doobie Brothers to solo greatness.
Steely DanSteely Dan — Walter Becker and Donald Fagen's studio-perfectionist jazz-rock band, from Aja to Gaucho.
TotoToto — the LA session musicians who formed a band, won six Grammys, and gave the world Africa and Rosanna.
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