Gerry Rafferty
| Born | April 16, 1947 |
| Hometown | Paisley, Scotland |
| Height | 5'8" (1.73m) |
| Spouse | Carla Ventilla |
| Children | Martha Rafferty |
| Parents | Joseph Rafferty, Mary Skeffington |
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- Member of the folk-rock band Stealers Wheel who co-wrote the classic hit Stuck in the Middle With You
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Rab Noakes, who has died aged 75, was a leading figure on the Scottish folk scene, a singer-songwriter, guitarist and music producer who could switch effortlessly between blues and skiffle and American country and Scottish folk – and what he termed “interpretations”of songs by other artists.
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Underwood Lane review – John Byrne’s devilish divine comedy hits the right notes
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Underwood Lane, review: John Byrne's perfectly-pitched musical is a love song to 1960s Paisley
John Byrne – playwright, painter, screenwriter, costume and set designer – is truly one of Scotland’s greatest ever polymaths. This fact is reflected, not only in this world premiere of his play-with-songs Underwood Lane (a co-production between Glasgow’s Tron Theatre and One Ren, the arts and culture arm of Renfrewshire Council), but also in the substantial and superb retrospective of Byrne’s paintings (titled John Patrick Byrne: A Big Adventure) which is currently on display at Kelvingrove Art
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Anop Sing, fled home from the scene in a black Volkswagen Golf with the windscreen smashed, after knocking over John Heneghan in Tottenham, north London.
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Gerry Rafferty: Bipolar alcoholic, industry misfit – and one of Britain’s most treasured musicians
Ten years after his death, a new record adds to the treasured artist’s legacy. Paul Sexton speaks to Rafferty’s daughter Martha about putting together one final round of superior song craft
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Seven London spots that have inspired great music
From the housing estates of East London to Premier League football grounds, artists have had their imaginations stoked by the city’s various sights and sounds, creating some amazing music as a result. Here, we’ve picked out some of the finest examples of tracks and albums that wouldn’t exist without London’s influence. Much of this song was inspired by Ray Davies' own memories of Waterloo.
