Notice Steely Dan cofounder Walter Becker died today

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    I spin A Decade of Steeley Dan regularly.
     
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    About 13 years ago, I was visiting my sister and her kids. We went out to eat at a restaurant with a friend of hers.

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    You couldn't fake a Steely Dan tune in a cover band without doing some woodshedding...clever songwriter...saw him occasionally in Hilo when I lived there...I think he produced a few recordings for Hapa and other Hawaiian bands...great, tasteful guitarist. I love his work.
     
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    Steely Dan is my favorite band of all time. So sad to hear this.
     
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    Always loved these guys. One of the sickest hip hop songs from the 90s used a Steely Dan sample.....
    Check out this video on YouTube:

     
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    Shit, and the 80s!
    Check out this video on YouTube:

     
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    Damn. Great guitarist. Great band. Another one bites the dust. RIP Walter.
     
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    Many of you probably know this, but the band name Steely Dan was inspired by the name of a strap on dildo from the book, "Naked Lunch" by William Burroughs.
     
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