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Walter Becker

Walter Becker is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Jay & The Americans and Donald Fagen. Those roots explain a lot about how Walter Becker arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sea Level, Dave Mason, Jeff Beck, Dire Straits and Van Morrison, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into China Crisis, Madeleine Peyroux, John Beasley and Donald Fagen, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around Walter Becker, reaching back through Jay & The Americans and forward to China Crisis. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

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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Walter BeckerJay & The AmericansDonald FagenChina CrisisMadeleine PeyrouxJohn BeasleyDonald FagenSea LevelDave MasonJeff BeckDire StraitsVan MorrisonSantanaMark KnopflerRobert Cray

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Walter Becker connections

Walter Becker grew out of Jay & The Americans and Donald Fagen, shares an orbit with Sea Level, Dave Mason, Jeff Beck and Dire Straits, went on to shape China Crisis, Madeleine Peyroux, John Beasley and Donald Fagen. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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