Dream Wired
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Celebrity
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • TV
  • Music
  • Comics
  • Shop
  • Home
  • Celebrity
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • TV
  • Music
  • Comics
  • Shop
No Result
View All Result
Dream Wired
No Result
View All Result
Home Music

Stealers Wheel’s Joe Egan Dead at 77

rmtsa by rmtsa
July 8, 2024
in Music
0
Stealers Wheel’s Joe Egan Dead at 77
74
SHARES
1.2k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter


You might also like

Offset, Kid Cudi, Earl Sweatshirt and More

Sammy Hagar Celebrates Van Halen With ‘The Residency’ Live Album

Offset Reflects On Takeoff’s Death On New Song

Joe Egan, the creative partner of Gerry Rafferty in Stealers Wheel, died at 77 on July 6.

Egan co-wrote the band’s most popular song, “Stuck in the Middle With You,” which became a Top 10 hit in both the U.S. and the U.K. in 1973 – reaching No. 6 in the Billboard Hot 100 – before a resurgence as a result of its use in 1992 movie Reservoir Dogs.

“Very sad news that the other half of Stealers Wheel, Joe Egan, passed away peacefully yesterday afternoon with his nearest and dearest around him,” read a post on Rafferty’s official Facebook page, run by his daughter, Martha. “I will always remember him as a sweet and gentle soul. May he rest in peace.”

READ MORE: 20 One-Hit Wonders From the ’70s: Where Are They Now?

Egan and Rafferty formed folk-rock band Stealers Wheel in their hometown of Paisley, Scotland, in 1972. By the time their self-titled debut album had been released the same year, Rafferty had already left.

The success of “Stuck in the Middle” was a factor in his return; but while critically acclaimed, they failed to achieve commercial success. The band split after two more albums, 1973’s Ferguslie Park and 1975’s Right or Wrong. A brief reunion took place in 2008, but neither Egan nor Rafferty – who died in 2011 – took part.

Egan went on to release two solo albums, Out of Nowhere in 1979 and Map two years later. He left the music industry sometime in the ‘90s and was reported to be running a publishing business from his home near Paisley.

Speaking just after Rafferty’s death, Egan told the Paisley Daily Express: “We lived in each other’s pockets for so long and, latterly, would speak regularly on the phone. Gerry was around six months older than me and was also a year above at school. I was always interested in music, like Gerry, but I was also into football in a big way and at one stage I’d hoped to make it as a player.

Stealers Wheel’s Joe Egan Hoped to Be Soccer Player

“But when it became clear that I thought I was better than I actually was, I threw myself headfirst into my music. That’s when Gerry and I first got together. … We [later] formed Stealers Wheel along with Rab Noakes and an American guy called Roger Brown, but the lineup changed over time and at the end it was just Gerry and I who recorded the last two albums.”

Referring to the fact that the pair had remained in contact but never reunited, Egan said: “Like everyone else, I suppose we had our fallouts because we spent so much time living in each others’ pockets.”

Watch Stealers Wheel perform ‘Stuck in the Middle With You’

In Memoriam: 2024 Deaths

A look at those we’ve lost in 2024.

Gallery Credit: Allison Rapp



Source link

Tags: DeadEganJoeStealersWHEELS
Share30Tweet19
rmtsa

rmtsa

Recommended For You

Offset, Kid Cudi, Earl Sweatshirt and More

by rmtsa
August 22, 2025
0
Offset, Kid Cudi, Earl Sweatshirt and More

With another work week coming to an end, it's time to press play on the latest hip-hop offerings. This week, a former Migos member puts out his latest...

Read more

Sammy Hagar Celebrates Van Halen With ‘The Residency’ Live Album

by rmtsa
August 22, 2025
0
Sammy Hagar Celebrates Van Halen With ‘The Residency’ Live Album

Sammy Hagar will continue his celebration of Van Halen with the Oct. 10 release of The Residency, a live album recorded during his recent Best of All Worlds...

Read more

Offset Reflects On Takeoff’s Death On New Song

by rmtsa
August 22, 2025
0
Offset Reflects On Takeoff’s Death On New Song

Offset has found himself reflecting on Takeoff’s death on his new song “Never Let Go” from his album KIARA. On the track, he raps: “Play back all the...

Read more

Unpacking the New Album, Ozzy Memories + More

by rmtsa
August 22, 2025
0
Unpacking the New Album, Ozzy Memories + More

A couple of nights before the release of their 10th studio album, Private Music, the majority of the Deftones joined Loudwire Nights (Aug. 20) to celebrate getting to...

Read more

Oasis Tour Merch Store Opens in Los Angeles: Photos

by rmtsa
August 22, 2025
0
Oasis Tour Merch Store Opens in Los Angeles: Photos

The band’s Los Angeles shows may still be weeks away, but Oasis fever has already reached Los Angeles, with the Wednesday (Aug. 20) opening of the Oasis Live...

Read more
Next Post
Shannon Beador Slams ‘Thirsty’ Alexis Bellino

Shannon Beador Slams 'Thirsty' Alexis Bellino

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Browse by Category

  • Celebrity
  • Comics
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • Music
  • TV
  • Uncategorized

CATEGORIES

  • Celebrity
  • Comics
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • Music
  • TV
  • Uncategorized
No Result
View All Result

Recent News

  • RHOC’s Tamra Judge Discusses Why She Felt “Really Hurt” by Gina and Emily, Reveals Text to Heather After Fight, and What Emily Told Her Amid Filming
  • Ciara Slams Spectators Who Call Husband Russell Wilson A ‘Simp’
  • Jinger Duggar’s Husband Almost Landed A 20-Year Jail Sentence

Copyright © 2023 DramaWired.
DramaWired is a content aggregator and not responsible for the content of external sites.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Celebrity
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • TV
  • Music
  • Comics
  • Shop

Copyright © 2023 DramaWired.
DramaWired is a content aggregator and not responsible for the content of external sites.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In