Becker was born in Queens, New York, grew up in Westchester County and Forest Hills, Queens, and is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, class of 1967. After starting out on saxophone, he switched to guitar and received instruction in blues technique from neighbor Randy Wolfe who, under the pseudonym Randy California, played with Jimi Hendrix and founded the group, Spirit.
He met his long-time musical partner, Donald Fagen, while attending Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!