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Gerry Rafferty (16 April 1947 – 4 January 2011) was a Scottish singer-songwriter.^[1] His 1978 album, City to City, reached number one on the music charts in the USA.^[1] "Baker Street", a song from the album reached the Top 10 in both the USA and Britain.^[1] It featured a distinctive saxophone solo played by Raphael Ravenscroft.^[1]

Rafferty was born in Paisley, Scotland and began playing in bands as a teenager. "Stuck in the Middle" was written in the early 1970's with his band "Stealers Wheel". It was a parody of Bob Dylan's style.^[1] It became a hit again after being used in the movie Reservoir Dogs directed by Quentin Tarantino in 1992.^[1] Rafferty also played in a folk group, the Humblebums, with Scottish comedian Billy Connolly.^[2]

He sold more than 10 million albums but did not enjoy working in the music industry which he said he "loathed and detested."^[1] He died in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, from liver failure caused by his alcoholism.^[2]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Martin, Chris (4 January 2011). "Gerry Rafferty, Songwriter, Dies at 63". The New York Times. New York. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Watt, Chris (6 January 2011). "Connolly praises his 'hugely talented' late friend Rafferty". heraldscotland.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.

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[nyt-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Martin, Chris (4 January 2011). "Gerry Rafferty, Songwriter, Dies at 63". The New York Times. New York. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 21 October 2011.

[watt-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Watt, Chris (6 January 2011). "Connolly praises his 'hugely talented' late friend Rafferty". heraldscotland.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.

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