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Jim Hodder (December 17, 1947 – June 5, 1990) was an American musician, best known the original drummer for Steely Dan. After leading the Boston -based group The Bead Game, Hodder moved to Los Angeles to join the first lineup of Steely Dan.
Jun 8, 1990 · Services are planned Saturday for Jimmy Hodder, a former drummer for the rock group Steely Dan, who drowned in his pool, officials said. He was 42. Mendocino County Sheriff’s Lt. Jay Miller, who ...
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Mar 9, 2024 · Steely Dan's mystery man. Listen to a rare, never-published interview with Jim Hodder, the band's shadowy original drummer. Upgrade to paid to get full access to every newsletter and support the work that goes into Expanding Dan. The first proper book about Steely Dan was written in the mid-1980s.
- 1972-’73: Can’t Buy A Thrill & Countdown to Ecstasy. When Steely Dan arrived on the scene in 1972, “progressive rock” was in vogue, with bands like Yes, ELP, and Genesis catching the fancy of many listeners.
- 1974: Pretzel Logic. This album featured the hit “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number” a bluesy bossa nova that borrowed from Horace Silver’s “Song For My Father.”
- 1975: Katy Lied. In retrospect, it’s stunning to realize that Jeff Porcaro was only nineteen years old when he recorded Katy Lied . The album is a tone poem, a surreal view into the minds of Becker and Fagen.
- 1976: The Royal Scam. Once again, Becker and Fagen continued to raise the stakes. On The Royal Scam, they took rock ‘n’ roll arrangements to a new level of craftsmanship.
Apr 27, 2017 · Denny Dias joined them in Los Angeles, where they brought in second guitarist Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter, drummer Jim Hodder and vocalist David Palmer, creating the first Steely Dan line-up. Their debut album, Can’t Buy A Thrill, was recorded quickly at Village Recorders Studios in Santa Monica and released in November 1972. Palmer sang lead ...
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Jun 5, 2010 · Jim Hodder. December 17, 1947 – June 5, 1990. Jim Hodder is best known as the original drummer for Steely Dan . He joined the group in 1972 and played on the classic albums, Can’t Buy A Thrill, Countdown To Extacy and Pretzel Logic . He left the band in 1974 and went on to be a session player, working with such artists as Sammy Hagar and ...
