2001 Event 43rd Grammy Awards, U2, Steely Dan, Macy Gray and Sting win major awards 1981 Event Don Fagan and Walter Becker quit Steely Dan 1974 Event Guitarist Jeff Baxter quits Steely Dan and joins Doobie Brothers 1974 Event Steely Dan releases "Rikki Don't Lose that Number" 1950 Birthday Walter Becker, New York City, rock bassist, Steely Dan-Peg 1948 Birthday Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, guitarist, Steely Dan-Deacon Blues 1948 Birthday Donald Fagen, born in Passaic, New Jersey, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Steely Dan-Peg
