The best soft rock songs of all time are a unique topic when it comes to this genre. Most people and fans associate rock ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. (L-R) Michael McDonald and Christopher Cross from 'Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary.

In the mid-1970s and ‘80s in SoCal, bands like Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers, and Toto blended jazz, R&B, and pop to create a new soft style: yacht rock.