Gerry Rafferty

His next record, Night Owl, also sold well, but his star fell throughout the 1980s, and whilst he is still working, he has had little commerical success since. In March 2005 Darius was spotted doing a Burger King commercial for Tendercrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch sandwich. The single narrowly missed the UK number one spot, but the album sold millions of copies both there and in the US, and remains a mainstay of radio airplay. Because of contractual changes, it was never released. Rucker then signed with Hidden Beach Recordings and released Back to Then in July 2002. In 1978, Rafferty cut a solo album, City to City, which contained the song with which he remains associated, Baker Street. In 2001 he made his solo debut album The Return of Mongo Slade for Atlantic Records. After working with Billy Connolly (now better known as a comedian) in a band known as the Humblebums, in the mid-1970s Rafferty joined with his old school friend Joe Egan and others to form Stealers Wheel, a group beset by legal wranglings but which did have a huge hit with Stuck in the Middle With You (later immortalised in the infamous torture scene in Reservoir Dogs). He has also completed two solo albums.

Gerry Rafferty is a British singer and songwriter, born 1947 in Paisley, Scotland. Darius Rucker (born May 13, 1966 in Charleston, South Carolina) is the lead singer of the band Hootie & The Blowfish. In depth biography (http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/rafferty_gerry/bio.jhtml). Official Website (http://www.gerryrafferty.com/).