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List of yacht rock artists

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The following is a list of bands and artists which have been described as belonging to yacht rock.

Yacht rock

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  • 10cc
  • Ace
  • Airplay[https://www.yachtornyacht.com/ Yachtski Scale - Yacht or Nyacht?]
  • Air Supply
  • Alessi
  • ± Herb Alpert[https://www.wbzd.com/yacht-rock-weekend/ Yacht Rock Weekend|WBZD-FM]
  • Ambrosia[https://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/2017/03/15/520254333/that-70s-week-yacht-rock That '70s Week: Yacht Rock]. NPR World Cafe, March 15, 2017.[https://www.wsj.com/articles/can-you-sail-to-it-then-it-must-be-yacht-rock-1444608982 Can You Sail to It? Then It Must Be 'Yacht Rock' - WSJ]
  • America[https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/the_yacht_rock_book_the_oral_history_of_the_soft_smooth_sounds_of_the_70s_a The Yacht Rock Book: The Oral History of the Soft, Smoot Sounds of the 70s and 80s - Under The Radar Magazine]
  • Attitudes
  • Patti Austin
  • Marty Balin
  • Average White Band[https://theseconddisc.com/2020/07/13/pick-up-the-pieces-edsel-releases-multi-disc-average-white-band-anthology/ Pick Up The Pieces: Edsel Releases Multi-Disc Average White Band Anthology - The Second Disc]
  • George Benson{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00062g8|title=I Can Go for That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock |website=BBC |date=2020-01-18 |accessdate=2020-07-13}}{{cite web|url=https://www.downtownmagazinenyc.com/george-benson-talks-upcoming-new-york-gigs-yacht-rock-and-how-a-music-critic-changed-his-life/|title=George Benson talks upcoming New York gigs, yacht rock, and how a music critic changed his life |website=Downtown |date=2015-08-11 |accessdate=2020-07-13}}
  • Stephen Bishop[https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/rock-the-yacht-2015-tour-70s-80s-soft-rock-coming-to-nycb-theatre-at-westbury-1.10636679 'Yacht rock,' '70s and '80s soft rock, coming to NYCB Theatre at Westbury|Newsday]
  • ± Blondie
  • ± Jackson Browne
  • ± Jimmy Buffett[https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/jimmy-buffett-outlaw-country-feature/ Before Margaritaville: Jimmy Buffett’s Outlaw Country Underground Years - uDiscoverMusic][https://themusic.com.au/news/jimmy-buffett-passes-away/HCWiDjEwMzI/02-09-23 Yacht Rock Legend Jimmy Buffett Passes Away]
  • Bread
  • Bobby Caldwell
  • Captain & Tennille[https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ent-yacht-rock-takes-over-chicago-0414-story.html Yacht rock is docking in Chicago. What's yacht rock, and why do I want a pina colada all of a sudden - Chicago Tribune]
  • Larry Carlton
  • Eric Carmen{{cite web|last1=O'Sullivan|first1=Dan|title="California Über Alles": The Empire Yachts Back|url=https://www.jacobinmag.com/2012/09/the-yacht-rock-counterrevolution/|work=Jacobin|date=September 4, 2012}}
  • Bill Champlin
  • ± Chicago
  • Kerry Chater
  • Paul Clark
  • Climax Blues Band
  • Phil Collins
  • The Commodores
  • Rita Coolidge
  • ± Crosby, Stills and Nash[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/yacht-rock-album-guide-1175018/ Yacht Rock: Album, Record Guide - Rolling Stone]
  • Christopher Cross{{cite news|last1=Cross|first1=Christopher|authorlink1=Christopher Cross|date=February 22, 2014|title=Hall & Oates Are Genuine Rock Stars in My Book|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-cross/hall--oates-are-genuine-rock-stars_b_4493915.html|work=The Huffington Post}}
  • Pablo Cruise
  • Paul Davis
  • Dr. Hook
  • Ned Doheny[https://www.forbes.com/sites/toddgilchrist/2014/05/26/rihanna-cover-yacht-rock-ned-doheny-laurel-canyon-numero-group/#4dfb65ea2916 Yacht Rock, Rihanna Covers And "The Rhythms Of Life:" West Coast Songwriting Legend Ned Doheny]. Forbes, May 26, 2014.[https://www.insidehook.com/article/music/internet-saved-yacht-rock The Enduring, Undeniable Influence of Yacht Rock - InsideHook][https://www.loudersound.com/features/hello-sailor-the-hipsterisation-of-yacht-rock Hello Sailor: The Hipsterisation of Yacht Rock|Louder]
  • Dane Donohue[https://www.goldminemag.com/music-history/yacht-rock-dane-donohue-on-overlooked-star-filled-1978-album-and-new-re-lease Yacht Rock’s Dane Donohue on overlooked star-filled 1978 album and new release]. Goldmine, September 10, 2024.
  • ±The Doobie Brothers[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/doobie-brothers-hall-of-fame-michael-mcdonald-1083580/ Yacht Rock Babylon: The Epic Journey of The Doobie Brothers - Rolling Stone][https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2018/03/08/yacht-rock-book Rock and Roll Book Club: 'The Yacht Rock Book|The Current]
  • George Duke
  • Robbie Dupree{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/robbie-dupree-interview-2565304919.html|title=Robbie Dupree on Chart Success, Breaking the Latin Market, and Yacht Rock |website=PopMatters |date=2018-05-04 |accessdate=2020-05-02}}
  • ± Duran Duran
  • ± Eagles{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/from-haim-to-chromeo-the-new-wave-of-yacht-rockers-9492479.html|title=From Haim to Chromeo: The new wave of Yacht-rockers|date=June 6, 2014|website=The Independent}}[https://newsroom.spotify.com/2019-07-09/yacht-rock-how-the-smooth-sounds-of-the-70s-and-80s-became-a-genuine-genre/ Yacht Rock: How the Smooth Sounds of the '70s and '80s Became a Genuine Genre —— Spotify]
  • Walter Egan
  • England Dan & John Ford Coley{{cite web |url= http://music.ign.com/articles/710/710545p1.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060612023827/http://music.ign.com/articles/710/710545p1.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= June 12, 2006 |title= Top 10 Yacht Rock Songs Of All Time |accessdate= October 9, 2006 |author= Spence D. |author2=Brian Linder |date= May 30, 2006 |publisher= IGN}}
  • Exile
  • ± Donald Fagen[https://www.jambase.com/article/happy-birthday-donald-fagen-dukes-september-featuring-michael-mcdonald Happy Birthday Donald Fagen: The Dukes Of September Featuring Michael McDonald - JamBase]
  • Firefall
  • ± Fleetwood Mac
  • Dan Fogelberg
  • ± Foreigner
  • ± Art Garfunkel
  • Terri Gibbs
  • Andrew Gold[https://americansongwriter.com/yacht-rocks-hidden-gems-4-smooth-hits-you-didnt-know-were-one-hit-wonders/ Yacht Rock's Hidden Gems: 4 Smooth Hits You Didn't Know Were One-Hit Wonders - American Songwriter]
  • Bobby Goldsboro
  • Jay Graydon
  • Henry Gross
  • Jay Gruska
  • ± Daryl Hall & John Oates{{cite web|url=https://somethingelsereviews.com/2014/10/21/hall-and-oates-yacht-rock/|title=Are Hall and Oates yacht rockers? |website=Something Else! |date=2014-10-21 |accessdate=2020-05-22}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/sail-away-oral-history-of-yacht-rock-49343/|title=Sail Away: The Oral History of 'Yacht Rock' |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=2019-01-15 |accessdate=2020-05-22}}
  • Jimmy Hall
  • Don Henley
  • Benny Hester
  • Bertie Higgins
  • Amy Holland
  • Rupert Holmes{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/apr/20/yacht-rock-doobie-brothers-hall-and-oates-rupert-holmes|title=Cruise control: how yacht rock sailed back into fashion |website=The Guardian |date=2016-04-02 |accessdate=2020-05-22}}
  • The Hues Corporation
  • The Imperials
  • Joe Jackson
  • Al Jarreau
  • Jefferson Starship
  • ± Billy Joel[https://www.economist.com/prospero/2019/07/05/now-playing-yacht-rock Now playing: yacht rock|The Economist]
  • Olivia Newton-John
  • Sammy Johns
  • Michael Johnson
  • Rickie Lee Jones
  • Marc Jordan
  • ± Journey
  • ± Chaka Khan[https://www.houstoniamag.com/arts-and-culture/2019/07/this-is-the-definitive-definition-of-yacht-rock This Is the Definitive Definition of Yacht Rock|Houstonia Magazine]
  • ± Kool and the Gang[https://ultimateclassicrock.com/yacht-rock/ Yacht or Not?: Sailing The Seas of Yacht Rock - Ultimate Classic Rock]
  • Bill LaBounty
  • Nicolette Larson
  • Huey Lewis and the News
  • Gordon Lightfoot
  • Little River Band
  • Dave Loggins
  • Kenny Loggins{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/jun/14/i-can-go-for-that-the-smooth-world-of-yacht-rock-review-katie-puckrik-bbc-four|title=I Can Go for That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock review – lushly comforting|last=Seale|first=Jack|date=June 14, 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=June 16, 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}[https://www.allmusic.com/blog/post/allmusic-s-yacht-rock AllMusic Loves Yacht Rock][https://www.npr.org/2022/08/07/1116232230/kenny-loggins-is-still-alright Best Of: Kenny Loggins Is 'Still Alright' : 1A]
  • Loggins & Messina[https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/05/30/top-10-yacht-rock-songs-of-all-time?page=2 Top 10 Yacht Rock Songs Of All Time-IGN-Page 2]
  • Looking Glass
  • Chuck Mangione
  • ± Paul McCartney
  • Van McCoy
  • ± Michael McDonald[https://www.1065thearch.com/arch-music-news/watch-the-first-trailer-for-hbos-music-box-yacht-rock-a-documentary/ Watch the first trailer for HBO’s ‘Music Box: Yacht Rock: A Documentary’ - 106.5 The Arch]
  • Jim Messina
  • Eddie Money
  • Michael Martin Murphey
  • Johnny Nash
  • ± Stevie Nicks
  • Nielsen/Pearson
  • Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
  • John O'Banion
  • Nigel Olsson
  • Orleans
  • Ozark Mountain Daredevils
  • David Pack
  • Pages[http://www.yachtrock.com/podcast/2017/1/15/our-favorite-yacht-rock Our Favorite Yacht Rock]. Beyond Yacht Rock, January 15, 2017.[https://classicalbumsundays.com/forgotten-classic-pages-pages/ Forgotten Classic: Pages 'Pages'|Classic Album Sundays]
  • Robert Palmer
  • Greg Phillinganes
  • Jim Photoglo
  • Player
  • Poco
  • The Pointer Sisters[https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/yacht-rock-gets-celebrated-smoothly-new-documentary-116322112 Yacht rock gets celebrated — smoothly, of course, — in new documentary - ABC News]
  • The Alan Parsons Project[https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/yacht-rock-playlist-greatest-summer-songs-soft-rock-wcco/ "Yacht rock" season is here: WCCO's favorite tunes for smooth sailing into summer|CBS News]
  • Pretty Things{{cite web |url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/the-pretty-things-complete-studio-albums-review-142458/ |title=The Pretty Things – Complete Studio Albums 1965-2020 |last=Watts |first=Peter |date=May 5, 2023|work=Uncut |access-date=2023-06-11 |quote=The Pretty Things’ familiarity with both garage rock and psychedelia made them adept at embracing the latest shift in musical styles, a smoothly ear-friendly take on innovation that would eventually become yacht rock.}}
  • Pure Prairie League
  • Gerry Rafferty[https://www.metv.com/lists/these-20-yacht-rock-jams-will-send-you-sailing These 20 yacht rock jams will send you sailing —MeTV]
  • Raydio[https://ultimateclassicrock.com/yacht-rock/ Yacht Or Not?: Sailing The Seas of Yacht Rock - Ultimate Classic Rock]
  • REO Speedwagon[https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/now-thats-what-i-call-music/ Two 'NOW That's What I Call Music' Titles Coming This Spring - U Discover Music]
  • Lee Ritenour
  • ± Diana Ross
  • ± Roxy Music (Avalon era)[https://www.gq.com/story/roxy-music-tour The Eternally Gleaming Cool of Roxy Music|GQ]
  • ± Todd Rundgren
  • Brenda Russell
  • Sanford Townsend Band
  • ± Santana (Alex Ligertwood era)[https://www.brainerddispatch.com/entertainment/4201541-yacht-rock Yacht Rock!|Brainnerd Dispatch][http://www.clcmn.edu/news/2017/01/18/yacht-rock-armadillos-bring-blue-eyed-soul-to-brainerd/ Yacht Rock! Armadillos Bring Blue-Eyed Soul to Brainerd – CLC News]
  • Leo Sayer
  • Boz Scaggs[https://www.allmusic.com/album/yacht-rock-mw0002665833 Yacht Rock - Various Artists|AllMusic]
  • Tom Scott
  • Seals & Crofts{{cite web|website=houstonpress.com|url=https://www.houstonpress.com/music/yacht-rock-music-for-the-year-round-and-always-blowing-summer-breeze-10202609|title=Book Takes You on the Smooth Sailin' Seas of Yacht Rock}}{{cite web|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/yacht-rock-history/|title=Yacht Rock: A Boatload Of Guilty Pleasures |website=U Discover Music |date=2019-09-17 |accessdate=2020-05-22}}
  • Michael Sembello
  • ± Carly Simon
  • Spandau Ballet
  • Starbuck[https://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/the-accidental-success-of-yacht-rock-revue/ Eldredge, Richard L. "The accidental success of Yacht Rock Revue," Atlanta (magazine), Thursday, August 20, 2015.] Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  • ± Steely Dan{{cite web|url=https://www.yachtrock.com/captains-blog/2017/11/9/gaucho-how-steely-dans-highly-anticipated-yacht-rock-masterpiece-was-destined-to-implode|title=Gaucho: The near implosion of Steely Dan's Yacht Rock masterpiece |website=YachtRock.com |date=2019-11-20 |accessdate=2020-05-22}}{{cite web|last=Schonfeld|first=Zach|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2074658/steely-dan-two-against-nature-turns-20/franchises/reviews/the-anniversary/|title=Two Against Nature Turns 20|work=Stereogum|date=February 28, 2020|accessdate=June 8, 2020}}[https://thevinylfactory.com/features/yacht-rock-benny-sings/ Discovering yacht rock with Benny Sings - The Vinyl Factory]
  • ± Steve Miller Band[https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/kate-puckrik-presents-a-yacht-rock-odessey/ Kate Puckrik presents A Yacht Rock Odyssey - SuperDeleuxeEdition]
  • Al Stewart
  • Styx[https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/boat-club-presents-yacht-rock-mr0006296260 Boat Club presents Yacht Rock|AllMusic]
  • Supertramp[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/apr/20/yacht-rock-doobie-brothers-hall-and-oates-rupert-holmes Cruise control: how yacht rock sailed back into fashion|Music|The Guardian]
  • Eric Tagg
  • ± James Taylor[https://thevinylfactory.com/news/numero-group-seafaring-strangers-yach-rock-compilation/ Numero Group unveil new private press yacht rock compilation Seafaring Strangers - The Vinyl Factory]
  • Toto{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/can-you-sail-to-it-then-it-must-be-yacht-rock-1444608982|work=The Wall Street Journal|title=Can You Sail to It? Then It Must Be 'Yacht Rock'|author=Kamp, Jon|date=October 11, 2015|url-access=subscription}}[https://www.metv.com/stories/9-things-you-might-not-know-about-michael-jacksons-thriller 9 things you might not know about Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' — MeTV][https://narratively.com/the-lost-prince-of-yacht-rock/ The Lost Prince of Yacht Rock - Narratively]
  • Gino Vannelli[http://www.yachtrock.com/captains-blog/2016/10/17/when-was-peak-yacht Malcolm, Timothy (2016-10-17). "When Was Peak Yacht?" YachtRock.com.]
  • Randy VanWarmer
  • Roger Voudouris
  • Bob Welch
  • Steve Winwood[https://www.smoothradio.com/features/top-songs/yacht-rock-songs-ranked/ The 20 greatest yacht rock songs ever, ranked - Smooth Radio]
  • Matthew Wilder
  • Stevie Woods
  • Gary Wright

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