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What a huge loss for those of us who are Steely Dan fans. Becker, along with Donald Fagen, was half of that wonderful band.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/life...n-co-founder-walter-becker-dies-67/629738001/
Steely Dan co-founder Walter Becker dies at 67
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES - Walter Becker, the guitarist, bassist and co-founder of the rock group Steely Dan, has died. He was 67. His official website announced his death Sunday with no further details.
Donald Fagen released a statement in remembrance of his Steely Dan bandmate. Fagen said he intends to keep the music they created together alive as long as he can with the Steely Dan band.
"Walter Becker was my friend, my writing partner and my bandmate since we met as students at Bard College in 1967," Fagen wrote. "He was smart as a whip, an excellent guitarist and a great songwriter. He was cynical about human nature, including his own, and hysterically funny."
Becker had missed performances earlier in the summer in Los Angeles and New York. Fagen later told Billboard that Becker was recovering from a procedure and hoped that he’d be fine soon.
A Queens native, Becker met Fagen as students at Bard College in 1967 and founded the band in 1972. Steely Dan's debut LP, Can’t Buy a Thrill produced the radio hits Do It Again and Reeling in the Years. The group’s biggest success came with the 1977 album Aja, including the top-20 singles Peg and Deacon Blues.
They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/life...n-co-founder-walter-becker-dies-67/629738001/
Steely Dan co-founder Walter Becker dies at 67
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES - Walter Becker, the guitarist, bassist and co-founder of the rock group Steely Dan, has died. He was 67. His official website announced his death Sunday with no further details.
Donald Fagen released a statement in remembrance of his Steely Dan bandmate. Fagen said he intends to keep the music they created together alive as long as he can with the Steely Dan band.
"Walter Becker was my friend, my writing partner and my bandmate since we met as students at Bard College in 1967," Fagen wrote. "He was smart as a whip, an excellent guitarist and a great songwriter. He was cynical about human nature, including his own, and hysterically funny."
Becker had missed performances earlier in the summer in Los Angeles and New York. Fagen later told Billboard that Becker was recovering from a procedure and hoped that he’d be fine soon.
A Queens native, Becker met Fagen as students at Bard College in 1967 and founded the band in 1972. Steely Dan's debut LP, Can’t Buy a Thrill produced the radio hits Do It Again and Reeling in the Years. The group’s biggest success came with the 1977 album Aja, including the top-20 singles Peg and Deacon Blues.
They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
