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<!-- haha -->'''Raphael Ravenscroft''' is a [[saxophone]] player whose performing credits include work with [[ABBA]], [[America (band)|America]], [[Kim Carnes]], [[Marvin Gaye]], [[Mike Oldfield]], [[Pink Floyd]], [[Robert Plant]], [[Bonnie Tyler]] and, most famously, [[Gerry Rafferty]], performing the iconic saxophone solo on "[[Baker Street (song)|Baker Street]]". The solo has often been mistakenly attributed to TV presenter Bob Holness, the result of a BBC Radio 1 April fool's prank. |
<!-- haha -->'''Raphael Ravenscroft''' is a [[saxophone]] player whose performing credits include work with [[ABBA]], [[America (band)|America]], [[Kim Carnes]], [[Marvin Gaye]], [[Mike Oldfield]], [[Pink Floyd]], [[Robert Plant]], [[Bonnie Tyler]] and, most famously, [[Gerry Rafferty]], performing the iconic saxophone solo on "[[Baker Street (song)|Baker Street]]". The solo has often been mistakenly attributed to TV presenter Bob Holness, the result of a BBC Radio 1 April fool's prank. |
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Ravenscroft is also the author of several books on saxophone technique including a successful instruction book, "The Complete Saxophone Player" 1990. Until 2004 he was a tutor of Music at York College. |
Ravenscroft is also the author of several books on saxophone technique including a successful instruction book, "The Complete Saxophone Player" 1990. Until 2004 he was a tutor of Music at [[York College (York)]]. |
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Revision as of 16:20, 16 April 2007
Raphael Ravenscroft is a saxophone player whose performing credits include work with ABBA, America, Kim Carnes, Marvin Gaye, Mike Oldfield, Pink Floyd, Robert Plant, Bonnie Tyler and, most famously, Gerry Rafferty, performing the iconic saxophone solo on "Baker Street". The solo has often been mistakenly attributed to TV presenter Bob Holness, the result of a BBC Radio 1 April fool's prank.
Ravenscroft is also the author of several books on saxophone technique including a successful instruction book, "The Complete Saxophone Player" 1990. Until 2004 he was a tutor of Music at York College (York).