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We’ve released 45 songs, and recorded over a hundred (for our own amusement).
We play "the hyphenated roots of yacht rock:" 60s, 70s, and early-80s
upscale classic-rock folk-rock, country-rock, jazz-rock, and more.
Here are some of the tunes on our current live playlist.
Yachta come to a show!

– Steely Dan – Pretzel Logic, Do it Again, Black Friday, Midnite Cruiser, My Old School, Dirty Work, Rikki Don't Lose that Number
– Paul Simon – You Can Call Me Al, Late in the Evening, Me and Julio, Kodachrome, Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover
– Van Morrison – Moondance, Domino, Brown Eyed Girl, Into the Mystic, These Dreams Of You
– Carole King - Natural Woman, You've Got a Friend, It's Too Late, I Feel the Earth Move
– Linda Ronstadt – Blue Bayou, Get Closer, Poor Poor Pitiful Me, When Will I be Loved
– Eric Clapton – Lay Down Sally, Wonderful Tonight, Layla, I Shot the Sheriff (Marley)
– Little Feat – Dixie Chicken, Two Trains, On Your Way Down, One Clear Moment
– Bob Dylan – Everything Is Broken, Lay Lady Lay, Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
– Michael McDonald – I Keep Forgettin', Takin' It To The Streets (Doobie Bros)
– Fleetwood Mac – Rihannon, Say You Love Me, Everywhere, Monday Morning
– Dr. John - Such a Night, Now That You Got Me, I Walk on Gilded Splinters
– James Taylor – Whenever You're Ready, How Sweet It Is (Holland/Dozier)
– Harry Belafonte – Jump in the Line (this is that Calypso we mentioned)
– The Doobie Brothers – Listen to the Music,Takin' It To The Streets
– Creedence – Have You Ever Seen the Rain?, Who'll Stop the Rain?
– Billy Joel – We Didn't Start the Fire, Just the Way You Are, Vienna
– David Lindley – I Just Can't Work No Longer (Curtis Mayfield)
– Elvis Costello – Peace, Love, and Understanding (Nick Lowe)
– Patsy Cline – Walking After Midnight, Crazy (Willie Nelson)
– Leonard Cohen – Bird on a Wire, First We Take Manhattan
– Kris Kristofferson – Help Me Make it Through the Night
– The Neville Brothers – Congo Square (Sonny Landreth)
– Delbert McClinton – Leap of Faith, Squeeze Me In
– Marvin Gaye – What's Goin' On, Inner City Blues
– Bruce Hornsby – Walk in the Sun, The Way It Is
– Todd Rundgren – Hello It's Me, I Saw the Light
– The Pointer Sisters - Fire (Bruce Springsteen)
– Neil Diamond – Cherry Cherry, Solitary Man
– Men at Work – Overkill, Who Can It Be Now
– The Byrds – My Back Pages (Bob Dylan)
– Maria Muldaur - Midnight at the Oasis
– Jackson Browne – Running On Empty
– Taj Mahal – Think (Lowman Pauling)
– Kiki Dee – I've Got the Music in Me
– J.D. Souther – Trouble in Paradise
– Cyndi Lauper – Time After Time
– Al Green – Take Me to the River
– Little River Band – Reminiscing
– Jimmy Buffett - Come Monday
– Eagles – I Can't Tell You Why
– Gerry Rafferty – Baker Street
– The Beatles – Ticket To Ride
– Neil Young – Harvest Moon
– Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes
– Tom T. Hall – I Can't Dance
– B.B. King - Don't Lie to Me
– Dire Straits – Walk of Life
– Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke
– Sade – Smooth Operator
– Hoyt Axton – Evangelina
– Willie Nelson – Crazy
– Bill Withers – Use Me

Instrumentals

– Duke Ellington – Caravan, Take the A Train (Strayhorn)
– The Beatles - Here, There, and Everywhere (medley)
– Quincy Jones – Killer Joe (Benny Golson) (medley)
– Johnny Rivers - Secret Agent Man (Sloan/Barri)
– Stevie Wonder - Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing
– Antonio Carlos Jobim – The Girl From Ipanema
– Henry Mancini - Peter Gunn Theme (medley)
– Jaco Pastorius – The Chicken (Pee Wee Ellis)
– Patti Page - Tennesee Waltz (King/Stewart)
– The Crusaders - Put It Where You Want It
– Herbie Hancock – Cantaloupe Island
– Grover Washington, Jr. – Mr. Magic
– Johnny Mercer - Autumn Leaves
– Eddie Harris - Cold Duck Time

Released January 2023: The Fat Fridays CD, RISE
Released January 2023: The Fat Fridays CD, RISE




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