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| Born | April 16, 1947 |
| Hometown | Paisley, Scotland |
| Height | 5'8" (1.73m) |
| Spouse | Carla Ventilla (m 1970 - 1990) |
| Children | Martha Rafferty |
| Parents | Joseph Rafferty , Mary Skeffington |
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In the '70s, we were singing along to hit after hit from iconic singers and musicians like Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, and The Eagles. But every once in a while, a song managed to rise to the top of the charts from an artist who came out of the blue, like "Kung-Fu Fighting" by… whatshisname?They were like shooting stars in the psychedelic sky. But just as quickly as they showed up, delighting us with their funky grooves, they were gone again. These songs may not have led to incredible music caree
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Westerman – “Easy Money”
Enigmatic London-based singer-songwriter Westerman, born Will Westerman, continues to clarify his vision of stark, understated, and deceptively complex pop music single by single. Today, he's released the B-side to his strong recent release "Edison": a slick, elegiac little tune called "Easy Money." Like all of Westerman's recent work, it is dominated by moody, phased guitar chording and a…
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‘Baker Street’: The Mystery of Rock's Greatest Sax Riff
In the summer of 1978, Gerry Rafferty's song “Baker Street” became a top-five hit in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom.
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Raphael Ravenscroft, Man Behind Most Iconic Sax Riff in Pop Music, Dies at 60
Saxophone player Raphael Ravenscroft -- the man behind the most recognizable sax riff in pop music history, Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street" -- has passed away of a suspected heart attack. He was 60.
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WATCH: Bonnie Raitt Covers Classic Rock Fave In New Video
Bonnie Raitt's first music video in fourteen years has a decidedly retro feel. Shots of happy couples and families are interspersed with Raitt and her bandmates performing the song on at San Francisco's abandoned Mission Theatre. Released in 1978 as part of Rafferty's City to City album, "Right Down the Line" reached the No. 12 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and was the number one single on the easy-listening chart for four non-consecutive weeks.
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Thriller: Jackson's songwriters dancing on his grave (on their way to the bank)
A few years ago, the Irish Independent wrote about Gerry Rafferty, a one-hit wonder whose 1978 song "Baker Street" makes him more than $150,000 a year in royalties, penny by penny, each time it's played on the radio. And that song
