Joe Egan (musician)
Joe Egan | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Joseph Egan |
Born | Paisley, Scotland | 18 October 1946
Died | 6 July 2024 | (aged 77)
Genres | Rock |
Occupations | Musician, singer-songwriter |
Instruments | Vocals, keyboard, acoustic guitar |
Years active | 1970s–1990s |
Formerly of | Stealers Wheel |
Joseph Egan (18 October 1946 – 6 July 2024)[1] was a Scottish singer-songwriter. He was one of the two key members of Stealers Wheel, and co-writer of their hit song "Stuck in the Middle with You".
Career[edit]
Egan was born into an Irish Catholic family in Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Along with former St Mirin's Academy schoolmate Gerry Rafferty,[2] he played in various smaller British bands, such as The Sensors and The Maverix,[3] and worked as a session musician.
In 1972, Egan and Rafferty founded the folk/rock band Stealers Wheel.[4] After two unsuccessful singles, their song "Stuck in the Middle With You", co-written by the two became a hit in 1973, and reached the Top Ten of both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100. Subsequently, the band had a few smaller successes, among others, with the Egan-penned song "Star", but stagnating sales figures and artistic differences finally led to the band's break-up in 1975.[5]
Egan recorded a solo debut album, Out of Nowhere, in 1979.[6] 1981 saw the release of his second album, Map,[6] which was not a critical or commercial success, and subsequently no singles were released in support of it. Egan left the music business in the 1990s.
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References[edit]
- ^ Joe Egan, Co-Founder of Stealers Wheel, Dead at 77. American Songwriter. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Joseph (Joe) Egan from The Gazetteer for Scotland". Scottish-places.info. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Holmes, Jeff (6 January 2011). "Gerry Rafferty: Best of Buddies till the end". Daily Record. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Eder, Bruce. "Biography: Stealers Wheel". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ "Stealers Wheel Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Joe Egan discography - RYM/Sonemic". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 26 April 2024.