In the mid-1970s and ‘80s in SoCal, bands like Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers, and Toto blended jazz, R&B, and pop to create a new soft style: yacht rock.

as a punk pioneer in the 70s, an unlikely pop star in the 80s, a godfather of grunge in the 90s, through to his current status as a 6 Music DJ and passionate elder statesman of rock. Sure ...