Gerry Rafferty
Rafferty was born on April 16, 1947, in Paisley, Scotland, to an Irish father and Scottish mother. While best known for two stand-out singles in the 1970s, one recorded as a solo artist and one as part of the group Stealers Wheel, Gerry Rafferty has continued to record into the new millennium.
Rafferty's early exposure to music included the Irish rebel songs his father sang, despite being deaf, as well as Catholic hymns, traditional folk music, and 1950s-era pop. By the time he was in his twen ties, Rafferty had begun writing songs of his own and playing in local bands. In 1968, after a concert by the duo the Humblebums in Paisley, Rafferty asked the group's frontman, Billy Connolly, to audition some of his tunes. Connolly not only agreed , but eventually invited Rafferty to join the group. Rafferty's increasing prominence in the group prompted the departure of guitarist Tam Harvey, but Connolly and Rafferty recorded two albums together, The New Humblebums and Open up the Door, both on the Transatlantic label. The group's live performances grew in popularity, due in large part to comic interludes provided by Connolly, but the comedy routine created conflict between him and t he more serious Rafferty. The group disbanded in 1971, and while Connolly went on to become one of the United Kingdom's most popular comedians, Rafferty released the solo LP Can I Have My Money Back?, in order to fulfill c ontract obligations with Transatlantic...
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