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He was the co-founder, guitarist, bassist, and co-songwriter of the jazz rock band Steely Dan. [1] [2] Becker met future songwriting partner Donald Fagen while they were students at Bard College. After a brief period of activity in New York City, the two moved to Los Angeles in 1971 and formed the nucleus of Steely Dan, which enjoyed a ...
Steely Dan is an American rock band formed in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, in 1971 by Walter Becker (guitars, bass, backing vocals) and Donald Fagen (keyboards, lead vocals). Originally having a full band lineup, Becker and Fagen chose to stop performing live by the end of 1974 and continued Steely Dan as a studio-only duo, utilizing a ...
Steely Dan's last tour performance was on July 5, 1974, a concert at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in California. [4] Steely Dan disbanded in June 1981. [5] Becker moved to Maui, where he became an "avocado rancher and self-styled critic of the contemporary scene." [6] He stopped using drugs, which he had used for most of his career.
Jazz keyboardist Jim Beard, who played with Steely Dan for more than a decade, has died. The rock band confirmed Beard's death on its website. Jim Beard, longtime keyboardist for Steely Dan, dies ...
Jeffrey Allen "Skunk" Baxter (born December 13, 1948) is an American guitarist, known for his stints in the rock bands Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers during the 1970s and Spirit in the 1980s. More recently, he has worked as a defense consultant and advised U.S. members of Congress on missile defense. [2]
Jim Beard, a musician and solo artist who had been the touring keyboardist for Steely Dan since 2008, has died. He was 63. According to reports in Billboard, the pianist, composer and producer ...
Donald Jay Fagen (born January 10, 1948) is an American musician who was the co-founder, lead singer, co-songwriter, and keyboardist of the band Steely Dan, formed in the early 1970s with musical partner Walter Becker.
Guitarist for Demolition 23 and "Star Star" 32: April 18, 1997: Suicide by gunshot Dan "Cernunnos" Vandeplas Drummer for Enthroned: 25: April 19, 1997: Suicide by hanging Eldon Hoke Mentors, The Screamers: 39: April 19, 1997: Riverside, California, U.S. Rail accident Gene Ames Ames Brothers: 74: April 26, 1997: Cancer John Steele The Willows ...