Born on this day: January 10, 1948 - Singer/songwriter and co-founder of Steely Dan, Donald Fagen (born Donald Jay Fagen in Passaic, NJ). Happy 65th Birthday, Donald!!!

Born on this day: January 10, 1948 - Singer/songwriter and co-founder of Steely Dan, Donald Fagen (born Donald Jay Fagen in Passaic, NJ). Happy 64th Birthday, Donald!!!

On this day in music history: November 21, 1980 - “Gaucho”, the seventh album by Steely Dan is released. Issued as the follow up to the hugely successful “Aja”, the duo will spend over two years working on it and will experience numerous setbacks, including the loss of one song when it is partially erased by a tape operator, and Walter Becker is hit by a cab (severely fracturing his leg) while walking to the studio. There will also be a battle with MCA Records over the list pricing of the album which will be set at $9.98 against Steely Dan’s wishes. It will spin off two singles including “Hey Nineteen” (#10 Pop). “Gaucho” will peak at #9 on the Billboard Top 200.