associated_acts death_date death_place years_active birth_place background birth_date instrument genre article_title name occupation
the bead game , steely dan 5 june 1990 point arena , california 1967 -- 1990 bethpage , new york non_vocal_instrumentalist 17 december 1947 drums , percussion , vocals pop rock , jazz rock , psychedelic rock jim hodder -lrb- musician -rrb-
 jim hodder musician
jim hodder -lrb- musician -rrb-

jim hodder -lrb- december 17 , 1947 -- june 5 , 1990 -rrb- was an american drummer , best known as an early member of steely dan .
after leading the group the bead game , hodder joined the formative lineup of steely dan and appeared on their first three albums .
he left the group in 1974 and worked as a session musician before his 1990 death .
