Hello everyone, Kirk here with another older episode. This one tied to a documentary that I

recently watched that I think you all might enjoy. Max, formerly known as HBO, recently

released a documentary about Yacht Rock, that dubious genre name that still somehow manages to capture a certain

70s sound and vibe. And I'm happy to report that the documentary itself quickly pivots from

that ironic name and the kind of ironic trappings of the genre as it arose in the early 2000s,

to the actual music and the musicians themselves, centering on the LA studio scene in the 1970s in the early 2000s, to the actual music and the musicians themselves,

centering on the LA studio scene in the 1970s in the early 80s,

and blossoming outward from Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers,

Toto, Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, Christopher Cross, and many, many others.

The full name of the documentary is Yacht Rock, a doc, spelled D-O-C-K, of course.

And not only is it well-made, funny, and informative, but if you're a longtime strong

songs listener, you'll feel extremely prepared for it, which can just be kind of gratifying.

Just about every musician who turns up is someone I've talked about on the show at some point.

Donald Fagan and Walter

Becker of Steely Dan, they're not formerly interviewed, though Fagan's brief contribution to the

documentary is pretty perfect. For my music recommendation, I'm going to suggest a related artist,

Larry Carlton, a brilliant guitarist who I've discussed several times on strong songs from his work

as a sideman with

Joni Mitchell on Help Me to his brilliant solo on Steely Dan's Kid Charlemagne. I've been transcribing

more of him. I've really just found that I love his playing and I love the way that his solos

help me better understand the guitar fretboard. He's really incredible. So I've been transcribing

solos from his 1978 self-titled album, including this absolute banger solo on the song Nightcrawler,

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