Quote by: Rob Sheffield

The sax solo as we know it today would not exist without Gerry Rafferty. His 1978 soft-rock classic 'Baker Street' has to be the 'Ulysses' of rock & roll saxophone, giving the entire chorus over to Raphael Ravenscroft's sax solo, creating one of the Seventies' most enduringly creepy sounds.


Share this:  

Author Bio


  • NameRob Sheffield
  • DescriptionAmerican music journalist
  • BornFebruary 2, 1966
  • ProfessionJournalist; Writer