Der am 20. Februar 1950 in Queens, New York City, geborene US-amerikanische Rock-Jazz-Musiker und Songwriter Walter Becker (Bild) ist am 3. September 2017 gestorben. Gemeinsam mit Donald Fagen gründete er Steely Dan, die mehr als 30 Millionen Tonträger verkauften.
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Walter Becker, Steely Dan Co-Founder, Dead at 67
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted bassist-guitarist’s partnership with Donald Fagen yielded classic LPs like ‚Aja,‘ ‚Katy Lied‘ and ‚Pretzel Logic‘
«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.»
Daniel Kreps
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/walter-becker-steely-dan-co-founder-dead-at-67-w500956
As Steely Dan, Mr. Becker and Mr. Fagen changed the vocabulary of pop in the 1970s with songs like «Do It Again,» «Reelin‘ in the Years,» «Rikki Don’t Lose That Number» and «Peg.» Mr. Becker and Mr. Fagen were close collaborators on every element of a song: words, music, arrangement. «We think very much the same musically. I can start songs and Walter can finish them,» Mr. Fagen said in a 1977 interview.
Jon Pareles
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/03/arts/music/walter-becker-dead-steely-dan.html?mcubz=0
«Ein exzellenter Gitarrist und großartiger Songwriter»: Walter Becker, Mitbegründer der Jazz-Rock-Band Steely Dan, ist im Alter von 67 Jahren gestorben.
http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/walter-becker-steely-dan-gitarrist-ist-tot-a-1165923.html
Videos:
Steely Dan – Do It Again (The Midnight Special 1972)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JkS8WB94ME
Steely Dan – Reelin in the Years (1973)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=135&v=ea3Bofkmwlc
Peg – Steely Dan – The Making Of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waIBA6_0GQc
Steely Dan – Rikki Don’t Lose That Number live in Manassas, VA 1996
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB9LAy85mA0
Steely Dan performs Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductions 2001
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=17&v=GYAPC0CjJGI
Walter Becker of Steely Dan Dead at 67 – Full Story and Tribute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSQ4loZnp6I
Mehr:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Becker
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