Joe Egan, who co-founded Stealers Wheel and wrote 'Stuck in the Middle With You' with Gerry Rafferty, has died at the age of 77.
Scottish singer-songwriter who co-founded Stealers Wheel with Gerry Rafferty and co-wrote their 1973 hit “Stuck in the Middle With You,” died Saturday, July 6. He was 77.“Very sad news that the other half of Stealers Wheel, Joe Egan, passed away peacefully yesterday afternoon with his nearest and dearest around him,” Martha wrote. “I will always remember him as a sweet and gentle soul. May he rest in peace.
Both Egan and Rafferty grew up in Paisley, Scotland, an industrial city outside of Glasgow, and even attended the same schools before they started playing in bands together when they were teenagers. Along with their early groups like the Sensors and the Maverix, Egan also contributed to Rafferty’s 1971 solo debut,The following year, Egan and Rafferty founded Stealers Wheel and signed a record deal with A&M.
Egan and Rafferty remained the core of Stealers Wheel as the rest of the band’s lineup shifted around. They recorded two more albums, 1973’sHot 100. The song seems to find Egan interrogating the band’s sudden fame with the recognition that nothing is guaranteed: “After all you’ve been through tell me what will you do,” Egan sings, “When you find yourself back on the shelf?/Ahh, tell me.
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