Gerry Rafferty Gerry Rafferty Gerald Rafferty (16 April 1947 – 4 January 2011) was a Scottish singer-songwriter known for his solo hits "Baker Street", "Right Down the Line" and "Night Owl", as well as "Stuck in the Middle with You", recorded with the band Stealers Wheel. Rafferty was born into a working-class family in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. His mother taught him both Irish and Scottish folk songs as a boy; later, he was influenced by the music of The Beatles and Bob Dylan. He joined the folk-pop group The Humblebums in 1969. After they disbanded in 1971, he recorded his first solo
Canon of Sherlock Holmes Mr. Sherlock Holmes" (1917) This essay was featured in the "Strand Magazine" as a Christmas treat to its readers. It talks of the way Holmes had caught the public imagination and Conan Doyle’s view on his character. "The Truth About Sherlock Holmes" (1923) An essay from "Collier's Weekly", in which Doyle explains exactly where Holmes came from. It contains, at the end, J. M. Barrie’s "The Adventure of the Two Collaborators". "Mr. Sherlock Holmes to His Readers" (1927) This appeared in "The Strand Magazine" to introduce a competition to name the best Sherlock Holmes adventures. The same essay, with two