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Jeffrey Allen 'Skunk' Baxter
Jeffrey Allen "Skunk" Baxter co-founded Steely Dan before joining the Doobie Brothers for a five-year stint. He also worked as a guitarist-for-hire for superstars like Dolly Parton and Rod Stewart. Baxter then made quite the curveball in the 1980s, trading his strings for missiles. That decade, he became a defense consultant for the Department of Defense.
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Jeff Skunk Baxter
Jeff Skunk Baxter Musicians Hall of Fame Backstage, Part One.
47,251 views Sep 23, 2021 MUSICIANS HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM
In this episode with Jeff Skunk Baxter, Joe Chambers asks about how he got started playing music. Skunk speaks about his first band, The Tarantulas, his time working in New York City on 48th Street, meeting Andres Segovia, and playing a gig with Jimmy James & The Blue Flames.
Jeff Skunk Baxter Musicians Hall of Fame Backstage, Part Two.
163,951 views Sep 26, 2021 MUSICIANS HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM
In this episode with Jeff Skunk Baxter, Joe Chambers asks about Steely Dan. Skunk speaks about the band's origins and how they secured their record deal.
Jeff Skunk Baxter Musicians Hall of Fame Backstage, Part Three.
64,941 views Sep 29, 2021
In this episode with Jeff Skunk Baxter, Joe Chambers asks about the role of a studio musician and how Skunk became a Doobie Brother.
Jeff Baxter toured with Linda Ronstadt at one time; around 1973-74. It was in between him leaving Steely Dan and just before he joined the Doobies full-time. This performance is from "The Midnight Special" of Linda singing "You're No Good," with Baxter playing congas in her backup band.
Check out Clydie King in the gold pant suit!
Artist Biography by Steve Huey
Best-known for his work with Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter's versatility and highly developed technique as a soloist made him a hugely in-demand session guitarist from the '70s on. Perhaps because he's never recorded a solo album, Baxter isn't quite a household name, but his talent and taste have never been in question. Born December 13, 1948, in Washington, D.C., Baxter (who refuses to discuss the origins of his nickname) landed his first recording gig in 1969 with the psychedelic pop group Ultimate Spinach. In 1972, he began his association with Steely Dan, playing on their debut album, Can't Buy a Thrill; his ability to blend rock's visceral power with smooth, sophisticated jazz-pop made him an important element of the group, until Walter Becker became accomplished enough to handle the guitar leads himself. Following 1974's Pretzel Logic, Baxter moved on to the Doobie Brothers, debuting later that year on What Once Were Vices Are Now Habits and continuing on for several more albums through 1978; he also frequently doubled on steel guitar. During the mid-'70s, Baxter also began to expand his session work, eventually playing everything from rock to folk to pop to country to fusion to R&B; he also went on to work with the likes of Dolly Parton, Barbra Streisand, Rod Stewart, Bryan Adams, Ringo Starr, Carly Simon, Donna Summer, Joni Mitchell, Rick Nelson, Hoyt Axton, and Freddie Hubbard, among many others. Baxter's general interest in technology led him into production, most notably helming several albums for hard rockers Nazareth. In keeping up with technological advances, though, Baxter also developed an interest in military hardware and weapons systems, which he developed an amazing grasp of; thanks to his self-education and staunch Republican politics, he was hired in 2001 by the Bush administration as a defense analyst, also serving as a consultant to several U.S. congressmen (and continuing his music career).
Jeffrey Allen "Skunk" Baxter co-founded Steely Dan before joining the Doobie Brothers for a five-year stint. He also worked as a guitarist-for-hire for superstars like Dolly Parton and Rod Stewart. Baxter then made quite the curveball in the 1980s, trading his strings for missiles. That decade, he became a defense consultant for the Department of Defense.
Michael Putland // Getty Images
omaha.com/entertainment/25-successful-musicians-who-retired-early/collection_4be066da-b6bc-56cd-a96a-16e17915ecdb.html#19
Jeff Skunk Baxter
Jeff Skunk Baxter Musicians Hall of Fame Backstage, Part One.
47,251 views Sep 23, 2021 MUSICIANS HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM
In this episode with Jeff Skunk Baxter, Joe Chambers asks about how he got started playing music. Skunk speaks about his first band, The Tarantulas, his time working in New York City on 48th Street, meeting Andres Segovia, and playing a gig with Jimmy James & The Blue Flames.
Jeff Skunk Baxter Musicians Hall of Fame Backstage, Part Two.
163,951 views Sep 26, 2021 MUSICIANS HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM
In this episode with Jeff Skunk Baxter, Joe Chambers asks about Steely Dan. Skunk speaks about the band's origins and how they secured their record deal.
Jeff Skunk Baxter Musicians Hall of Fame Backstage, Part Three.
64,941 views Sep 29, 2021
In this episode with Jeff Skunk Baxter, Joe Chambers asks about the role of a studio musician and how Skunk became a Doobie Brother.
Jeff Baxter toured with Linda Ronstadt at one time; around 1973-74. It was in between him leaving Steely Dan and just before he joined the Doobies full-time. This performance is from "The Midnight Special" of Linda singing "You're No Good," with Baxter playing congas in her backup band.
Check out Clydie King in the gold pant suit!
Artist Biography by Steve Huey
Best-known for his work with Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter's versatility and highly developed technique as a soloist made him a hugely in-demand session guitarist from the '70s on. Perhaps because he's never recorded a solo album, Baxter isn't quite a household name, but his talent and taste have never been in question. Born December 13, 1948, in Washington, D.C., Baxter (who refuses to discuss the origins of his nickname) landed his first recording gig in 1969 with the psychedelic pop group Ultimate Spinach. In 1972, he began his association with Steely Dan, playing on their debut album, Can't Buy a Thrill; his ability to blend rock's visceral power with smooth, sophisticated jazz-pop made him an important element of the group, until Walter Becker became accomplished enough to handle the guitar leads himself. Following 1974's Pretzel Logic, Baxter moved on to the Doobie Brothers, debuting later that year on What Once Were Vices Are Now Habits and continuing on for several more albums through 1978; he also frequently doubled on steel guitar. During the mid-'70s, Baxter also began to expand his session work, eventually playing everything from rock to folk to pop to country to fusion to R&B; he also went on to work with the likes of Dolly Parton, Barbra Streisand, Rod Stewart, Bryan Adams, Ringo Starr, Carly Simon, Donna Summer, Joni Mitchell, Rick Nelson, Hoyt Axton, and Freddie Hubbard, among many others. Baxter's general interest in technology led him into production, most notably helming several albums for hard rockers Nazareth. In keeping up with technological advances, though, Baxter also developed an interest in military hardware and weapons systems, which he developed an amazing grasp of; thanks to his self-education and staunch Republican politics, he was hired in 2001 by the Bush administration as a defense analyst, also serving as a consultant to several U.S. congressmen (and continuing his music career).