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Gerry Rafferty
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Gerald Rafferty
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Scottish guitarist, singer and songwriter (16 April 1947 – 4 January 2011).
Rafferty was best known for his solo hits "Baker Street", "Right Down the Line" and, with the band Stealers Wheel, "Stuck in the Middle with You". Born into a working-class family in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, his mother taught him both Irish and Scottish folk songs as a boy; later, he was influenced by the music of The Beatles and Bob Dylan. He joined the folk-pop band The Humblebums in 1969, but left in 1971 and recorded his first solo album "Can I Have My Money Back". Rafferty and Joe Egan formed the group Stealers Wheels in 1972, producing several hits, most notably "Stuck in the Middle with You". In 1978, he recorded his second solo album, "City to City", which includes "Baker Street", his most popular song and a radio mainstay.
Rafferty was best known for his solo hits "Baker Street", "Right Down the Line" and, with the band Stealers Wheel, "Stuck in the Middle with You". Born into a working-class family in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, his mother taught him both Irish and Scottish folk songs as a boy; later, he was influenced by the music of The Beatles and Bob Dylan. He joined the folk-pop band The Humblebums in 1969, but left in 1971 and recorded his first solo album "Can I Have My Money Back". Rafferty and Joe Egan formed the group Stealers Wheels in 1972, producing several hits, most notably "Stuck in the Middle with You". In 1978, he recorded his second solo album, "City to City", which includes "Baker Street", his most popular song and a radio mainstay.
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