Raphael Ravenscroft Featured Saxophone Soloist Gerry Rafferty Baker St Musician. composer. author. instrument. saxophone. raphael ravenscroft (4 june 1954 – 19 october 2014) was a british musician, composer and author. he is best known for playing the saxophone riff on gerry rafferty 's song "baker street". File. help. " baker street " is a single by the scottish singer songwriter gerry rafferty, released in february 1978. it won the 1979 ivor novello award for best song musically and lyrically [2] and reached the top three in the uk, us and elsewhere. the song is known for its saxophone riff, written by rafferty and performed by raphael ravenscroft.
Raphael Ravenscroft Sax Player On Gerry Rafferty S Baker Street Raphael ravenscroft featured saxophone soloist on this world wide hit bakers street. By adam chandler. 'baker street' music video ( ) december 17, 2015. in the summer of 1978, gerry rafferty's song “baker street” became a top five hit in the united states, canada. That saxophone was played by raphael ravenscroft, a british musician who was hired to contribute to rafferty’s first solo album, city to city, which included the soon to be a smash single. ravenscroft, who died at age 60 on oct. 19, 2014, was often asked about his role on the hit song—sometimes called the most famous saxophone solo of all. London (ap) — musician raphael ravenscroft, who played one of the most famous saxophone solos of all time on gerry rafferty’s “baker street,” has died. he was 60. ravenscroft’s family says he died sunday after being taken to a hospital near his home in exeter, southwest england. the bbc said a heart attack was the suspected cause of.
Raphael Ravenscroft Dead Gerry Rafferty S Baker Street Sax Session That saxophone was played by raphael ravenscroft, a british musician who was hired to contribute to rafferty’s first solo album, city to city, which included the soon to be a smash single. ravenscroft, who died at age 60 on oct. 19, 2014, was often asked about his role on the hit song—sometimes called the most famous saxophone solo of all. London (ap) — musician raphael ravenscroft, who played one of the most famous saxophone solos of all time on gerry rafferty’s “baker street,” has died. he was 60. ravenscroft’s family says he died sunday after being taken to a hospital near his home in exeter, southwest england. the bbc said a heart attack was the suspected cause of. 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. 21 october 2014. roy anderson. the musician behind one of the most recognisable saxophone solos on gerry rafferty's hit baker street has died. raphael ravenscroft, 60, who found fame almost.
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