Joseph Egan (18 October 1946 – 6 July 2024) was a Scottish singer-songwriter. Along with Gerry Rafferty, Egan was one of the two main members of the folk rock band Stealers Wheel, and co-writer of their hit song "Stuck in the Middle with You".
Biography
Egan was born into an Irish Catholic family in Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Along with former St Mirin's Academy schoolmate Gerry Rafferty, he played in various smaller British bands, such as The Sensors and The Maverix, and worked as a session musician. After two unsuccessful singles, their debut studio album Stealers Wheel, produced by the American songwriting duo Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, became a commercial success. The album's main single, "Stuck in the Middle With You", co-written by Egan with Rafferty, became a hit in 1973 and reached the Top Ten of both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100. Both Egan and Rafferty embarked on solo careers, with Rafferty scoring a hit with "Baker Street" in 1978. produced "Back on the Road", a turntable hit on British radio.
Egan died from a stroke in Paisley on 6 July 2024, at the age of 77.
Albums
- 1979: Out of Nowhere