{"id":121440,"date":"2017-09-08T15:18:15","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T13:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=121440"},"modified":"2017-09-07T10:12:07","modified_gmt":"2017-09-07T08:12:07","slug":"in-memory-of-walter-becker-ten-iconic-steely-dan-samples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/in-memory-of-walter-becker-ten-iconic-steely-dan-samples\/","title":{"rendered":"In Memory of Walter Becker: Ten Iconic Steely Dan Samples"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Steely Dan<\/strong> co-founder and bassist\/guitarist Walter Becker<\/strong> has died aged 67. Becker<\/strong> is said to have missed concerts earlier this year in order to recover from ill health, although no cause of death has been confirmed. The group, oddly enough named after a dildo from William Borrough<\/strong>‘s cult classic leftfield novel The Naked Lunch<\/em>, have sold over 40 million albums and gained a loyal following not just for their catchy and witty jazz-rock songwriting, but also with subsequent generations who have discovered the band’s ear for a groove and excellent musicianship via sampling. <\/p>\n

In Memory of Walter Becker<\/strong>, Who Sampled<\/strong> selected ten iconic samples from Steely Dan<\/strong>‘s enviable back catalogue. Check out the list at whosampled.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As a bonus, you can also review Mass Appeal<\/strong>‘s selection of 14 Steely Dan<\/strong> samples at massappeal.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Steely Dan co-founder and bassist\/guitarist Walter Becker has died aged 67. Becker is said to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t