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- He introduced himself to Becker and asked, "Do you want to be in a band?" Discovering that they enjoyed similar music, the two began writing songs together.
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Nov 12, 2018 · In recognition of Fagen taking Steely Dan back to the Beacon Theater for another themed residency — Becker died last summer of cancer — Vulture compiled a few notable stories of what exactly it...
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Sep 3, 2017 · Steely Dan's Walter Becker and Donald Fagen talk in this 1993 LA Times archive interview about their reunion and the subversive intentions of their music.
May 18, 2020 · Steely Dan was a band formed around a songwriting collaboration, that of Becker & Fagen – Walter Becker & Donald Fagen. It started as a regular band with permanent members, but morphed...
In 1994, Becker released his debut solo album, 11 Tracks of Whack, which Fagen co-produced. Steely Dan toured again in 1994 in support of the boxed set and Tracks. In 1995 they released a live CD, Alive in America, compiled from recordings of several 1993 and 1994 concerts.
The aspiring songwriters shopped their tunes in the Brill Building and found a sympathetic ear in Kenny Vance of Jay and the Americans fame; the pair then toured in the the group’s backup band on the oldies circuit while Vance helped develop their sound and oversaw early demo recordings.
In 1971, Becker and Fagen moved to Los Angeles and were hired by Gary Katz as staff songwriters at ABC Records, later forming Steely Dan with guitarists Denny Dias and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, drummer Jim Hodder, and vocalist David Palmer. Fagen played keyboards and sang, while Becker played bass guitar.
Sep 4, 2017 · Steely Dan guitarist Walter Becker has died, bringing an end to a songwriting partnership with Donald Fagen that lasted 50 years, and yielded some of America’s most cosmopolitan pop.
