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Donald Fagen
Known best for his ground-breaking partnership with Walter Becker in the
jazz-rock band Steely Dan, Donald Fagen has also had a solo career with several
albums and has featured or produced albums for other artists. Steely Dan were
active from 1972 to 1981 and again from 1993 until Becker's death in 2017.
Born in New Jersey, a visit to the Newport Jazz Festival led him to study music
and he learned how to play the piano with a wide taste that included Earl Hines
and Bill Evans plus Motown and Sly and the Family Stone. He attended Bard
College in New York City where he met Becke...
