associated_acts years_active label article_title name background birth_date instrument genre origin birth_name occupation
steely americans , china crisis dan , donald fagen , jay & the 1969 -- present abc , warner bros. records records , mca records , giant , reprise walter becker
 walter becker solo_singer 20 february 1950 bass , guitar , vocals rock , jazz/fusion queens , new york city walter carl becker singer , songwriter , record producer , musician
walter becker

walter carl becker -lrb- born february 20 , 1950 -rrb- 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 '' .
