Raphael Ravenscroft
Raphael "Raf" Ravenscroft (born June 4, 1954 in Stoke-on-Trent , † October 19, 2014 in Exeter ) was a British saxophonist and composer .
Life
Ravenscroft played with Pink Floyd , Marvin Gaye , ABBA , Kim Carnes , Bonnie Tyler , Chris Rea , Robert Plant , America , Mike Oldfield , Julian Lennon , Daft Punk and Duffy , among others . Ravenscroft also played the famous saxophone part at Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty , for which he received a check for £ 27 that was initially unsecured. Rafferty, on the other hand, had collected around £ 80,000 in royalties per year for the song. Raphael Ravenscroft died at the age of 60 on October 19, 2014. As the British Telegraph reported, a heart attack could be to blame for the musician's death.
Discography
- Her Father Didn't Like Me Anyway, 1979, (CBS Portrait JR 35683, Stereo)
- Lifeline, 1985, + special guest stars on vocals: Julian Lennon , Kiki Dee (Polydor 827934-1, Stereo)
literature
- The Saxophonist (with audio CD), Verlag Bosworth (2000), ISBN 978-3936026092
- The Complete Saxophone Player - Book 1
- The Complete Saxophone Player - Book 2
- The Complete Saxophone-Player - Book 3, Verlag Music Sales (1987), ISBN 978-0711908895
- The Complete Saxophone Player - Book 4
Web links
- Literature by and about Raphael Ravenscroft in the catalog of the German National Library
- Raphael Ravenscroft in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Raphael Ravenscroft at allmusic.com
- Myspace page by Raphael Ravenscroft
Individual evidence
- ↑ Baker Street saxophonist Raphael Ravenscroft dies. In: ITV News of October 21, 2014, accessed on October 21, 2014 at itv.com (English).
- ↑ a b British saxophonist Raphael Ravenscroft has died , obituary in Der Standard , October 21, 2014, accessed October 22, 2014, on derstandard.at
- ↑ Stuck in a battle with booze . In: The Scotsman , August 2, 2008, accessed October 22, 2014 at scotsman.com.
- ^ "Baker Street": legendary saxophonist Raphael Ravenscroft dies , October 22nd, 2014, accessed on July 27th, 2015, on musikexpress.de
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SURNAME | Ravenscroft, Raphael |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ravenscroft, Raf (nickname) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British saxophonist and composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 4th June 1954 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Stoke-on-Trent |
DATE OF DEATH | 19th October 2014 |
Place of death | Exeter |