Steely Dan Will Be Reelin' in the Years at Hard Rock Live on June 8

Tickets on Sale Friday, April 11 at Noon

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Steely Dan, the Grammy-winning jazz-rock fusion duo returns to Hard Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on June 8 at 7 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 11 at Noon.

From their early beginnings as rock and jazz fusion innovators, Steely Dan always had a taste for the experimental. Few people know that before the band became Steely Dan in 1973, the boys performed and toured under 7,566 other names as part of a test marketing research investigation - including one named band Leather Canary featuring fellow collegiate, Chevy Chase, on drums. They also had a short-lived stint with Jay & The Americans.

Walter Becker (bass) and Donald Fagen (vocals, keyboards) were the core members of Steely Dan throughout its variety of incarnations and were assisted by producer Gary Katz. Though the band didn't perform live until after 1974, Steely Dan's popularity continued to grow, as their albums became critical favorites and their singles became staples of AOR and pop radio stations.

Can't Buy a Thrill was the band's 1972 debut album and featured the runaway hit "Do It Again" which reached #6 on the charts. A second hit, "Reelin' in the Years," emerged to reach #11. As they move forward to record their next album, they lose their lead vocalist and Fagen takes over lead duties. Following the surprising commercial success of Thrill, Steely Dan releases Countdown to Ecstasy (1973) with the modest "Showbiz Kids" featuring Rick Derringer as its first single. "My Old School," an homage to their college days also does not fare well as a single and peaks at #63. Despite the lack of a hit single, Countdown receives excellent reviews and spawns other radio favorites such as "Bodhisattva." Pretzel Logic (1974) spawns their biggest hit, "Rikki Don't Lose That Number," which reaches #3 and sets the stage for a gold album.  Katy Lied (1975) was released to critical raves, but the closest thing to a hit single is "Black Friday" which reached #37. The Royal Scam (1976) followed with fan favorites "Kid Charlemagne," "Don't Take Me Alive" and "Haitian Divorce," a hit in England. Aja (1977) featured the now-duo's longest and jazziest compositions to date, supported by talents Joe Sample, Wayne Shorter and Tom Scott. It becomes their first platinum album and reaches #3 on the album chart, with "Peg" hitting #11, "Deacon Blues" at #19 and "Josie" at #26. Aja also won a Grammy award for Best Engineered Non-Classical Recording. In July 1978, Fagen and Becker release the title track to the movie FM and it reaches #22 on the singles charts.

While recording Gaucho (1980), Becker and Fagen endured a serried of misfortunes including a car accident, the accidental erasing of new tracks and a dispute over which record company had the rights to their forthcoming album. Despite it all, the success followed in the footsteps of "Aja" stylistically and went platinum. "Hey Nineteen" hit #10 and "Time Out Of Mind" hit #22 on the singles charts.

In 1981, Becker and Fagen announced that they were parting ways. The following year, Fagen released his solo debut, The Nightfly, which became a critical and commercial hit. Fagen didn't record another album until 1993, when he reunited with Becker, who produced Kamakiriad. In 1994, Becker released his solo debut, 11 Tracks of Whack, which was produced by Fagen.

Steely Dan mounted another reunion tour, and in early 2000, the duo issued Two Against Nature, their first new studio album in two decades, that went on to win four Grammy Awards, including Album Of The Year in 2001. That same year, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band released Everything Must Go in 2003.

The duo's latest are Fagen's Morph the Cat (2006) and an upcoming release TBA by Becker.  

Tickets cost $200, $150, $100 and $50.*All seats are reserved and available at the Hard Rock Live Box Office, open Monday - Saturday from noon to 7pm and on Sunday - only open on event days at noon. Tickets also are available at all Ticketmaster outlets online at www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone: Miami-Dade (305) 358-5885, Broward (954) 523-3309, and Palm Beach (561) 966-3309. Doors open one-hour prior to show start time. *Additional fees may apply.

About Hard Rock Live

Hard Rock Live, a spectacular state-of-the-art facility has quickly emerged as the entertainment capital of South Florida. Attracting music, comedy and sports fans, this 5,500-seat indoor arena further expands the ultimate entertainment experience at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. For more information please visit http://www.hardrocklivehollywoodfl.com/.  

About Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is South Florida's leading entertainment destination featuring Vegas-style slots on a 145,000-square-foot casino with 50 live action poker tables and more than 2,500 of the most popular machines. Property enhancements include a high-limit gaming room offering a cashier booth, check cashing services, ATMs, and safety deposit boxes, the VIP Plum Lounge, an exclusive area for loyal Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Players Club card members, Chef's Table celebrity show kitchen, and non-smoking gaming room with ATM and redemption machines and its own Players Club Booth. This Four-Diamond, AAA rated, 500-room hotel offers 17 restaurants and lounges, 40,000 sq. ft. of meeting room space, a full-service, European-style spa, environmentally friendly hand car wash and auto detail salon, and 22 retail shops and 11 nightclubs in Seminole Paradise. Entertainment aficionados can enjoy national and international musical acts, comedic performances, and more in Hard Rock Live--a state-of-the art and acoustically-sound arena located on property. Lucky Street parking garage offers guests an additional 2,300 spaces for parking. The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is located on State Road 7 (U.S. 441) exit Stirling and travel west (1 Seminole Way) in Hollywood, Florida. For more information, call (954) 327-ROCK, 1-800-937-0010 or visit us online at http://www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com/.       

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