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Walter Becker
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American musician, songwriter, and record producer (1950–2017)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 20
Top works
- Andachten für Kranke
- Kraftverbrauch und Werkstoffeigenschaften beim Ziehen von Stahldraht mit erhöhter Ziehgeschwindigkeit
- Die ätiologischen Zusammenhänge zwischen Paradentose und Allgemeinerkrankungen
- Die Bedeutung des antidiuretischen Hormones für die Regulation des Wasserhaushaltes im Durstzustand
- Beitrag zur Behandlung von akuten eitrigen Mundschleimhautentzündungen, Paradentosen und infizierten Wurzel-Kanälen
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Queens, New York, USA
Walter Carl Becker (February 20, 1950 – September 3, 2017) was an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He was the co-founder, guitarist, bassist, and co-songwriter of the jazz rock band Steely Dan. Becker met future songwriting partner Donald Fagen while they were students at Bard College. After a brief period of activity in New York City, the two moved to Los Angeles in 1971 and…
Known for
- Steely Dan: Tour 2016 — guitar2016
- Steely Dan: Dilectus — Guitar2013
- Steely Dan: Perfection In Performance — guitar2010
- Steely Dan: In Concert — guitar2008
- Steely Dan: Think Fast in Cincinnati — Performer2008
- Steely Dan: Heavy Rollers - Live in Germany — guitar2007
- VH1 Storytellers2005
- Steely Dan: Confessions — Self2003
- Steely Dan: Blood Orange County — guitar2003
- Steely Dan: Two Against Nature — Self - Lead Guitar2000
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- 53,582
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- 566,908
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Walter Carl Becker (February 20, 1950 - September 3, 2017) was an American musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the co-founder, guitarist, bassist and a co-writing half of the duo which make up the rock band Steely Dan. Becker was born in Queens, New York, grew up in Westchester County and Forest Hills, Queens, and is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, class of 1967. After starting out on saxophone, he switched <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Walter+
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Walter
- Family name
- Becker
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Occupation
- composer
- Educated at
- Stuyvesant High School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- crossover jazz
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- ABC Records
- Official website
- www.walterbecker.com
- Image
- Walter-Becker.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1950-02-20
- date of death
- 2017-09-03
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- esophageal cancer
- start of work period
- 1969-00-00
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- member of
- China Crisis
- has works in the collection
- ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe
- end of work period
- 2017-00-00
- Commons category
- Walter Becker
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