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Raphael Ravenscroft
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Overview
Born
June 4
,
1954
·
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
Died
October 19
,
2014
·
Exeter, Devon, England, UK
Birth name
Raphael Griffin Revenscroft
Nicknames
Earl
Raf
Mini Bio
Raphael Ravenscroft was born on June 4, 1954 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for
Double X: The Name of the Game (1992)
,
Crossroads (1964)
and
The Diamond Queen (2012)
. He died on October 19, 2014 in Exeter, Devon, England, UK.
Family
Spouses
?
(divorced)
?
(? - 2009) (divorced)
?
(divorced, 1 child)
Trivia
Played the saxophone on
Gerry Rafferty
's song "Baker Street".
He worked with
Pink Floyd
,
Abba
, and
Marvin Gaye
. Later in life, he worked as a session musician for
Daft Punk
and
Duffy
.
In 1990 he published a successful instruction book, "The Complete Saxophone Player". He was a music tutor at York College.
No relation to Thurl Ravenscroft, despite a popular misconception.
Quotes
I'm irritated because it's out of tune. Yeah, it's flat. By enough of a degree that it irritates me at best. [remarking on his iconic sax solos in "Baker Street", in a 2011 radio interview]
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