Unless it’s a written contract it won’t work prolly
Fagen is being a Fagin pretty much
He could offer to buy them out at fair value
One of my faves. I had wanted to see them the last couple of years but refused to pay over $150 a ticket for a decent seat. $90 was the cheap seats. Forget it.
I cannot think of a single bad Steely Dan song. Can anybody name a Steely Dan song that is bad? I can't.
Even the songs that they used to play on the radio constantly, I am still not tired of. "Do It Again", "Rikki Don't Lose That Number", "Reelin' In The Years" and "Hey Nineteen" were played constantly. But I still never tired of them.
Every Steely Dan song is good. I even like the Donald Fagen solo album called "The Nightfly" and he's not even dead yet. He will be but I'm in no hurry. Maybe he'll put out another album before he goes.
Um, sorry Don, THEY get the proceeds.
Becker was pretty good, but he was not even in Donald Fagen’s league when it came to talent.
>>Becker’s representatives are calling the suit “unwarranted and frivolous.” They said Monday that the 45-year-old agreement was not in effect when he died.
Because it had been 45 years the agreement that Becker’s lawyers acknowledge existed “is no longer in effect”?
What do they offer to counter 45 year old agreement? Something in writing signed by both parties?
What’s the rationale behind demanding the bulletproof plexiglass come down? I couldn’t find it in the article.
Sounds as if the heirs are expecting to profit from any future efforts of Fagen under the name Steely Dan, rather than being content merely collecting royalties from the music in which their father played a role. That sounds a little draconian, hence the likely reasoning behind the agreement of over 40 years ago. But, Fagen needs to tread carefully in pursuing this, lest he come across as some sort of ogre going after his dead partner’s children. That runs the risk of damaging or destroying the goodwill and future income potential of the band itself, however its constituted.
Loved me some Steely Dan.......pulled out the old CD’s after Walter died. Sure brought back memories. Forgot how much I loved Deacon Blues especially. Hate to hear all this mess about lawsuits and such..........sigh
Hey Fagan, don’t forget to take one last drag before you approach the stand, and you better hope the Becker estate doesn’t sue you if you play too long, because you don’t want a name if you lose, or you’ll be singing Deacon Blues.