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  5. The Bizarre History Of Yacht Rock Music

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  6. WHAT IS YACHT ROCK

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  1. Yacht rock

    Yacht rock (originally known as the West Coast sound [4] [5] or adult-oriented rock [6]) is a broad music style and aesthetic [7] commonly associated with soft rock, [8] one of the most commercially successful genres from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. Drawing on sources such as smooth soul, smooth jazz, [1] R&B, and disco, [7] common stylistic traits include high-quality production, clean ...

  2. List of yacht rock artists

    The following is a list of yacht rock bands and artists. Yacht rock. Airplay [1] [2] Alessi [1] Ambrosia [3] [4] America [5] Attitudes [1] Patti Austin [1] Average White Band [6] George Benson [7] [8] [9] Stephen Bishop [10] Jimmy Buffett [11] Bobby Caldwell [1] [12] Captain & Tennille [13] Larry Carlton [1]

  3. Yacht Rock Revue

    Yacht Rock Revue is an American rock band formed in Atlanta, Georgia in 2007. [1] The band was formed by members of the now defunct indie rock band Y-O-U after an ironic performance of soft rock hits at a local club gig took off into a weekly residence. [2] Performing primarily covers, the band's set list is centered around a genre called "yacht rock", coined by the early 2000s web series of ...

  4. The 20 greatest yacht rock songs ever, ranked

    England Dan and John Cord Foley - 'I'd Really Love to See You Tonight'. England Dan & John Ford Coley - I'd Really Love To See You Tonight.avi. A big hit for this duo in 1976, it showcases the very best of the sock rock/AOR/yacht rock sound that the 1970s could offer.

  5. Yacht Rock: A History of the Soft Rock Resurgence

    Yacht rock began as a sendup of the late '70s and early '80s smooth jams to which many Millennials and late period Gen-Xers were likely conceived, then morphed into a beloved musical genre that ...

  6. Defining 'yacht rock' once and for all with the genre's creators

    13:32 Defining yacht rock once and for all with the genre's originators. JD Ryznar and Dave Lyons are the co-creators of the mid-2000s comedic web-series Yacht Rock. While the joke genre they ...

  7. Finally, a name for that music: "Yacht Rock"

    Finally, a name for that music: "Yacht Rock". Originally published January 9, 2006 at 12:00 am. A few little-known facts about singer/songwriter Michael McDonald: Aside from topping the charts ...

  8. Yacht Rock's Creators Curate Their Smooth-Music Genre

    In this mini-episode of Hit Parade, host Chris Molanphy is joined by J.D. Ryznar, "Hollywood" Steve Huey, and Dave Lyons, creators of the web series Yacht Rock and follow-up podcast Beyond ...

  9. The Bizarre History Of Yacht Rock Music

    Although not all yacht rock songs reference the ocean, yachts, or the beach, the distant roots of the sound and the vibe go back to 1961. That's the year The Beach Boys was formed. As noted by Jacobin Magazine, the cheerful fun in the sun beach aesthetic of The Beach Boys' sound provides the fundamental template for yacht rock's sound.What elevated The Beach Boys was the songwriting craft of ...

  10. Yachtley Crew

    The band members in 2022. Yachtley Crew (stylized as Yächtley Crëw, with a metal umlaut over the a and e) is an American yacht rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2017. [1] The band is known for wearing nautical attire on stage while playing 1970s and 1980s soft rock hits. [2]Soon after forming, Yachtley Crew quickly gained recognition and was voted 2018's "Best Cover Band" by ...

  11. Yacht Rock: Album Guide

    Yacht Rock: Album Guide. From Steely Dan to Christopher Cross to Carly Simon, these smooth summer jams will take you away to where you're going to. Walter Becker, left, and Donald Fagen are Steely ...

  12. That '70s Week: Yacht Rock : World Cafe

    Broadly speaking, yacht rock is an ocean of smooth, soft-listening music made in the late '70s and early '80s by artists like Toto, Hall & Oates and Kenny Loggins — music you can sail to. But as ...

  13. Yacht Rock Guide: A Brief History of Yacht Rock

    Level Up Your Team. See why leading organizations rely on MasterClass for learning & development. The name "yacht rock" didn't enter the popular imagination until decades after its heyday in the early 1980s. It was a public access comedy show that gave this genre its name, which evokes the breezy marinas of southern California.

  14. Yacht Rock: How the Smooth Sounds of the '70s and '80s ...

    Yacht rock was born, and today the video series' creators even have a podcast, Beyond Yacht Rock. On Spotify, yacht rock is most popular among those aged 45-54 and 18-24, indicating that listeners who came of age during the music's heyday and their children love those smooth grooves. While yacht rock is most streamed in the U.S., U.K., and ...

  15. Yacht Rock (web series)

    Yacht Rock is an online video series following the fictionalized lives and careers of American soft rock stars of the late 1970s and early 1980s. The series debuted at a Channel 101 screening on June 26, 2005. It placed in the top five at subsequent screenings until June 25, 2006, when the tenth episode placed seventh at the screening, and the ...

  16. Artists and Bands

    Yacht rock (originally known as the West Coast sound or adult-oriented rock) is a broad music style and aesthetic commonly associated with soft rock, one of the most commercially successful genres from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. Drawing on sources such as smooth soul, smooth jazz, R&B, and disco, common stylistic traits include high-quality production, clean vocals, and a focus on light ...

  17. Yacht Rock (TV Series 2005-2010)

    Yacht Rock: Created by Lane Farnham, J.D. Ryznar, Hunter Stair. With J.D. Ryznar, Hunter Stair, 'Hollywood' Steve Huey, David B. Lyons. Mockumentary web series about American soft rock stars of the late 1970s and early 1980s era.

  18. Yacht Rock

    Yacht Rock. Yacht Rock ist die Bezeichnung für einen in den 1970er Jahren an der amerikanischen Westküste entstandenen, von weißem Soul, Jazz, Funk und mehrstimmigem Vokalsatz geprägten Mischstil in der Art der Doobie Brothers, Toto, Steely Dan und Singer/Songwritern wie Christopher Cross. [1] Der Name, der 2005 von den Produzenten der ...

  19. Yacht Rock Essentials: The Story and Meaning Behind "Lowdown," Boz

    If you were going to make a list of albums that define the Yacht Rock aesthetic, Silk Degrees by Boz Scaggs would have to rank way up there near the top. And it's likely that album wouldn't have ...

  20. Yacht rock

    El yacht rock —originalmente conocido como West Coast sound [3] o adult-oriented rock (AOR) [4] [5] — es un amplio estilo musical y estético comúnmente asociado al rock clásico y soft, [6] uno de los géneros más comercialmente exitoso de entre mediados de la década de 1970 y 1980.

  21. Yacht Rock Essentials: "What You Won't Do for Love," the Massive Debut

    The song hit the Top 10, and endured not just through its inclusion on yacht rock stations and playlists, but also from being sampled often, most notably by Tupac Shakur on his 1998 song "Do for ...

  22. Top 10 Yacht Rock Songs Of All Time

    By 1978 he'd migrated to Los Angeles, what many consider to be the Mecca for Yacht Rock and by 1980 he'd recorded and charted this little ditty, which was a Top 10 hit. 8.

  23. ROCK.IT (yacht)

    ROCK.IT is a 60.35 m (198 ft 0 in) superyacht launched at the Feadship yard in Aalsmeer.The yacht was designed by Dutch design company Sinot Exclusive Yacht Design, which also worked with Feadship on the 88 m (289 ft) twins Musashi and Fountainhead.The yacht is currently owned by The Yacht Company based in Monaco. [1] The yacht was previously owned by Jimmy John Liautaud, who was involved in ...

  24. Yacht Rock Radio

    Playlists from Yacht Rock Radio. Yacht Rock. Nothing but smooth sailing ahead. Yacht Rock Radio Playlist. A playlist for 70s & 80s Smooth Soft Rock - updated weekly! Singer-Songwriter Legends. Legendary storytellers, poets and voices. Cover: James Taylor. iHeart70s Playlist.