Joe Egan | |
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![]() Egan (left) in 1973, with Gerry Rafferty | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Joseph Egan |
Born | Paisley, Scotland | 18 October 1946
Died | 6 July 2024 | (aged 77)
Genres | Rock |
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Years active | 1970s–1990s |
Formerly of | Stealers Wheel |
Joseph Egan (18 October 1946 – 6 July 2024) was a Scottish singer-songwriter. Along with Gerry Rafferty, Egan was one of the two main members of the folk rock band Stealers Wheel, and co-writer of their hit song " Stuck in the Middle with You".
Egan was born into an Irish Catholic family in Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Along with former St Mirin's Academy schoolmate Gerry Rafferty, [1] he played in various smaller British bands, such as The Sensors and The Maverix, [2] and worked as a session musician. [2]
In 1972, Egan and Rafferty founded the folk/rock band Stealers Wheel. [3] After two unsuccessful singles, their debut studio album Stealers Wheel, produced by the American songwriting duo Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, became a commercial success. [4] The album's main single, " Stuck in the Middle With You", co-written by Egan with Rafferty became a hit in 1973, and reached the Top Ten of both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100. [5] [6] Subsequently, the band had a few smaller successes, among others, with the Egan-penned song " Star", but stagnating sales figures and artistic differences finally led to the band's break-up in 1975, [7] with both Egan and Rafferty embarking on solo careers, with Rafferty scoring a hit with " Baker Street" in 1978. [8]
Egan's first solo album, Out of Nowhere, was released in 1979. [9] A song from the album, "Back On The Road Again", became a turntable hit on British radio. [9] 1981 saw the release of Egan's second album, Map. [9] He contributed backing vocals to Rafferty's 1992 album On a Wing and a Prayer. [9] Egan left the music business in the 1990s. [8]
Egan died on 6 July 2024, at the age of 77. [6]
Joe Egan | |
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![]() Egan (left) in 1973, with Gerry Rafferty | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Joseph Egan |
Born | Paisley, Scotland | 18 October 1946
Died | 6 July 2024 | (aged 77)
Genres | Rock |
Occupations |
|
Instruments |
|
Years active | 1970s–1990s |
Formerly of | Stealers Wheel |
Joseph Egan (18 October 1946 – 6 July 2024) was a Scottish singer-songwriter. Along with Gerry Rafferty, Egan was one of the two main members of the folk rock band Stealers Wheel, and co-writer of their hit song " Stuck in the Middle with You".
Egan was born into an Irish Catholic family in Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Along with former St Mirin's Academy schoolmate Gerry Rafferty, [1] he played in various smaller British bands, such as The Sensors and The Maverix, [2] and worked as a session musician. [2]
In 1972, Egan and Rafferty founded the folk/rock band Stealers Wheel. [3] After two unsuccessful singles, their debut studio album Stealers Wheel, produced by the American songwriting duo Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, became a commercial success. [4] The album's main single, " Stuck in the Middle With You", co-written by Egan with Rafferty became a hit in 1973, and reached the Top Ten of both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100. [5] [6] Subsequently, the band had a few smaller successes, among others, with the Egan-penned song " Star", but stagnating sales figures and artistic differences finally led to the band's break-up in 1975, [7] with both Egan and Rafferty embarking on solo careers, with Rafferty scoring a hit with " Baker Street" in 1978. [8]
Egan's first solo album, Out of Nowhere, was released in 1979. [9] A song from the album, "Back On The Road Again", became a turntable hit on British radio. [9] 1981 saw the release of Egan's second album, Map. [9] He contributed backing vocals to Rafferty's 1992 album On a Wing and a Prayer. [9] Egan left the music business in the 1990s. [8]
Egan died on 6 July 2024, at the age of 77. [6]