Jeff Porcaro was born on this day in 1954. Porcaro was the preeminent drummer in yacht rock, and helped define the genre both as a founding member of Toto and on tracks including “I Keep Forgettin’,” “Lowdown,” “FM,” “Turn Your Love Around,” “I.G.Y.,” and “Mornin’.”
Al Jarreau was born on this day in 1940 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Jarreau won seven Grammys, and has several songs on the boat, including “Mornin’”, “We’re in This Love Together”, “Breakin’ Away” and “Boogie Down”. He passed away in 2017.
#yachtrock drummer extraordinaire Tommy Taylor of the Christopher Cross band caught up with the guys to fill in some blanks and correct ground covered on a previous episode when they covered the debut release of an icon.
Tune in to the #podcast today! https://t.co/YKuJa3YD2p
Happy Birthday to one of America’s National Treasures, @MichaelMcD_Real Writing and singing with you has been one of the great joys of my life. Hope you have a fabulous #birthday week. All the best… K-Logs
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Five-time Grammy winner Michael McDonald was born on this day in 1952. McDonald began as a backing vocalist for Steely Dan, then fronted The Doobie Brothers before going solo in 1982. His distinctive voice, songwriting and keyboard playing helped define the yacht rock genre.
The Crew is back!!! Setting out on a sunset cruise Monday January 31st for two shows. 7am and 11am central time. Join us for some great smooth jazz leaning yacht rock tunes.
😎⚓️ Come join us at Yacht Rock Miami
*Yacht Rock Nation*
Revamped Twitter and Facebook Group. This Facebook Group is fantastic. Not Soft Rock. Not AM Gold. All Yacht.
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Roger Voudouris was born on this day in 1954. His highest-charting hit, “Get Used to It”, peaked at #21 in June, 1979 and is aboard the boat along with “Let Her Get Away” from 1981. Voudouris passed away in 2003.