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rafferty september 1980 . performing at dublin 's national stadium on 6 the humblebums , stealers wheel , joe egan 4 january 2011 stroud , gloucestershire , england 1966 -- 2000 , 2009 -- 2010 paisley , renfrewshire , scotland fender brothers flattop gibson j-160e gibson l-5 martin d-45 ovation guitar mustang gibson les paul bass fender telecaster gibson dove gibson everly transatlantic avalanche records , hypertension , united artists , liberty , london , gerry rafferty solo_singer 16 april 1947 vocals saxophone , bass guitar , guitar , electric guitar , piano , rock , blues rock , pop , folk rock , soft rock gerry rafferty.jpg gerry rafferty
 gerald rafferty musician , singer , songwriter , record producer
gerry rafferty

gerald `` gerry '' rafferty -lrb- 16 april 1947 -- 4 january 2011 -rrb- was a scottish singer-songwriter best known for his solo hits `` baker street '' , `` right down the line '' and `` night owl '' , as well as `` stuck in the middle with you '' recorded with the band stealers wheel .
rafferty was born into a working-class family in paisley , renfrewshire , 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 group the humblebums 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 , producing several hits , most notably `` stuck in the middle with you '' and `` star '' .
in 1978 , he recorded his second solo album , `` city to city '' , which included `` baker street '' , his most popular song .
