Gerry Rafferty dies

Baker Street Singer Gerry Rafferty Dies

The 63-year-old Scot died after a long illness, his agent Paul Charles confirmed.

Rafferty was also a member of the band Stealers Wheel with whom he secured another huge hit in 1972 with Stuck In The Middle With You.

The song enjoyed a renaissance after being featured in Quentin Tarantino's 1992 movie Reservoir Dogs, when it was used as the audio backdrop to a gruesome scene.

Baker Street, with its haunting saxophone solo, reached number three in the UK charts and number two in the US.

Rafferty was said to have earned £80,000 a year from the royalties on that song alone.

Despite his earlier success, Rafferty suffered from problems with alcohol and endured professional disputes.


He cut his teeth as a busker, and also appeared with Billy Connolly's folk group the Humblebums.


Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkS169P_Eeo

Stuck in the middle with you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzUT2mbXQys

Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street (R.I.P. january 4, 2011)