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Rare audio: Becker and Fagen moonlighting as jazz radio DJs
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Rare audio: Becker and Fagen moonlighting as jazz radio DJs

In 1988, amid Steely Dan's hiatus, Walter Becker and Donald Fagen took over the airwaves of New York station WBAI to spin some favorite records—and tease a reunion album.
Jake Malooley
Sep 06, 2024
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Late one evening in 1988, several years into Steely Dan’s indefinite hiatus, fans in the New York metropolitan area heard something remarkable coming through their radios: Walter Becker and Donald Fagen revealing that they were once again making music together.

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