Steely Dan

Steely Dan is a jazz rock band popular in the seventies, helping to popularize the genre. They are the most popular jazz rock band, with many hit singles and bestselling albums. Most of their hits have become classic rock staples. Frontman Donald Fagen went on to have a successful solo career. They were named after a sex toy. They mention the Eagles in one of their songs, to which the band replied in their iconic song Hotel California with the line "They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast".