Joe Egan (musician)

Egan was born into an Irish Catholic family in Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Along with former St Mirin's Academy schoolmate Gerry Rafferty,[1] he played in various smaller British bands, such as The Sensors and The Maverix,[2] and worked as a session musician.

In 1972, Egan and Rafferty founded the folk/rock band Stealers Wheel.[3] After two unsuccessful singles, their song "Stuck in the Middle With You"—co-written by the two—became a hit in 1973, and reached the Top Ten of both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Subsequently, the band had a few smaller successes, among others, with the Egan-penned song "Star", but stagnating sales figures and artistic differences finally led to the band's break-up in 1975.[4]

Egan recorded a solo debut album, Out of Nowhere, in 1979.[5] 1981 saw the release of his second album, Map,[5] which was not a critical or commercial success, and subsequently no singles were released in support of it. Egan left the music business in the 90s.

• 1979: Out of Nowhere[5]
• 1981: Map[5]