Donald Fagen

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Credits: Far Out / Rhino Entertainment
Full Name
Donald Jay Fagen
Born
January 10th, 1948
Height
5ft 10in
Hometown
South Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Net Worth
Estimated $50 million
Partner
Libby Titus
Family
Donald Fagen was born to Joseph "Jerry" Fagen, an accountant, and Elinor Fagen in Passaic, New Jersey, before being raised in South Brunswick, New Jersey. He developed an early passion for jazz after discovering late-night radio broadcasts as a teenager. Fagen married singer-songwriter Libby Titus in 1993, and the couple remained together until her death in 2024. They had no children.
Years Active
1967-present
Bands
Steely Dan, The Leather Canary
Top Tracks
'Reelin' in the Years', 'Do It Again', 'Rikki Don't Lose That Number', 'Peg', 'I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)'
Top Albums
'Aja', 'Can't Buy a Thrill', 'The Nightfly', 'Pretzel Logic', 'Gaucho'
Records Sold
More than 40 million worldwide
Number Ones
'Two Against Nature' (Grammy Award-winning album), 'Aja' (multiple international chart successes)
Fun Facts
Donald Fagen met his lifelong songwriting partner Walter Becker while both were students at Bard College in New York. ### His 1982 solo debut, 'The Nightfly', became one of the first major albums to be recorded entirely using digital technology. ### Fagen and Becker reunited Steely Dan in the 1990s, with the band winning the Grammy Award for 'Album of the Year' for 'Two Against Nature' in 2001.
Related Artists
Walter Becker, Boz Scaggs, Michael McDonald, Todd Rundgren, Joni Mitchell

Donald Fagen is an American musician, singer, songwriter, keyboardist and record producer best known as the co-founder, lead vocalist, keyboardist and principal songwriter of Steely Dan. Alongside Walter Becker, Fagen helped redefine rock music during the 1970s by blending jazz, rock, pop, R&B and sophisticated studio production into a distinctive sound. Steely Dan produced landmark albums including ‘Can’t Buy a Thrill’, ‘Pretzel Logic’, ‘Aja’ and ‘Gaucho’, while Fagen’s acclaimed solo work, particularly ‘The Nightfly’, established him as one of popular music’s most innovative artists. Renowned for his sardonic lyrics, jazz-influenced compositions and meticulous approach to recording, Fagen is widely regarded as one of the most influential songwriters and musicians of his generation.

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Donald Fagen is an American musician, singer-songwriter and keyboardist best known as the co-founder, lead vocalist and principal songwriter of Steely Dan.
Donald Fagen is best known for Steely Dan classics including 'Reelin' in the Years', 'Do It Again', 'Rikki Don't Lose That Number' and 'Peg', as well as his solo hit 'I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)'.
Yes. Donald Fagen launched a successful solo career with the critically acclaimed 1982 album 'The Nightfly', followed by albums including 'Kamakiriad', 'Morph the Cat' and 'Sunken Condos'.
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