Spotify Release Info
Track: Baker Street - Radio Edit
Artist: Gerry Rafferty
Album: Classic Rock
Artist Bio
Name: Gerry Rafferty
Spotify Genres: yacht rock
Followers: 417,004
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Biography
Scottish guitarist, singer and songwriter. 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 (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 - whose line-up included Billy Connolly - 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 Wheel in 1972, producing several hits. In 1978, he recorded his second solo album, "City to City", which includes "Baker Street", his most popular song and a radio mainstay. Brother of [a=Jim Rafferty]. Born: 16th April 1947, in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Died at age 63 on 4th January 2011 at his daughters home in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK (liver and kidney problems).
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1.Right Down the LineCity to City
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2.Baker StreetCity to City
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3.Get It Right Next TimeNight Owl
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4.Baker Street - Radio EditClassic Rock
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5.City to CityCity to City
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6.Night OwlPremium Gold Collection
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7.The ArkCity to City
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8.Whatever's Written in Your HeartCity to City
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10.Home and DryCity to City
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