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Steely Dan's Jim Beard dead at 63 'from complications due to a sudden illness'


Steely Dan keyboardist Jim Beard has died at the age of 63. According to reports, he passed away in a New York City hospital "from complications due to a sudden illness"

Jim Beard, the touring keyboardist for Steely Dan for the past 16 years, has died at the age of 63. He passed away Saturday, 2 March “from complications due to a sudden illness”, Deadline reports. As an accomplished musician, Jim published over 100 compositions and his work spanned across books, orchestras, films and TV shows.

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