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Gerry Rafferty

1947 - 2011

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Gerald Rafferty (16 April 1947 – 4 January 2011) was a Scottish singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. 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 "Baker Street", "Right Down the Line" and "Night Owl". Rafferty was born into a working-class family in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gerry Rafferty is the 835th most popular musician (down from 814th in 2019), the 2,555th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,326th in 2019) and the 158th most popular British Musician.

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Among musicians, Gerry Rafferty ranks 835 out of 3,175. Before him are Bernie Taupin, Pierre Baillot, Paul de Senneville, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Karol Mikuli, and Vanessa-Mae. After him are Ruggiero Ricci, Tommy Aldridge, Bix Beiderbecke, Clarence Clemons, Sally Oldfield, and Herman Rarebell.

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Among people born in 1947, Gerry Rafferty ranks 315. Before him are Gunter Demnig, Aram I, László Fazekas, Gunnar Staalesen, Tim Matheson, and Peter Senge. After him are Brian Herbert, Egberto Gismonti, Graham Bonnet, Phạm Tuân, George Kobayashi, and Sally Oldfield. Among people deceased in 2011, Gerry Rafferty ranks 171. Before him are Wiel Coerver, Randy Savage, Võ Chí Công, Sándor Képíró, Susannah York, and Nirmala Srivastava. After him are Clarence Clemons, Attilio Pavesi, Ingvar Wixell, Mutassim Gaddafi, Bernd Eichinger, and Ali-Reza Pahlavi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gerry Rafferty ranks 2,556 out of 8,785. Before him are Jenson Button (1980), Joseph Delaney (1945), Eric Porter (1928), Sharon Osbourne (1952), David Jack (1898), and Miriam Margolyes (1941). After him are Barbara Steele (1937), Graham Bonnet (1947), Alan Lancaster (1949), Ray Clemence (1948), Lesley Nicol (1953), and Michael Tippett (1905).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Gerry Rafferty ranks 158. Before him are Allan Holdsworth (1946), Brian Robertson (1956), Carl Palmer (1950), John Illsley (1949), Solomon (1902), and Bernie Taupin (1950). After him are Mick Fleetwood (1947), Chris Squire (1948), Glen Matlock (1956), John Miles (1949), John Taylor (1960), and Dennis Stratton (1952).

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