10 Rock Bands Who Only Have One Original Member Left

10. Steely Dan

The longevity of Steely Dan has always come from their willingness to experiment. Throughout their career, songs like Do It Again, Kid Charlemagne, and even Peg have played with the boundaries of what constitutes real rock and roll. In fact, most of the music was so good that no one really bothered to keep track of the actual people playing the instruments.

From day one, most of Steely Dan's "members" were made up of session musicians under the watchful eye of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. Though giants like Jim Keltner and Larry Carlton would come in and out of the lineup on more than one occasion, it was pretty much anyone's guess as to who would be playing on the record every time it came out. Hell, just for recording the song Aja, Fagen and Becker went through tons of different session players and actually used two different drummers before settling with the take they were happy with.

While these records still hold up as some of the cleanest productions of the '70s, Fagen is now the lone survivor for Steely Dan after Becker passed away just a few years ago. Then again, Fagen's unique vocal stylings have always been the personality of the group's music since its inception, with just the right amount of sarcasm and wit to keep you listening for more. For as much as they might be called dad music nowadays, Fagen has proven that the smoother side of rock can take you a long way.