Jeff Baxter
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (born December 13, 1948 in Washington, DC ; actually Jeffrey Baxter ) is a rock guitarist and Dobro player, best known for his work with Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers .
Life
Baxter's music career began in the 1960s when he briefly became a member of the Holy Modal Rounders . In 1969 he worked on the last album of the psychedelic rock band Ultimate Spinach . In 1972 he began working with Steely Dan and played the lead guitar on their debut album Can't Buy a Thrill . After Countdown to Ecstasy in 1973 and Pretzel Logic in 1974, however, Walter Becker took over the lead guitar parts, so that Baxter became superfluous.
He then switched to the Doobie Brothers and was involved in the recordings of What Once Were Vices Are Now Habits that same year . After that he played on four albums of the band and occasionally used the steel guitar . In 1979 he left the Doobies again.
Since the mid-1970s, Baxter was also involved as a session musician. He was active in a wide variety of genres. Musicians Baxter accompanied include, for example, Al Kooper , Rod Stewart , Joni Mitchell , Ringo Starr , Rick Nelson , Barbra Streisand , Bryan Adams , Donna Summer , Dolly Parton , Carly Simon , Hoyt Axton and Freddie Hubbard .
Baxter toured in 1990 with Keith Emerson ( Emerson, Lake & Palmer ), John Entwistle ( The Who ), Joe Walsh ( Eagles ) and the profiled studio drummer Simon Phillips under the band name The Best of Hawaii and Japan . An album of this line-up never came off.
Later Baxter also worked as a music producer , so he produced some Nazareth albums . His interest in military technology also grew, which led to his being hired by the US government in 2001.
Web links
- Jeffrey Baxter in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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| SURNAME | Baxter, Jeff |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Baxter, Skunk (nickname); Baxter, Jeffrey (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rock guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, DC , USA |