Walter Becker Musical artist

Walter Carl Becker (born February 20, 1950) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the co-founder, guitarist, bassist and co-songwriter of Steely Dan.Becker met future songwriting partner Donald Fagen while studying at Bard College. After a brief period of activity in New York, the two relocated to California in 1971 and formed the nucleus of Steely Dan, who enjoyed a critically and commercially successful ten-year career. Following the group's disbanding, Becker relocated to Hawaii and reduced his musical activity, working primarily as a record producer.Becker and Fagen reformed Steely Dan in 1993 and have remained active, most notably including their 2000 Two Against Nature album, which won four Grammy Awards. Becker has also released two solo albums, 1994's 11 Tracks of Whack and 2008's Circus Money.

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 20, 1950
Hometown
New York City
Queens

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Musical artist

Career started1969
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Jazz
Rock music
Jazz fusion
instrument
Bass guitar
Guitar
Singing
record label
ABC Records
Warner Bros. Records
MCA Records
Reprise Records
Giant Records (Warner)

Walter Becker on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://members.home.nl/hans.verlouw/SteelyDanDatabase/index.htm
  2. http://www.steelydan.com
  3. http://www.walterbecker.com