Gerry Rafferty dies,aged 63

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Singer of one of the finest pop songs ever imo, Baker Street.

Another good musician gone too soon.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11728112

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Aye, RIP.
I preferred "Stuck in the Middle" personally.
Baker street was made good by the Saxaphone solo, which was not Gerry Rafferty but a session musician, and legend has it that Gerry Rafferty never paid him, as the pay cheque for £25, bounced!

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Sad news, I always thought of him as underated. My uncle lent me a few of his albums when I was growing up and I can honestly say his music relaxed and calmed me and that he was more than just "Baker Street" and "Stuck in the Middle".

RIP Gerry.

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Very sad and unexpected news.

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Sax player was Raphael Ravenscroft who was still playing in the West Country a few years ago....dunno about the fee story though

Aye, RIP.
I preferred "Stuck in the Middle" personally.
Baker street was made good by the Saxaphone solo, which was not Gerry Rafferty but a session musician, and legend has it that Gerry Rafferty never paid him, as the pay cheque for £25, bounced!

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Baker Street will always be one of my top favorite records closely followed by Right down the line. A sad loss. RIP.