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GhostVol

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Co-founder of Steely Dan. Dead at 67. Go with God, my friend. You didn't know me from Adam, but your music got me thru my divorce and for that I will be eternally grateful.
 
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MychalG

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OMG!!..One my all time favorite bands. I have been listening to their music since I was a kid..God is taking away all of my favorite musicians..RIP Walter Becker..I spent many a night in high school driving around with my buddies listening to Can't Buy A Thrill, Countdown to Ecstasy and Pretzel Logic..Aja and Gaucho got me through some times when I needed it..I was stunned when Gregg Allman passed and now my man Walter Becker is gone..Makes me think of my own mortality. It is a sad in music for me..
 
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UK_Is_Good

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I always preferred him on Cheers.

 
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WayneDougan_rivals170043

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Steely Dan is my #1 favorite band. Not even close. They were supposed to play Grand Rapids in October and I had tickets. Not sure what that means now.
 
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Tskware

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They got a name for the winners in the world
I want a name when I lose
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
Call me Deacon Blues

(one of my favorite lines from any rock song)

Steely Dan was one of those bands that I largely ignored when I was a kid, and only about the time I hit my mid 40s was when I realized how damn good they were. Wish I had followed them more closely when they were in their prime.
 
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BoulderCat_rivals187983

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I have a hometown friend who moved out to LA in the early 80's to seek his fortune. And found it, not as a musician, but a producer of Bluegrass and Country. To use a 70's term I turned him on to Steely Dan. I text him this morning when I heard the news. One of my all time favorites.
 
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starchief

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My fav Steely Dan tune. Many radio stations omitted the organ riff which made the song too long for radio.

 
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Kaizer Sosay

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If only for a moment...he captivated an entire nation by asking one simple question.

Good night, sweet prince.

 
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railroadkat_1

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GhostVol said:
Co-founder of Steely Dan. Dead at 67. Go with God, my friend. You didn't know me from Adam, but your music got me thru my divorce and for that I will be eternally grateful.
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Thanks GhostVol ! In the ERA Steely Day was one of my favorites!
 
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NewHock15

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I just saw Donald Fagen play in Cincy a few weeks ago and was super excited about seeing Steely Dan in October. Bummer.
 
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LordEgg_rivals16573

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Major loss. Very tight band. Never miss a note. That said I figured Donald fagen could bite him on the neck and make him an immortal.
 
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