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Gerald Rafferty was a Scottish rock singer-songwriter. His solo hits in the late 1970s included "Baker Street", "Right Down the Line", "Home and Dry" and "Night Owl", as well as "Stuck in the Middle with You", which was recorded with the band Stealers Wheel in 1973.
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- Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line — Self2011
- Stuck in the Middle — Self2005
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1947
- Active to
- 2011
Discography
- Can I Have My Money Back?1971
- Baker Street1978
- City to City1978
- Right Down the Line1978
- The Ark1978
- Night Owl1979
- Snakes and Ladders1980
- Sleepwalking1982
- Gerry Rafferty1988
- North and South1988
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- 12,859,976
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Gerald "Gerry" Rafferty (16 April 1947 – 4 January 2011) was a Scottish singer-songwriter. In his early years, Rafferty earned money by the formerly illegal practice of busking on the London Underground. Poetically, his biggest hit, 1978's "Baker Street", discusses busking at a tube station and being a part of the street life. After working with Billy Connolly (now better known as a comedian) in an obscure outfit known as The Humblebums, he released his first solo album, called 'Can I Have My M
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Quotes
- “Well I don't know why I came here tonight.I got the feeling that something ain't right.I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair,And I'm wondering how I'll get down the stairs.Clowns to the left of me,Jokers to the right, here I am,Stuck in the middle with you.”
- “Windin' your way down on Baker Street,Light in your head and dead on your feet.Well another crazy day,You'll drink the night awayAnd forget about everything.This city desert makes you feel so cold.It's got so many people, but it's got no soul.And it's taking you so longTo find out you were wrong,When you thought it had everything.”
- “But you know he'll always keep movin';You know he's never gonna stop movin.Cus he's rollin',He's the rollin' stone.And when you wake up it's a new mornin'.The sun is shinin' it's a new morning.You're goin',You're goin' home.”
- “You know I need your love, you got that hold over me.As long as I got your love, you know that I'll never leave.When I wanted you to share my life, I had no doubt in my mind.And it's been you, woman, right down the line.”
- “You still got that light in your eye,And our day is comin’ by and by.I’m travellin’ this long road here with you;We still gotta long way, we still gotta long way to go.”
- “Night comes down and finds you aloneIn a space and time of your own,Lost in dreams in a world full of shadows.Down the street the neon light shines,Offering refuge and hope to the blind,Who stumble in with no thought of tomorrow.Yes I get lonely when the sun gets low,And I end up looking for some winner goal.Yes I should know better but I can't say no.”
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Key facts
- Born
- Gerald Rafferty , ( 1947-04-16 ) 16 April 1947, Paisley , Renfrewshire , Scotland
- Died
- 4 January 2011 (2011-01-04) (aged 63), Stroud , Gloucestershire , England
- Genres
- Rock pop rock folk rock soft rock blues rock
- Occupations
- Singer-songwriter, musician
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar piano bass guitar
- Years active
- 1965–2011
- Labels
- Transatlantic United Artists Liberty London Avalanche Records Hypertension
- Formerly of
- The Humblebums , Stealers Wheel
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- Official website
- www.gerryrafferty.com
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- Gerry Rafferty.jpg
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Gerald Rafferty (16 April 1947 – 4 January 2011) was a Scottish singer-songwriter. He was a founding member of Stealers Wheel, whose biggest hit was "Stuck in the Middle with You" in 1973. His solo hits in the late 1970s included "Baker Street", "Right Down the Line" and "Night Owl".
Rafferty was born into a working-class family in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. His mother taught him both Irish and Scottish folk songs when he was a boy; later, he was influenced by the music of the Beatles and Bob Dylan. He joined the folk-pop group the Humblebums (of which Billy Connolly was a member) in 1969. After they disbanded in 1971, he recorded his first solo album, Can I Have My Money Back? Rafferty and Joe Egan formed the group Stealers Wheel in 1972. In 1978, he recorded his second solo album, City to City. A heavy drinker for much of his life, Rafferty died from liver failure in January 2011.