What is Walter Becker?
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = Walter Becker | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | image = Walter-Becker.jpg | image_size = | caption = Becker in 2013 | birth_name = Walter Carl Becker | birth_date = {{Birth date |1950|2|20}} | birth_place = [[Queens, New York]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|9|3|1950|2|20}} | death_place = [[Maui]], [[Hawaii]], U.S. | genre = [[Jazz-rock]] | occupation = Musician, producer | instrument = Bass, guitar | years_active = 1969–2017 | label = [[ABC Records|ABC]], [[MCA Records|MCA]], [[Giant Records (1990)|Giant]], [[Reprise Records|Reprise]], [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]] | associated_acts = [[Steely Dan]], [[Donald Fagen]], [[Jay & the Americans]], [[China Crisis]] | website = {{URL|www.walterbecker.com}} }} '''Walter Carl Becker''' (February 20, 1950 – September 3, 2017) was an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He was best known as the co-founder, guitarist, bassist and co-songwriter of [[Steely Dan]]. Becker and [[Donald Fagen]] reformed Steely Dan in 1993 and had remained active, most notably including their 2000 ''[[Two Against Nature]]'' album, which won four [[Grammy Award]]s. Becker also released two solo albums, 1994's ''[[11 Tracks of Whack]]'' and 2008's ''[[Circus Money]]''. Becker died on September 3, 2017 after suffering from an unknown illness in [[Maui]], [[Hawaii]] at the age of 67.<ref name=rs>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/walter-becker-steely-dan-co-founder-dead-at-67-w500956|title=Walter Becker, Steely Dan Co-Founder, Dead at 67|date=2017-09-03|access-date=2017-09-03|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first1=Daniel|last1=Kreps|archive-date=2017-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903212552/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/walter-becker-steely-dan-co-founder-dead-at-67-w500956|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://