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| '''Walter Carl Becker''' (born ], ] in ]) is the guitarist (and sometimes electric bassist) half of the duo at the core of the jazz-rock group ]. Becker is a graduate of ] in New York, NY, class of ]. | '''Walter Carl Becker''' (born ], ] in ]) is the guitarist (and sometimes electric bassist) half of the duo at the core of the jazz-rock group ]. Becker is a graduate of ] in New York, NY, class of ]. He met his long-time partner, the other half of Steely Dan ], while attending ]. | ||
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Becker and Fagen's youthful career included a stint with ] under pseudonyms, and in the early 1970s, as pop tunesmiths prior to forming Steely Dan with Donald Fagen and others. As a guitarist, Becker is known for his intelligent, tasty, rhythmically savvy playing, and has continually improved. In much of his best known playing, he plays in a rock style that can lean strongly toward ] or ]. | ||
| Following Steely Dan's breakup in ], Becker moved to ] and began a career as a producer, producing artists as diverse as ], ] and ]. He reunited with ] briefly to collaborate on the debut album of US singer ] and later to tour as Steely Dan in ], and produced Fagen's album '']''. In turn, Fagen produced Becker's belated solo debut, '']'' (]). | Following Steely Dan's breakup in ], Becker moved to ] and began a career as a producer, producing artists as diverse as ], ] and ]. He reunited with ] briefly to collaborate on the debut album of US singer ] and later to tour as Steely Dan in ], and produced Fagen's album '']''. In turn, Fagen co-produced Becker's belated solo debut, '']'' (]). | ||
| Becker is currently working on another solo album in New York. | Becker is currently working on another solo album in New York. | ||
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Walter Carl Becker (born February 20, 1950 in New York, New York) is the guitarist (and sometimes electric bassist) half of the duo at the core of the jazz-rock group Steely Dan. Becker is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School in New York, NY, class of 1967. He met his long-time partner, the other half of Steely Dan Donald Fagen, while attending Bard College.
Becker and Fagen's youthful career included a stint with Jay and the Americans under pseudonyms, and in the early 1970s, as pop tunesmiths prior to forming Steely Dan with Donald Fagen and others. As a guitarist, Becker is known for his intelligent, tasty, rhythmically savvy playing, and has continually improved. In much of his best known playing, he plays in a rock style that can lean strongly toward funk or jazz.
Following Steely Dan's breakup in 1981, Becker moved to Hawaii and began a career as a producer, producing artists as diverse as Rickie Lee Jones, China Crisis and Michael Franks. He reunited with Donald Fagen briefly to collaborate on the debut album of US singer Rosie Vela and later to tour as Steely Dan in 1993, and produced Fagen's album Kamakiriad. In turn, Fagen co-produced Becker's belated solo debut, 11 Tracks of Whack (1994).
Becker is currently working on another solo album in New York.