Walter Becker

The story

Walter Carl Becker 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.

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Stories

Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews.

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Records

• Young & Innocent Days: Complete Recordings 1968-1971 · 2020 · compilation
• The Best of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen · 2018 · compilation
• Before Steely Dan · 2015 · compilation
• Brooklyn · 2014 · compilation
• Reelin' in the Early Years · 2013 · compilation
• Android Warehouse · 2011 · compilation
• Fagen & Becker: The Origins · 2006 · compilation
• You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It... Or You'll Lose That Beat · 2006 · soundtrack
• Any World That I'm Welcome To · 2003 · compilation
• Members Edition · 1998 · compilation
• Sun Mountain · 1995 · compilation
• Catalyst · 1994 · compilation
• The Collection · 1988 · compilation
• The Early Years · 1983 · compilation
• Founders of Steely Dan · · compilation
• Come Back Baby · · compilation

Records from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Deezer. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.

Bands and projects

• Project
  The New York Rock and Soul Revue
• Steely Dan
• China Crisis
• The Original Sound Track

The bands Walter Becker played in, each with its own records. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with Walter Becker in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with Walter Becker in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

If you like Walter Becker

• Donald Fagen3 sources agree
• Crosby, Stills & Nash3 sources agree
• Little Feat3 sources agree
• Blood, Sweat & Tears2 sources agree
• The Doobie Brothers2 sources agree
• America2 sources agree
• Eagles2 sources agree
• Boz Scaggs2 sources agree
• The Police2 sources agree
• Supertramp2 sources agree
• Little River Band2 sources agree
• Fleetwood Mac2 sources agree

Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Walter Becker’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.