Yacht Rock a Dockumentary

Mr. Blue Sky said

i do think that 1977 is too early for YR, it’s really 1978-1982 for me .. interestingly , on the Sirius XM Yacht Rock channel’s intros and outros between songs they mention exactly two cities- Marina del Rey and Siesta Key- and i have in my life resided in both places ! So i guess i was meant to be a yacht rocker .

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One of the Yacht Rock (series) creators said something to the effect that the big 70s rock bands were called "arena rock" . . . the 70s smooth bands are "marina rock" 😂

I'm gonna have to go ahead and disagree with you there about 1977. I think the flower is clearly blooming at that point - and the Steely Dan stuff on Aja to me is the fine Columbian of yacht rock. In fact, it's as important of a year for yacht rock as any other, perhaps even the most important because you have to credit the vanguard.

These sounds are so smooooooth!

1977 songs in the Yacht Rock hall-of-fame:
- Pablo Cruise "Love Will Find a Way"
- Boz Scaggs "Lido Shuffle"
- Steely Dan "Deacon Blues", "Josie","Black Cow"
- Player "Baby Come Back"
- Loggins f/ Stevie Nicks, "Whenever I Call You Friend"