Raphael Ravenscroft

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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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Baker Street saxophonist Raphael Ravenscroft dies. In: ITV News of October 21, 2014, accessed on October 21, 2014 at itv.com (English).
  2. ↑ a b British saxophonist Raphael Ravenscroft has died , obituary in Der Standard , October 21, 2014, accessed October 22, 2014, on derstandard.at
  3. ↑ Stuck in a battle with booze . In: The Scotsman , August 2, 2008, accessed October 22, 2014 at scotsman.com.
  4. ^ "Baker Street": legendary saxophonist Raphael Ravenscroft dies , October 22nd, 2014, accessed on July 27th, 2015, on musikexpress.de
personal data
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