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- Jeffrey Allen " Skunk " Baxter (born December 13, 1948) is an American guitarist, known for his stints in the rock bands Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers during the 1970s and Spirit in the 1980s.
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Jeffrey Allen "Skunk" Baxter (born December 13, 1948) is an American guitarist, known for his stints in the rock bands Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers during the 1970s and Spirit in the 1980s. More recently, he has worked as a defense consultant and advised U.S. members of Congress on missile defense . [ 2 ]
After the breakup of Ultimate Spinach, Baxter relocated to Los Angeles, finding work as a session guitarist. In 1972 he became a founding member of the band Steely Dan, along with guitarist Denny Dias, bassist Walter Becker, keyboardist-vocalist Donald Fagen, drummer/vocalist Jim Hodder and vocalist David Palmer.
Apr 11, 2023 · To a generation of music fans, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter was one of the most recognizable guitarists of the early ’70s. On TV shows like “Midnight Special” and “American Bandstand,” he was the Telecaster-wielding rocker who played on Steely Dan’s first three albums; his solos on “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number,” “Night By Night ...
Jul 1, 2022 · Self-taught as both a guitarist and guitar repairman (and later, as a designer and consultant for the Roland Corporation), Baxter established yet another career for himself in the early ’90s as a U.S. national security expert, once again under his own tutelage.
Jeff Skunk Baxter was the lead guitarist in the early years and responsible for bringing Michael McDonald into the band. Along with other members of the band, Baxter was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November of 2020.
Dec 28, 2012 · Born December 13, 1948, in Washington, DC, Baxter grew up in a musical home where his mother played classical pieces on the family piano and his father had an expansive record collection of classical, jazz, big band, blues, boogie-woogie and Dixieland.
Oct 4, 2022 · He's a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist who took up a side hobby as a ballistic missile defense specialist — and added counterterrorism expert for good measure.