Walter Becker
- January 4, 2024
- Guitarist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Walter Becker |
| Occupation | Guitarist |
| Date Of Birth | Feb 20, 1950(1950-02-20) |
| Age | 74 |
| Date Of Death | 2017-09-03 |
| Birthplace | Queens |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | New York |
| Horoscope | Aquarius |
Walter Becker Biography
| Name | Walter Becker |
| Birthday | Feb 20 |
| Birth Year | 1950 |
| Place Of Birth | Queens |
| Home Town | New York |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
Walter Becker is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on February 20, 1950 in Queens, New York, United States. American singer, guitarist as well as producer, who was the founder of the rock group Steely Dan. He also has worked as an music producer.
Co-founded Steely Dan with his college buddy He co-founded Steely Dan with his college friend Donald Fagen..
Becker was born in Queens, New York City. After Becker’s parents separated when he was a boy, his mother, who was British, returned to England. He was raised in Queens and Scarsdale, New York by his father and grandmother. His father sold paper-cutting machinery in Manhattan. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan in 1967. After starting out on saxophone, he switched to guitar and received instruction in blues technique from neighbor Randy California, who later formed the band Spirit.
Becker left the school in 1969 before completing his degree and moved with Fagen to Brooklyn, where the two began to build a career as a songwriting duo. They were members of the touring band for Jay and the Americans but used pseudonyms. They also composed music for the soundtrack to You’ve Got to Walk It Like You Talk It or You’ll Lose That Beat, a film starring Richard Pryor that was released in 1971.
He was raised and born in Queens.
Walter Becker Net Worth
| Net Worth | $50 Million |
| Source Of Income | Guitarist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Walter Becker is one of the richest Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Walter Becker 's net worth $50 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He changed from saxophone to guitar at the age of 17 and also learned blues with a neighbor.
He was a student at Bard College.
Walter Carl Becker (February 20, 1950 – September 3, 2017) was an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He was best known as the co- founder, guitarist, bassist, and co-songwriter of the jazz rock band Steely Dan.
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Who is Walter Becker Dating?
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In 1984 Becker married Elinor Roberta Meadows, a yoga teacher, and the couple had two children, including adopted daughter Sayan. They divorced in 1997. Becker wrote the song “Little Kawai” for his son, and it became the final song on the album 11 Tracks of Whack.
Facts & Trivia
Walter Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Walter Becker celebrates birthday on February 20 of every year.
Also in 1993, Steely Dan began touring for the first time in nineteen years, resulting in the 1995 release of their first live album, Alive in America, a compilation of live recordings from different American tour dates in 1993 and
- In 2000 they released Two Against Nature, their first album of new material in twenty years. The album won four Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. In 2001 they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received honorary doctorates from the Berklee College of Music, which they accepted in person. In 2003, they released the album Everything Must Go with Becker singing lead vocal on “Slang of Ages”. They followed the album with a tour.
What illness did Walter Becker have?
Fans of the legendary rock band Steely Dan received some sad news a few months ago: Co-founder Walter Becker died unexpectedly at the age of 67. The cause of his death was an aggressive form of esophageal cancer. This disease, which is related to oral cancer, may not get as much attention as some others.
What songs did Walter Becker write for Steely Dan?
TitleWritten byOriginally by
Pretzel Logic| Walter Becker, Donald Fagen| Steely Dan
Razor Boy| Walter Becker, Donald Fagen| Steely Dan
Reelin’ in the Years| Walter Becker, Donald Fagen| Steely Dan
Rikki Don’t Lose That Number| Walter Becker, Donald Fagen| Steely Dan
Is Walter Becker still alive?
September 3, 2017
Who died from Steely Dan band?
On Sept. 3, 2017, guitarist-lyricist Becker died of esophageal cancer. His death triggered a current legal battle for ownership of Steely Dan, with the estate of Becker feuding with the band’s lone remaining member, Fagen.
Where did the band Steely Dan get its name?
Working with ABC producer Gary Katz, they secretly assembled Steely Dan ( named after a prosthetic phallus in William S. Burroughs’s novel Naked Lunch ) with other young musicians, notably guitarists Jeff (“Skunk”) Baxter and Denny Dias, emerging in 1972 with Can’t Buy a Thrill.