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Jeff “Skunk” Baxter may be best known for his stints in Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers, and Spirit, but the versatile ...
Before Jeff "Skunk" Baxter made a name for himself with Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers, he was selling guitars. One of his customers was Jimi Hendrix. And as Baxter tells Rick Beato ...
A native of Washington, D.C., Baxter started classical piano lessons at 5, got his first guitar – and joined his first band – at 11, later moved to New York with his family, and ended up going ...
Baxter was a co-founding member of Steely Dan, and played on the band’s first three albums. He joined The Doobie Brothers in 1974 and was a member of that group until 1979. Jeff also was an in ...
First-call session ace Jeff “Skunk” Baxter says the opportunity to track one of disco’s greatest anthems nearly passed him by, but when it arrived it went like a flash When you purchase through links ...
Credit: Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Jeff “Skunk” Baxter may be best known for his stints in Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers, and Spirit, but the versatile guitarist ...