Gerry Rafferty

Birth Name: Gerald Rafferty

Date of Birth: 16 April, 1947

Place of Birth: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Date of Death: 4 January, 2011

Place of Death: Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, U.K.

Ethnicity: Irish, Scottish

Gerry Rafferty was a Scottish rock singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. He was known both as a solo artist and as the co-vocalist and guitarist of rock band Stealers Wheel. He was also a member of folk band The Humblebums, with Billy Connolly and Tam Harvey.

Gerry was the son of Mary (Skeffington) and Joseph Rafferty, a coal miner. His father was Irish and his mother was Scottish. He was married to Carla Ventilla, with whom he had a daughter.

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