Gerry Rafferty

Gerald "Gerry" Rafferty (16 April 1947 – 4 January 2011) was a Scottish singer-songwriter best known for his solo hits " Baker Street" and " Right Down the Line", 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 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". In 1978, he recorded his second solo album,  City to City, which included " Baker Street<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">", his most popular song.