I see that his Wikipedia page is already updated with the sad news.

Clicking a few links brought me to this bit of Rafferty-related trivia:
Quote:

[Raphael Ravenscroft] is best known for his work with Gerry Rafferty, performing the iconic saxophone solo on "Baker Street." Ravenscroft was paid £27 for the session, with a cheque that bounced.




-- David Cuny
My virtual singer development blog

Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?