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"Stuck In The Middle With You" Singer Dies

PostPosted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:40 am
by TRAGChick
I love this song.....wow.... :(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8StG4fFWHqg

"Baker Street" singer Gerry Rafferty dies, age 63
Reuters - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty, whose 1970s hits include "Baker Street" and "Stuck in the Middle With You," has died at age 63, his agent said on Tuesday.

"I can confirm that Gerry very sadly passed away," Paul Charles said in an email, giving no further details.

British media reported that Rafferty died peacefully at home with his daughter Martha by his side. He had battled a drinking problem and spent time in hospital at Bournemouth in the south of England, with liver failure, the BBC reported.

Rafferty was born in Paisley, Scotland, and played in several bands before forming the folk rock outfit Stealers Wheel in 1972.

The group's eponymous debut album featured "Stuck in the Middle With You," a hit single that enjoyed a new lease of life when it was used in Quentin Tarantino's movie "Reservoir Dogs."

Stealers Wheel broke up in 1975, but three years later Rafferty released the solo album "City to City" which produced the song "Baker Street" and sold millions of copies worldwide.

In October, "Baker Street," which includes the famous saxophone solo, was recognized by the royalty collection organization BMI for more than five million plays globally.

"Stuck in the Middle With You" has been aired more than four million times.

Re: "Stuck In The Middle With You" Singer Dies

PostPosted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 11:04 am
by Babyblue
TRAGChick wrote:I love this song.....wow.... :(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8StG4fFWHqg

"Baker Street" singer Gerry Rafferty dies, age 63
Reuters - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty, whose 1970s hits include "Baker Street" and "Stuck in the Middle With You," has died at age 63, his agent said on Tuesday.

"I can confirm that Gerry very sadly passed away," Paul Charles said in an email, giving no further details.

British media reported that Rafferty died peacefully at home with his daughter Martha by his side. He had battled a drinking problem and spent time in hospital at Bournemouth in the south of England, with liver failure, the BBC reported.

Rafferty was born in Paisley, Scotland, and played in several bands before forming the folk rock outfit Stealers Wheel in 1972.

The group's eponymous debut album featured "Stuck in the Middle With You," a hit single that enjoyed a new lease of life when it was used in Quentin Tarantino's movie "Reservoir Dogs."

Stealers Wheel broke up in 1975, but three years later Rafferty released the solo album "City to City" which produced the song "Baker Street" and sold millions of copies worldwide.

In October, "Baker Street," which includes the famous saxophone solo, was recognized by the royalty collection organization BMI for more than five million plays globally.

"Stuck in the Middle With You" has been aired more than four million times.




I really enjoyed his music. :D Thanks for sharing this Nora :wink:

RIP
Gerry :cry:

PostPosted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 12:19 pm
by scarab
very sad :(
loved his music

PostPosted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 5:17 pm
by mikemarrs
spinning 'baker street' now.very sad news.may he rest in peace.

PostPosted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 2:06 am
by Michigan Girl
His name was GERRY RAFFERTY, the way they announced this as though people don't know?!?! :?

I was partial to Get Out Of My Life Woman and Right Down The Line
Sometimes he sang as though he had a mouth full of tobacco and I just wanted to
shout ...SPIT, but he had so much soul ...the soul attracted me to him!!
Weren't we just talking about that Sax solo from BS?!?! Nothing like good sax ...
RIP!! :cry: