RIP Walter Becker

octatonic

Walter Becker of Steely Dan passed away today.

Huge loss.

stratman3142

That's a big shock. A truly great musician.

JezWynd

Glory days.

KKJale

Oh, that's sad.

Bucket

No

west

So sad walter has flown away ;( ....

west

 xxx

west

Thanks You Bodacious cowboy with the studs that matched you eyes ... ;(

Fretwired

Sad news ..

richardhomer

Bizarrely I listened to Gaucho this morning and was thinking how great they were....

Not old either. RIP Walter - thanks for the music....

Kebabkid

Very sad. I saw some footage and he didn't look well and still relatively young, too.

As always, the wonderful music lives on and I know Steely Dan have done some shows without him so it's quite likely Fagen/they could continue, even if it's not quite the same.

antifash

Legend. Thank you, WB. 

SteveRobinson

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41140441

guitars4you

Just heard - I'm glad I've seen them live once - would have loved to see them again but sadly that won't happen now - Glad I have so many great tracks to listen to them again and again and again - I can only thank them both for what they have recorded and such great tracks will never die - RIP Walter

SRich

Very Sad News indeed.

Steely Dan formed the spine of my music listening from my early days to today. One of my great regrets is that I didn't see Walter & Donald at the Free Trade Hall Manchester back in the 70's.

Made up for it in their second flush in the 90's.

Although I probably falsely attributed a great deal of wonderful guitar breaks to Walter (which then turned out to be Larry Carlton et al), he had a wonderful laconic songwriting style.

Will - Be - Missed.

Amen Walter 

rocktron

RIP.

I still have The Royal Scam on vinyl, and CDl!!!

Nitefly

Oh, dreadful news indeed.  My favourite band ever.

RIP.

midlifecrisis

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41140441
damn just read this

Neil

I know, shocking news, only 67!

I've always loved the Dan.

bingefeller

That's quite a shock.  RIP.

bacchanalian

Shocking news. He had been ill and missed two big shows on the East and West coasts.  I think Larry Carlton stood in.
I was hoping to catch them at the Bluesfest this October.

RIP Walter