Tag Archives: Walter Becker

How the Walter Becker Obits Got Steely Dan All Wrong

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Campaign Outsider

Sad to see that Walter Becker, the great guitarist and songwriting partner of Donald Fagen in the redoubtable Steely Dan, died last week at the age of 67. Sadder yet, most obituaries wrote off the Becker/Fagen lyrics as (in the … Continue reading →

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Why the Wall Street Journal Is a Great Newspaper (‘Deacon Blues’ Edition)

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Friday’s Wall Street Journal featured the latest in the paper’s terrific Anatomy of a Song series: this installment by Marc Myers. ‘They Call Alabama The Crimson Tide’ As midlife-crisis songs go, Steely Dan’s “Deacon Blues” ranks among the most melodic and existential. Recorded … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aja, Anatomy of a Song, Deacon Blues, Deacon Jones, Demon Deacons, Donald Fagen, Los Angeles Rams, Marc Myers, San Diego Chargers, Steely Dan, Unite against WMG, Wake Forest, Wall Street Journal, Walter Becker | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Walter Becker

How the Walter Becker Obits Got Steely Dan All Wrong

Why the Wall Street Journal Is a Great Newspaper (‘Deacon Blues’ Edition)

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