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Steely Dan is an American jazz rock group founded by Walter Becker (guitars, bass, backing vocals) and Donald Fagen (keyboards, lead vocals). The band's first lineup also included guitarists Denny Dias and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, drummer Jim Hodder and singer David Palmer.
Steely Dan is an American rock band formed in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York in 1971 by Walter Becker (guitars, bass, backing vocals) and Donald Fagen (keyboards, lead vocals).
Aug 20, 2024 · The band members were guitarist Walter Becker (b. February 20, 1950, New York, New York, U.S.—d. September 3, 2017, New York City) and keyboardist and vocalist Donald Fagen (b. January 10, 1948, Passaic, New Jersey). Becker and Fagen met at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, in 1967.
Early in 1972, the original Steely Dan group - guitarist Denny Dias, guitarist Jeff Baxter, drummer Jim Hodder, and with Donald and Walter on keyboards and bass respectively - started rehearsing in an unfinished wing of the ABC building.
Donald Jay Fagen (born January 10, 1948) is an American musician who was the co-founder, lead singer, co-songwriter, and keyboardist of the band Steely Dan, formed in the early 1970s with musical partner Walter Becker.
Aug 30, 2023 · The original Steely Dan lineup is the only one that featured other official band members and hinted towards a ‘normal’ band. With the help of Katz, Fagen & Becker recruited Jim Hodder on drums, Denny Dias and Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter on guitar, and David Palmer on lead vocal to compensate for Fagen’s stage fright – all top-notch ...
The band was originally a six-piece consisting of Fagen, Becker, David Palmer (vocals), Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (guitar), Denny Dias (guitar) and Jim Hodder (drums), but by 1975, only Fagen and Becker remained. The band's history can be divided into three stages.
Jul 15, 2024 · Donald Fagen is an American musician and singer-songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and keyboardist of the rock band Steely Dan. Fagen founded Steely Dan with guitarist and bassist Walter Becker in the early 1970s; the group quickly became popular, with their unique synthesis of harmonies.
Jun 1, 1974 · The main members of the band are Walter Becker and Donald Fagen who write all their material and started out their career as staff writers for a record company. Steely Dan is really their orchestra, designed to present the songs on stage and record, in the best way possible.
Album Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Jazz-Rock, Soft Rock. Group Members. Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, Michael McDonald, David Palmer, Denny Dias, Jeff Baxter, Jim Hodder, Royce Jones, Jeff Porcaro. Listen on Amazon. Listen on Spotify.