Donald Fagen Suing Walter Becker’s Estate

Donald Fagen has filed a lawsuit against the estate of his late Steely Dan band mate Walter Becker. The suit comes as Fagen is attempting to launch a new tour using the band’s name and Becker’s family is resisting the move.More »

By on November 23, 2017

Donald Fagen has filed a lawsuit against the estate of his late Steely Dan band mate Walter Becker. The suit comes as Fagen is attempting to launch a new tour using the band’s name and Becker’s family is resisting the move. Fagen’s attorney has released a statement on the lawsuit, noting: “By the 2010s, Fagen and Becker were the only remaining shareholders and signatories to the buy/sell agreement,” attorney Louis “Skip” Miller says in the suit. “Four days after Becker’s death, on September 7, 2017, the Becker defendants sent Fagen a letter stating that ‘We wanted to put you on notice that the buy/sell agreement dated as of October 31, 1972 is of no force or effect.'” “This lawsuit is about a contract, the enforcement of that contract and the continuity of Steely Dan,” Miller told the Hollywood Reporter. “We think the contract is very clear on its face and we hope this lawsuit is resolved expeditiously.” Copyright(c) 2017 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «