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Subject: RE: RE: RE: Raphael Ravenscroft died
Date: Thursday, October 23, 2014
Time: 11:18:11 AM
Remote Address: 162.255.157.10
Message ID: 288644
Parent ID: 288637
Thread ID: 288512

RE: RE: RE: Raphael Ravenscroft died

My best to Bobby!... His name came up the other day on SisusXM in regard to the sudden passing of 60 year old Raphael Ravenscroft (RIP), the dude who played that wonderful sax on "Baker Street" and several other songs. But talk about a deejay getting a story totally wrong! This gal, can't recall her name, noted that Raphael passed away, and then claimed that he made $100,000 a year in royalties for playing that sax part. She then noted that she hoped Bobby Keys was also paid that well for his work on this song.... and "Brown Sugar" was then was played. But when I heard that, I knew there was no way that could have been true, $100,000 a year for play the sax on one song? So I did an internet search on this and sure enough this chick was totally wrong! He wasn't paid anything for his sax part on the song, not a dime! He told a story that he was given only a check for £27 - and it bounced and he was never paid, and the sad thing is the great sax was his idea after the lead guitarist for the session never showed up to play his lead riff, so Raphael suggested he could fill in the guitar part on sax, and he did the take right there. Of course, his sax was half the reason that song turned into a hit. Plus it was Gerry Rafferty who made a ton off the song - £80,000 a year in royalties. The DJ must have somehow gotten that part mixed up with the false info she gave out.

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