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<p><b>Jeff „Skunk“ Baxter</b> (* <a href="13._Dezember" title="13. Dezember">13. Dezember</a> <a href="1948" title="1948">1948</a> in <a href="Washington%2C_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>; eigentlich <i>Jeffrey Baxter</i>) ist ein <a href="Rock_(Musik)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rock (Musik)">Rock</a><a href="Gitarre" title="Gitarre">gitarrist</a> und <a href="Dobro" title="Dobro">Dobro</a>spieler, bekannt geworden durch seine Arbeit mit <a href="Steely_Dan" title="Steely Dan">Steely Dan</a> und den <a href="The_Doobie_Brothers" title="The Doobie Brothers">Doobie Brothers</a>.
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<p>Baxters Musikkarriere begann in den 1960ern, als er kurzzeitig Mitglied der <a href="The_Holy_Modal_Rounders" title="The Holy Modal Rounders">Holy Modal Rounders</a> wurde. 1969 wirkte er an dem letzten Album der <a href="Psychedelic_Rock" title="Psychedelic Rock">Psychedelic-Rock</a>-Band <a href="Ultimate_Spinach" title="Ultimate Spinach">Ultimate Spinach</a> mit. 1972 begann er dann mit Steely Dan zusammenzuarbeiten und spielte die <a href="Leadgitarre" class="mw-redirect" title="Leadgitarre">Leadgitarre</a> auf deren Debütalbum <i><a href="Can%E2%80%99t_Buy_a_Thrill" title="Can’t Buy a Thrill">Can’t Buy a Thrill</a></i>. Nach <i><a href="Countdown_to_Ecstasy" title="Countdown to Ecstasy">Countdown to Ecstasy</a></i> von 1973 und <i><a href="Pretzel_Logic" title="Pretzel Logic">Pretzel Logic</a></i> von 1974 übernahm jedoch <a href="Walter_Becker_(Musiker%2C_1950)" title="Walter Becker (Musiker, 1950)">Walter Becker</a> die Leadgitarrenparts, sodass Baxter überflüssig wurde.
</p><p>Er wechselte zu den Doobie Brothers und war 1974 an den Aufnahmen zu <i>What Once Were Vices Are Now Habits</i> beteiligt. Danach spielte er noch auf vier Alben der Band und setzte dabei auch eine <a href="Pedal-Steel-Gitarre" title="Pedal-Steel-Gitarre">Pedal-Steel-Gitarre</a> ein.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1979 verließ er die Doobie Brothers.
</p><p>Seit der Mitte der 1970er Jahre engagierte sich Baxter auch als Session-Musiker. Zu den Musikern, die Baxter begleitete, gehören zum Beispiel <a href="Al_Kooper" title="Al Kooper">Al Kooper</a>, <a href="Rod_Stewart" title="Rod Stewart">Rod Stewart</a>, <a href="Joni_Mitchell" title="Joni Mitchell">Joni Mitchell</a>, <a href="Ringo_Starr" title="Ringo Starr">Ringo Starr</a>, <a href="Rick_Nelson" class="mw-redirect" title="Rick Nelson">Rick Nelson</a>, <a href="Barbra_Streisand" title="Barbra Streisand">Barbra Streisand</a>, <a href="Bryan_Adams" title="Bryan Adams">Bryan Adams</a>, <a href="Donna_Summer" title="Donna Summer">Donna Summer</a>, <a href="Dolly_Parton" title="Dolly Parton">Dolly Parton</a>, <a href="Carly_Simon" title="Carly Simon">Carly Simon</a>, <a href="Hoyt_Axton" title="Hoyt Axton">Hoyt Axton</a> und <a href="Freddie_Hubbard" title="Freddie Hubbard">Freddie Hubbard</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Baxter tourte 1990 mit <a href="Keith_Emerson" title="Keith Emerson">Keith Emerson</a> (<a href="Emerson%2C_Lake_%26_Palmer" class="mw-redirect" title="Emerson, Lake & Palmer">Emerson, Lake & Palmer</a>), <a href="John_Entwistle" title="John Entwistle">John Entwistle</a> (<a href="The_Who" title="The Who">The Who</a>), <a href="Joe_Walsh" title="Joe Walsh">Joe Walsh</a> (<a href="Eagles" title="Eagles">Eagles</a>) und dem Schlagzeuger <a href="Simon_Phillips" title="Simon Phillips">Simon Phillips</a> unter dem Bandnamen <i>The Best</i> durch <a href="Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a> und <a href="Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>.
</p><p>Später wurde Baxter auch <a href="Musikproduzent" title="Musikproduzent">Musikproduzent</a> und produzierte einige Alben von <a href="Nazareth_(Band)" title="Nazareth (Band)">Nazareth</a>.
</p><p>Auch sein Interesse an Militärtechnologien wuchs;<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2001 wurde er von der US-amerikanischen Regierung angestellt.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Appetite for Distortion: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=5QNA5BTPGKM"><i>Skunk teaching Slash pedal steel guitar | AFD CLIPS.</i></a> 9. November 2022,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 9. Dezember 2024</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AJeff+Baxter&rft.title=Skunk+teaching+Slash+pedal+steel+guitar+%7C+AFD+CLIPS&rft.description=Skunk+teaching+Slash+pedal+steel+guitar+%7C+AFD+CLIPS&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fapp%3Ddesktop%26v%3D5QNA5BTPGKM&rft.creator=Appetite+for+Distortion&rft.date=2022-11-09"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jeff-baxter-mn0000815795"><i>Jeff Baxter Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More...</i></a><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 9. Dezember 2024</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AJeff+Baxter&rft.title=Jeff+Baxter+Songs%2C+Albums%2C+Reviews%2C+Bio+%26+More...&rft.description=Jeff+Baxter+Songs%2C+Albums%2C+Reviews%2C+Bio+%26+More...&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.allmusic.com%2Fartist%2Fjeff-baxter-mn0000815795&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150607015454/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB111689939107541385"><i>Rocker Jeff Baxter Moves and Shakes In National Security - WSJ.</i></a> 7. Juni 2015, archiviert vom <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r250917974">
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</style><span class="dewiki-iconexternal"><a class="external text" href="https://redirecter.toolforge.org/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%2FSB111689939107541385">Original</a></span> am <span style="white-space:nowrap;">7. Juni 2015</span><span>;</span><span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 3. November 2024</span>.</span> <small class="archiv-bot"><span class="wp_boppel noviewer" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="i"></span></span></span> <b>Info:</b> Der Archivlink wurde automatisch eingesetzt und noch nicht geprüft. Bitte prüfe Original- und Archivlink gemäß Anleitung und entferne dann diesen Hinweis.</small><span style="display:none"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://IABotmemento.invalid/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB111689939107541385">@1</a></span><span style="display:none"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB111689939107541385">@2</a></span><span style="display:none">Vorlage:Webachiv/IABot/www.wsj.com</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AJeff+Baxter&rft.title=Rocker+Jeff+Baxter+Moves+and+Shakes+In+National+Security+-+WSJ&rft.description=Rocker+Jeff+Baxter+Moves+and+Shakes+In+National+Security+-+WSJ&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.archive.org%2Fweb%2F20150607015454%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%2FSB111689939107541385&rft.date=2015-06-07&rft.source=http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB111689939107541385"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Thomas Quiggin: <cite style="font-style:italic">Seeing the Invisible: National Security Intelligence in an Uncertain Age</cite>. World Scientific, 2007, ISBN 978-981-270-482-5 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.de/books?id=6QCcuV1seUcC&pg=PA37&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false">google.de</a> [abgerufen am 3. November 2024]).<span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rfr_id=info:sid/de.wikipedia.org:Jeff+Baxter&rft.au=Thomas+Quiggin&rft.btitle=Seeing+the+Invisible%3A+National+Security+Intelligence+in+an+Uncertain+Age&rft.date=2007&rft.genre=book&rft.isbn=9789812704825&rft.pub=World+Scientific" style="display:none"> </span></span>
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