Raphael Ravenscroft
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Raphael Ravenscroft was a British musician, composer and author. He is best known for playing the saxophone riff on Gerry Rafferty's 1978 song "Baker Street".
Ravenscroft in 2014
Gerry Rafferty
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Gerald Rafferty was a Scottish singer-songwriter. He was a founding member of Stealers Wheel, whose biggest hit was "Stuck in the Middle with You" in 1973. His solo hits in the late 1970s included "Ba
Raphael Ravenscroft
…Raphael Ravenscroft (4 June 1954 – 19 October 2014) was a British musician, composer and author. He is best known for playing the saxophone riff on Gerry Rafferty's 1978 song "Baker Street". Ravenscroft was born in the district of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, the eldest son of Trevor Ravenscroft, author of the…
Rafferty performing in 1980
Foxbar in Paisley, Renfrewshire, where Rafferty grew up
Hugh Murphy produced seven of Rafferty's solo albums.
Several of Rafferty's solo albums, including City to City and Night Owl, and parts of Snakes and Ladders and Sleepwalking, were recorded at Chipping Norton Recording Studios