Jeff Baxter

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Jeff Baxter
Baxter performing at USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore’s 36th Annual Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C. May 10, 2018.
Background information
Birth name	Jeffrey Allen Baxter
Born	(1948-12-13) December 13, 1948 (age 76) Washington, D.C., United States
Genres	Rock jazz-rock blue-eyed soul
Occupations	Musician songwriter producer military advisor
Instruments	Guitar pedal steel · piano · congas[1]
Years active	1968–present
Labels	Warner Bros. Capitol Glass Records Arista

Jeffrey Allen "Skunk" Baxter (born December 13, 1948) is an American guitarist, known for his stints in the rock bands Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers during the 1970s and Spirit in the 1980s. More recently, he has worked as a defense consultant and advised U.S. members of Congress on missile defense.^[2] He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Doobie Brothers in 2020.^[3]