Walter Carl Becker (born February 20, 1950 in New York, New York) is the guitarist (and sometimes electric bassist) half of the duo at the core of the jazz-rock group Steely Dan. Becker is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School in New York, NY, class of 1967. He met his long-time musical partner, the other half of Steely Dan Donald Fagen, while attending Bard College. February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... Steely Dan is an American jazz rock band based around musicians and songwriters Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. ... Stuyvesant High School is the current Good Article Collaboration of the week! Please help to improve this article to the highest of standards. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Fagen on the cover of his 1982 solo album The Nightfly Donald Jay Fagen (born January 10, 1948 in Passaic, New Jersey) is an American musician and songwriter who is best known as co-writer and co-founder of the jazz rock band Steely Dan. ... For other meanings of the word Bard, see Bard (disambiguation). ...

Becker and Fagen's youthful career included a stint with Jay and the Americans under pseudonyms, and in the early 1970s, as pop tunesmiths prior to forming Steely Dan with Donald Fagen and others. As a guitarist, Becker is known for his intelligent, tasty, rhythmically savvy playing, and has continually improved. In much of his best known playing, he plays in a rock style that can lean strongly toward funk or jazz. Jay and the Americans were a pop music group popular in the 1960s. ... Funk is a distinct style of music originated by African-Americans, e. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory, and is marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ...

Following Steely Dan's breakup in 1981, Becker moved to Hawaii and began a career as a producer, producing artists as diverse as Rickie Lee Jones, China Crisis and Michael Franks. He reunited with Fagen briefly to collaborate on the debut album of US singer Rosie Vela. Their partnership resumed in the mid-1990s as they undertook a tour under the Steely Dan moniker in 1993, and Becker produced Fagen's album Kamakiriad in that year as well. In turn, Fagen co-produced Becker's belated solo debut, 11 Tracks of Whack (1994). 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 10,941 sq. ... Rickie Lee Jones (born November 8, 1954) is a vocalist and songwriter from the United States. ... China Crisis is an British rock group formed in 1979 in Kirkby on Merseyside, with a core band of vocalist/keyboardist Gary Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon. ... Michael Franks (1944—) is a singer and songwriter from the United States. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Kamakiriad is the second solo album by former Steely Dan singer Donald Fagen, released in 1993 (see 1993 in music). ... 11 Tracks of Whack is the first solo album by Steely Dan guitarist Walter Becker, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated like the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ...

Becker is currently working on another solo album in New York.

External links

• walterbecker.com Walter Becker's official website
• steelydan.com Steely Dan's official website

• Complete discography