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Becker and Fagen's youthful career included a stint with Jay And The Americans under pseudonyms, and in the early 1970s, as pop tunesmiths prior to forming Steely Dan with Donald Fagen and others. As a guitarist, Becker is known for his intelligent, tasty, rhythmically savvy playing, and has continually improved. In much of his best known playing, he plays in a rock style that can lean strongly toward Funk or Jazz . Following Steely Dan's breakup in 1981 , Becker moved to Hawaii and began a career as a producer, producing artists as diverse as Rickie Lee Jones , China Crisis and Michael Franks . He reunited with Fagen briefly to collaborate on the debut album of US singer Rosie Vela . Their partnership resumed in the mid-1990s as they undertook a tour under the Steely Dan moniker in 1993 , and Becker produced Fagen's album '' Kamakiriad '' in that year as well. In turn, Fagen co-produced Becker's belated solo debut, '' 11 Tracks Of Whack '' ( 1994 ). Becker is currently working on another solo album in New York. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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