Among them their songs and voices occupy a good chunk of baby boomer memories, with pop hits that dominated the airwaves during the radio-friendly ’70s.
Singer-songwriters Donald Fagen of Steely Dan, Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers and Boz Scaggs, best known for his blockbuster solo album “Silk Degrees,” are all headlining performers on their own, but they have teamed up as the Dukes of September for a concert tour with stops in Hawaii.
The Dukes of September will land in Hawaii this fall — Oct. 24 at Blaisdell Concert Hall, with tickets on sale starting Saturday, and Oct. 25 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center — on their way to a series of concerts in Japan, including a Nov. 1. show at Budokan arena in Tokyo.
DUKES OF SEPTEMBER
Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs
Where: Blaisdell Concert Hall
When: 8 p.m. Oct. 24
Cost: $85, $95, $149
Info: ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
Also: Oct. 25 at Maui Arts & Cultural Center; tickets, $55-$149, on sale Aug. 31 at mauiarts.org or 808-242-7469 |
Fagen, 64, founded Steely Dan along with Walter Becker. He was the voice of the band as Steely Dan produced hit after hit of jazz-inflected, eccentric but irresistible tracks including “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number,” “Reelin’ In the Years,” ”My Old School” and “Deacon Blues.”
Fagen and McDonald go way back. Before leaving to join the Doobie Brothers, McDonald was a member of Steely Dan, singing background vocals and playing keyboards.
McDonald, 60, is the baritone voice of “Takin’ It to the Streets,” “It Keeps You Runnin'” and “What a Fool Believes” with the Doobie Brothers in the ’70s. As a solo artist his hits include the ubiquitous “Yah Mo B There” (1985, with James Ingram) and “On My Own” (1986, with Patti LaBelle). A five-time Grammy winner, his last studio album, 2008’s “Soul Speak,” reached No. 12 on the Billboard charts.
McDonald apparently has a soft spot for Hawaii. At the Dalai Lama’s “Pillars of Peace” appearance in April at the Stan Sheriff Center, McDonald sang and played keyboards alongside Henry Kapono; in 2011 he participated in the “Kokua for Japan” concert at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.
Scaggs, 68, a former member of the Steve Miller Band, was undeniable in 1976, when “Silk Degrees” rose to No. 2 on the charts with the singles “Lowdown,” “Lido Shuffle” and “We’re All Alone.”
He scored another hit in 1980 with “Look What You’ve Done to Me” from the “Urban Cowboy” soundtrack.
His most recent album, “Speak Low,” was released in 2008.
Marek Lieberberg Presents, Ron Gibson Entertainment and the Maui Arts & Cultural Center are presenting the Hawaii concerts.
