Gerry Rafferty

Gerald "Gerry" Rafferty (16 April 1947 - 4 January 2011) was a Scottish
singer-songwriter best known for his solo hits "Baker Street", "Right Down the
Line", "Days Gone Down", "Night Owl", "Get It Right Next Time", and with the
band Stealers Wheel, "Stuck in the Middle with You". Rafferty was born into a
working class family in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. His mother ... read more

Gerry Rafferty - Gerry Rafferty's Fiancee Battling For Share Of His Fortune

Gerry Raffertys fiancee has launched a court battle in a bid to win a share of the late stars fortune The 63-year-old Scottish songwriter known for his iconic tracks Stuc...
Posted 15 January 1.17pm — Comment on this

The Proclaimers - The Proclaimers To Play At Gerry Rafferty Tribute

Scottish singing duo The Proclaimers will be among the stars performing at a tribute show in honour of late musician Gerry Rafferty The Baker Street icon passed away in J...
Posted 26 October 2011 12.11pm — Comment on this

Gerry Rafferty drank about ten or 12 brandies with lunch, big ones, and I thought 'God Almighty' - Billy Connolly

IN Baker Street he sang of drinking the night away and forgetting about everything, but decades later Gerry Rafferty was still knocking them back to the increasing concer...
Posted 23 August 2011 12.29am — Comment on this

Gerry Rafferty's daughter sings at his funeral

Martha Rafferty pays tribute to the man who had worldwide hit with Baker Street
Posted 21 January 2011 5.19pm — Comment on this

The Proclaimers - Rafferty Laid To Rest In Scotland

Singing duo THE PROCLAIMERS were among hundreds of fans who turned out to pay their last respects to singer GERRY RAFFERTY as he was laid to rest in Scotland on Friday mo...
Posted 21 January 2011 4.12pm — Comment on this

Mourners pay tribute to Gerry Rafferty at his Paisley funeral

GERRY Rafferty's daughter said farewell to her father by singing one of his songs at his funeral in Paisley today.
Posted 21 January 2011 12.06pm — Comment on this

Hundreds of mourners attend Paisley funeral of Gerry Rafferty

HUNDREDS of mourners gathered to pay their last respects to singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty at his funeral today.
Posted 21 January 2011 12.06pm — Comment on this

Mourners pay tribute to Gerry Rafferty

Charlie Reid of the Proclaimers hails the musician who had world hit with Baker Street
Posted 21 January 2011 9.17am — Comment on this

Funeral Of Singer Gerry Rafferty Takes Place

The Proclaimers will be among friends and colleagues from the music industry attending the funeral of singer and songwriter Gerry Rafferty today.
Posted 21 January 2011 2.41am — Comment on this

Saxophonist feels flat over Baker Street solo

The musician who played the saxophone melody on the late Gerry Rafferty's famous hit Baker Street has said it was out of tune.
Posted 16 January 2011 12.00am — Comment on this

saturday evening updates

simon2307 said...Arron Dean – MinneapolisLeyla Fences – Two’s a CrowdLeyla Fences – Let Him GoThe Honey Dewdrops – Amaranthhttp://www.b...
Posted 15 January 2011 5.45pm — Comment on this

friday evening updates

W said...RICHARD & LINDA THOMPSON (... and GERRY RAFFERTY) Rafferty's Folly (1980)The ORIGINAL version of Shoot Out The Lights. Still Unreleased. As produced by the lat...
Posted 14 January 2011 8.08pm — Comment on this

sunday noon updates

W said...DRIVE-IN MOVIES AT REDUXThis week watch "THE BEACH GIRLS AND THE MONSTER" (1965) and grab some great music...* MARIANNE FAITHFULL Live In Hollywood (2005)* R...
Posted 9 January 2011 10.59am — Comment on this

Gerry Rafferty's immortal earworm | Ian McMillan

Gerry Rafferty may have died, but Baker Street will live for ever. How can I pen a song like that?Like a lot of people, I was terribly saddened to hear the news of Gerry ...
Posted 6 January 2011 9.30pm — Comment on this

Thursday News Roundup

Remembering Mick and Gerry: One of two significant losses in the music world this week, Mick Karn, the bassist who performed with David Sylvian and Steve Jansen in Japan ...
Posted 6 January 2011 4.32pm — Comment on this

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Top songs

The 5 most played Gerry Rafferty songs in the past year.

  • Baker Street  288 plays
  • Get It Right Next Time  108 plays
  • Night Owl  66 plays

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Absolute Radio stations playing songs by Gerry Rafferty over the past year.

  1. Absolute Radio 70s 372 plays
  2. Absolute Classic Rock 81 plays
  3. Absolute Radio 9 plays

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