Kid Charlemagne
"Kid Charlemagne" is a song by the rock group Steely Dan, which was released as a single from their 1976 album The Royal Scam as its opening track and reached number 82 in the Billboard charts. It is a fusion of a funk rhythm and jazz harmonies with rock and roll instrumentals and lyrical style. The guitar solo by jazz fusion guitarist Larry Carlton was ranked #80 in the list of the 100 greatest guitar solos by Rolling Stone.
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The cover of the "Kid Charlemagne" single features Fagen (top) and Becker (bottom) | ||||
| Single by Steely Dan | ||||
| from the album The Royal Scam | ||||
| B-side | "Green Earrings" | |||
| Released | June 1976 | |||
| Genre | Jazz rock | |||
| Length | 4:38 (album version) 3:56 (single version) | |||
| Label | ABC | |||
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| Producer(s) | Gary Katz | |||
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| "Kid Charlemagne" on YouTube | ||||
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