Stealers Wheel
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Stealers Wheel was a Scottish folk-rock band fronted by longtime school
chums Joe Egan and Gerry Rafferty. The group was first formed in
Paisley, Scotland in 1972. Besides lead singers Egan and Rafferty, the
other members were guitarist Paul Pilnick, bassist Tony Williams, and
drummer Rod Coombes. Stealers Wheel scored a substantial smash hit with
the infectiously bouncy and catchy Bob Dylanesque bubblegum folk-rock
treat "Stuck in the Middle With You;" the song peaked at #6 on the US
Billboard charts and the single sold over a million copies worldwide.
("Stuck in the Middle With You" was featured on the soundtrack of
Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs," plus has been used on episodes of
the TV shows "Malcom in the Middle" and "Gilmore Girls.") The band's
acclaimed self-titled debut album likewise did well. Alas, the
follow-up album "Ferguslie Park" was a commercial flop. However, the
group had a modest chart success with the charming song "Everyone's
Agreed That Everything Will Turn Out Fine" and cracked the Top 30 in
both England and America with the lovely mid-tempo tune "Star." Alas,
severe internal conflicts between founders Egan and Rafferty caused an
18 month delay with their third and final album "Right or Wrong."
Stealers Wheel subsequently broke up in 1975.
