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Aug 26, 2018 · I’ve read some stories about Jeff “Skunk” Baxter of Steely Dan/Doobies notoriety and his Skunk Nickname and have never gotten a clear explanation as to how he acquired it. I heard that he found himself locked out of a studio session after stepping outside.
Baxter joined the band for Ultimate Spinach III, their third and final album. After leaving the band, he played with the Holy Modal Rounders and backed singer Buzzy Linhart. He was using the moniker "Skunk" by this time; so far, Baxter has kept the origin of the nickname a secret. With Steely Dan
May 20, 1999 · Baxter, who has made a different name for himself in recent years as a ballistic-missile defense proponent, declined through a campaign consultant to reveal the origin of his “Skunk”...
Jul 18, 2022 · So Skunk was a nickname when I started working, when I joined LAPD and also when I started working with the government, so I had a built-in call sign. Every general I know calls me Skunk. When I was working at the White House, George Bush called me Skunkster.
Skunk first reached a wide rock audience in 1968 as a member of the psychedelic rock band Ultimate Spinach. Baxter joined the band for Ultimate Spinach III, their third and final album. After leaving the band, he played with the Holy Modal Rounders, played bass for Tim Buckley and joined the Buzzy Linhart band.
Oct 4, 2022 · Pink Floyd, "Money". Skunk Baxter, "The Rose". Maybe you're familiar with the old beer ad campaign for "The Most Interesting Man in the World," boasting of his deeds, sharing random factoids....
Jul 1, 2022 · Throughout Jeff “Skunk” Baxter’s storied career, various theories – some fairly tame, others pretty outrageous – have been floated as to the etymology of his famous nickname. In the annals of juicy rock and roll secrets, this one is a biggie.
