Band’s Impersonation of ICON on Parody Hit was So Good…Everyone Thought it was HIM-Professor of Rock

Have you ever found yourself stuck in a room with people you couldn’t stand, but had no choice but to grin and bear it? Well, the two leaders of Stealers Wheel, Gerry Rafferty and Joe Egan, knew that feeling all too well. They captured that awkward vibe and turned it into the song Stuck in the Middle with You, which unexpectedly became a massive international hit! The funny thing is, they never thought the single would take off. They wrote it as a joke… a complete parody. In fact, Gerry Rafferty mimicked Bob Dylan’s vocal for a laugh… It was a throwaway gag… The frontman had even left the band to go solo and then suddenly…the song blew up! Rafferty’s impersonation of Dylan was so Good, people thought the song was actually Bob Dylan…. The record label came begging for Gerry to return, and he did…. but it was too late. At the core, this is a story of two musicians who built something special from their shared love of music. Along the way, there were setbacks, lawsuits, breakups, and unexpected triumphs for two guys who loathed the spotlight. We’ll take you into the middle of the action NEXT….on Professor of Rock.
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The story of the group Steelers Wheel is wrapped in contradiction, almost like a rock n’ roll riddle. At the center of it all were two unlikely stars: Joe Egan and Gerry Rafferty, Were they talented???.. Absolutely!! Everybody knows Gerry’s solo smash Baker Street… As musicians and songwriters, they had a gift that could not be denied. But for all their skill, there was one thing that held them back….themselves. Stealers Wheel was officially a band for less than three years. Their shining glory was a catchy ditty that shocked the hell out of Joe & Gerry when it became an international smash. We’ve all sung along to it…a song called “Stuck in the Middle With You” going back to 1973: But the song was not supposed to be a hit. Not even supposed to get released.
Joe & Gerry were haunted by stage fright, so much so that the idea of touring felt more like a nightmare than a dream come true. They dreaded the spotlight, shying away from the very thing that could’ve propelled them to greater fame & fortune. Despite the brilliance of their music, their reluctance to embrace the rock star life kept them from soaring as high as they might have. Joe Egan and Gerry Rafferty’s trek began in the quaint streets of Paisley, in west central Lowlands of Scotland. From the start, it was clear they shared the a natural passion for music, and that bond would eventually solidify the core of Stealers Wheel.
As they he was coming of age, Joe Egan wanted to be a footballer but as time went on he realized that he wasn’t as good at sports as he thought he was, so he dove headfirst into music. That’s when his friendship with Gerry Rafferty really began to take off. The two friends found themselves playing in bands like the Mavericks and the Sensors as part of a buzzing local music scene in Paisley. Childhood aspirations were quite different for Gerry Rafferty.