The musician behind one of the most recognisable saxophone solos - on Gerry Rafferty's hit Baker Street - has died.
Raphael Ravenscroft, 60, who found fame almost overnight following the release of the 1978 track, died following a suspected heart attack early on Sunday.
He was reportedly paid only £27 for the session with a cheque that bounced while the song is said to have earned Rafferty £80,000 a year in royalties.
In a radio interview in 2011, Ravenscroft said the song annoyed him.
"I'm irritated because it's out of tune," he said.
"Yeah, it's flat. By enough of a degree that it irritates me at best."
Ravenscroft, who was born in Stoke-on-Trent, had already appeared on one disco album by Maxine Nightingale, Right Back Where We Started From, in 1976, as an arranger but emerged as one of pop-rock's most prominent saxophonists.
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