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RIP Walter Becker, Steely Dan Co-Founder
Topic Started: Sep 3 2017, 06:14 PM (64 Views)
George K
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http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/walter-becker-steely-dan-co-founder-dead-at-67-w500956
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Walter Becker, guitarist, bassist and co-founder of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted band Steely Dan, died Sunday at the age of 67.

Becker's official site announced the death; no cause of death or other details were provided.

"Walter Becker was my friend, my writing partner and my bandmate since we met as students at Bard College in 1967," Donald Fagen wrote in a tribute to Becker. "He was smart as a whip, an excellent guitarist and a great songwriter. He was cynical about human nature, including his own, and hysterically funny."

Becker missed Steely Dan's Classic East and West concerts in July as he recovered from an unspecified ailment. "Walter's recovering from a procedure and hopefully he'll be fine very soon," Fagen told Billboard at the time. Becker's doctor advised the guitarist not to leave his Maui home for the performances.
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Yeah, awful news.
The live performances of Steely Dan are incredible, I've enjoyed many an evening watching UTube with headphones on.
So sad. Becker was always so quiet, seemed so serious on stage. Great talent now gone.
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Gaucho I think is my favorite album. Will play today, wonder what memories will be stirred.
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