RIP Gerry Rafferty

JGriffin · Post by **JGriffin** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 12:39 pm

http://www.thedailyswarm.com/headlines/ ... ferty-rip/

cgarges · Post by **cgarges** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 11:04 pm

Wow. I didn't realize he was in Stealers Wheel.

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC

Aj · Post by Aj » Wed Jan 05, 2011 5:55 am

Such a sad story. Looks like this was alcoholism-related.

He was monster talented. The City to City record is one of my favorite sounding pop records of the '70s. Would love to hear more about how it was recorded.

I can imagine a very different career for Rafferty, where he stayed world famous, made many more big records, etc. Like a Peter Gabriel, for example. He was that good. And such a distinctive voice, with a gift for harmonies.

Also - speaking of Stealer's Wheel - check out Joe Egan (he was the other guy in the band). Both small town guys from the Scottish lowlands - it's clear they were brothers-in-arms. More subtle than Rafferty, but his two solo records are lost classics in their own right. If you can find it, pick up his late '70s solo disc Out of Nowhere. Great songs, vocal tone and tasteful '70s soft-rock production. Out of print, but most of it is on YouTube. If you're an obscure soft-rock nerd like me, you'll love it. Here's the opening track:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xcqfkNux4Y

ott0bot · Post by **ott0bot** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:24 am

Aj wrote:Such a sad story. Looks like this was alcoholism-related.

He was monster talented. The City to City record is one of my favorite sounding pop records of the '70s. Would love to hear more about how it was recorded.

I can imagine a very different career for Rafferty, where he stayed world famous, made many more big records, etc. Like a Peter Gabriel, for example. He was that good. And such a distinctive voice, with a gift for harmonies.

Also - speaking of Stealer's Wheel - check out Joe Egan (he was the other guy in the band). Both small town guys from the Scottish lowlands - it's clear they were brothers-in-arms. More subtle than Rafferty, but his two solo records are lost classics in their own right. If you can find it, pick up his late '70s solo disc Out of Nowhere. Great songs, vocal tone and tasteful '70s soft-rock production. Out of print, but most of it is on YouTube. If you're an obscure soft-rock nerd like me, you'll love it. Here's the opening track:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xcqfkNux4Y

thanks for the link.....love some sweet 70's soft rock for sure.

The 70's station here has been jammin' Rafferty for the last day or so. Mostly just his 3 major hits, but at least they are giving him some props. I didn't realize Stuck in the Middle was his song either.

Gregg Juke · Post by **Gregg Juke** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:54 am

More interesting Gerry Rafferty trivia (I just Googled to make sure I was remembering this right)-- Scottish actor/comedian Billy Connoly used to play in a band with Rafferty. Apparently, Billy handled the jokes and between song on-stage banter... Eventually he decided he liked that part better than the rest of it, and left music for stand-up comedy.

GJ

strdsk · Post by **strdsk** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 12:14 pm

Didn't know he was in Stealer's either...

jcaudio · Post by **jcaudio** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 7:19 am

One of my all time favorites. Smooth voice, outstanding production and though the songs weren't all that complex, they crept in to your soul and had a marvelous spiritual quality to them.
If you care, check out the songs, Wise as a Serpent and The Right Moment.

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