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Walter Becker

real name Walter Carl Becker

New York City, United States · 1950-02-20 – 2017-09-03

Walter Becker is credited on 2,741 releases across 484 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1969–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,741

Credits

484

Albums

7

Decades active

2,065

In collections

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American guitarist, bass player and saxophonist (1950-2017) who was largely associated with Steely Dan. Becker met Donald Fagen while attending Bard College. The duo were part of Jay & The Americans for a while in the early 1970s, then formed the group Steely Dan in 1972. The band broke up in 1981, and Becker moved to Hawaii and began a career as a producer for a variety of artists, spanning from synth-pop groups to folk singers. Walter Becker joined up with Fagen to collaborate on the debut album for Rosie Vela, and then for a longer time to tour as Steely Dan in 1993. During that period the duo worked on each-others solo albums, viz. Kamakiriad (1993) and 11 Tracks Of Whack (1994).
Born: 20th February 1950, in New York, New York, United States.
Died: 3rd September 2017 in Maui, Hawaii, United States.

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2,741 releases · 484 albums · active 1969–2026

  • Performance · 5,073
  • Other credits · 496
  • Production · 363

Studios: The Village Recorder · ABC Recording Studios · Caribou Ranch · Cherokee Studios

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