List of yacht rock artists

The following is a list of yacht rock bands and artists.

Classic Yacht Rock

• Ambrosia[1]
• George Benson[2][3]
• Stephen Bishop[4]
• Eric Carmen[5]
• ± Chicago[6]
• Christopher Cross[7]
• Ned Doheny[1][8]
• ± The Doobie Brothers[9]
• Robbie Dupree[4][10]
• England Dan & John Ford Coley[11]
• Jay Graydon[12]
• ± Daryl Hall & John Oates[13][14]
• Rupert Holmes[5][15]
• Al Jarreau[12]
• Little River Band[4][16]
• Kenny Loggins[17][18]
• Loggins & Messina[19]
• ± Michael McDonald[20][21]
• Nielsen/Pearson[1]
• Pablo Cruise[22]
• Pages[12]
• Player[4][1]
• Gerry Rafferty[23]
• Sanford Townsend Band[12]
• ± Santana[24]
• Boz Scaggs[25]
• Seals & Crofts[26][27]
• ± Steely Dan[20][28]
• Toto[20][29][30][31]
• Gino Vannelli[32]

New Wave Yacht Rock

• ± The Eagles[20]
• ± Fleetwood Mac[20]
• Robert Palmer[20]

Notes

• ± Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee (either as member on a band, altogether and/or individually)

References

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2. "I Can Go for That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock". BBC. 2020-01-18. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
3. "George Benson talks upcoming New York gigs, yacht rock, and how a music critic changed his life". Downtown. 2015-08-11. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
4. 'Yacht rock,' '70s and '80s soft rock, coming to NYCB Theatre at Westbury|Newsday
5. O'Sullivan, Dan (September 4, 2012). ""California Über Alles": The Empire Yachts Back". Jacobin.
6. 'NOW That's What I Call Yacht Rock 2' compilation crusing your way in May - Music News - ABC News Radio
7. Cross, Christopher (February 22, 2014). "Hall & Oates Are Genuine Rock Stars in My Book". The Huffington Post.
8. Yacht Rock, Rihanna Covers And "The Rhythms Of Life:" West Coast Songwriting Legend Ned Doheny. Forbes, May 26, 2014.
9. "From Haim to Chromeo: The new wave of Yacht-rockers". Independent. 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
10. "Robbie Dupree on Chart Success, Breaking the Latin Market, and Yacht Rock". Pop Matters. 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
11. Spence D.; Brian Linder (May 30, 2006). "Top 10 Yacht Rock Songs Of All Time". IGN. Retrieved October 9, 2006.
12. Our Favorite Yacht Rock. Beyond Yacht Rock, January 15, 2017.
13. "Are Hall and Oates yacht rockers?". Something Else!. 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
14. "Sail Away: The Oral History of 'Yacht Rock'". Rolling Stone. 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
15. "Cruise control: how yacht rock sailed back into fashion". The Guardian. 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
16. 'NOW That's What I Call Yacht Rock 2' compilation crusing your way in May - Music News - ABC News Radio
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18. 'NOW That's What I Call Yacht Rock 2' compilation crusing your way in May - Music News - ABC News Radio
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20. "From Haim to Chromeo: The new wave of Yacht-rockers". The Independent. June 6, 2014.
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24. 'NOW That's What I Call Yacht Rock 2' compilation crusing your way in May - Music News - ABC News Radio
25. Yacht Rock - Various Artists|AllMusic
26. "Book Takes You on the Smooth Sailin' Seas of Yacht Rock". houstonpress.com.
27. "Yacht Rock: A Boatload Of Guilty Pleasures". U Discover Music. 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
28. "Gaucho: The near implosion of Steely Dan's Yacht Rock masterpiece". YachtRock.com. 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
29. Kamp, Jon (October 11, 2015). "Can You Sail to It? Then It Must Be 'Yacht Rock'". The Wall Street Journal.
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31. 'NOW That's What I Call Yacht Rock 2' compilation crusing your way in May - Music News - ABC News Radio
32. Malcolm, Timothy (2016-10-17). "When Was Peak Yacht?" YachtRock.com.