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Walter Carl Becker (born February 20, 1950) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the co-founder, guitarist, bassist and co-songwriter of Steely Dan. Becker met future songwriting partner Donald Fagen while studying at Bard College. After a brief period of activity in New York, the two relocated to California in 1971 and formed the nucleus of Steely Dan, who enjoyed a critically and commercially successful ten-year career. Following the group's disbanding, Becker relocated to Hawaii and reduced his musical activity, working primarily as a record producer. Becker and Fagen reformed Steely Dan in 1993 and have remained active, most notably including their 2000 ''Two Against Nature'' album, which won four Grammy Awards. Becker has also released two solo albums, 1994's ''11 Tracks of Whack'' and 2008's ''Circus Money''. ==Early life and career (1950–1971)== Becker was born in Queens, New York City and grew up in Westchester County and Forest Hills, Queens. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan in the class of 1967.〔Sweet, Brian. (''Steely Dan'' ), p. 11. Omnibus Press, 2000. ISBN 0-7119-8279-1. Accessed June 18, 2009. "Walter Becker was born on Monday, February 20, 1950, in the Forest Hills area of Queens in New York."〕 After starting out on saxophone, he switched to guitar and received instruction in blues technique from neighbor Randy Wolfe. Becker met his long-time musical partner, Donald Fagen, while attending Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. While at Bard, Becker and Fagen formed and played in a number of groups, including The Leather Canary, which also included fellow student Chevy Chase on drums. At the time, Chase called the group "a bad jazz band."〔Fruchter, Rena. ''I'm Chevy Chase...and You're Not''. Virgin Books, 2007.〕 Becker left the school in 1969 prior to completing his degree and moved with Fagen to Brooklyn, where the two began to build a career as a songwriting duo. This period included a stint with Jay and the Americans under pseudonyms and the composition of the soundtrack to ''You've Got to Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat'', a Richard Pryor film released in 1971. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Walter Becker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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