Talk:Raphael Ravenscroft

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Who ?

Is Raphael Ravenscroft related to Thurl Ravenscroft? - Erich168 03:07, 7 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't believe that they are any relation. Scorchinscotty (talk) 11:45, 18 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Musical "theft"?

This article implies a fairly serious allegation of musical "theft", if not outright copyright infringement. Since this is a bio of living person, (see WP:LIVE) according to Wikipedia policy it's especially important to get this stuff 'right' and because of that, unless a reliable reference in support of these claims is offered very quickly, I intend on removing the allegation from the article. thank you Deconstructhis (talk) 21:18, 20 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"The sax piece played by Ravenscroft is the major hook of the song, however this hook is not without its share of controversy. A similar sax line was originally played in a Larry Coryell composition on Steve Marcus' Tomorrow Never Knows album, which was released 10 years before "Baker Street". The original song is called "Half A Heart" and Steve Marcus, who was a well known and respected saxophone player played a similar line in it. In 1976, the Larry Coryell Basics album was released and "Half A Heart" was recorded with the same hook, only this time using guitar. "

The word "similar" is the weasel word here. How similar is similar? At any rate, without some good research, this should be left out of the article. Gingermint (talk) 00:05, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How True is Any of This?

"Ravenscroft was paid £27 for the session, with a cheque that bounced." The only citation for this is some obscure thing called "Scotland on Sunday." It may be a true story but we need something a little more believable than a UK publication to back it up. What next? Will we use research from Tiger Beat? Gingermint (talk) 00:09, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"something a little more believable than a UK publication" Is this written by an American who doesn't believe there's a world outside the US of A? Does (s)he offer a better criterion for believability, such as that of coming from an American publication? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.177.29.198 (talk) 07:39, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Personally, I'm more worried about the fact that the citation leads to another Wikipedia article. But I'd also like to know what is unbelievable about a UK publication?94.15.23.5 (talk) 01:13, 7 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

What a patronising comment from Gingermint. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.30.21.255 (talk) 21:05, 22 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The facts were backed up by Raphael ravenscroft himself in several interviews — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.205.64.63 (talk) 14:21, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

He was paid £27.50 which he said was the Musicians' Union rate per session at the time. See BBC The One Show 2010 interview uploaded to Youtube by the man himself at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwO0Mgzlg3I (about 3m.08s to 3.20) JezGrove (talk) 11:00, 23 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

worthless page ratings

gotta love how people edit an article then give it 5 stars across the board - there is only one reference there it is not that trustworthy. hmpfh — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.59.196.194 (talk) 05:38, 16 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Place of birth

There are some sources on the web re this. Most of them acre copies of the wikpedia page taken at different times. Of those that are appear non wikpedia copies, the most credible seems to be the Bob Holness obituary in The Scotsman. There are a couple more less credible. The sites suggesting that Ravenscroft is from Stoke appear to be things like message boards. Does anyone have any other sources that are credible to nail this question more firmly? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.30.21.255 (talk) 21:09, 22 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I can confirm he is from Stoke-on-Trent --2risky2do (talk) 20:32, 21 October 2014 (UTC) Thanks, but that does not suffice. Anyway the article already cites that as his place of birth per the England/Wales GRO. Quis separabit? 18:09, 22 October 2014 (UTC)His own daughter states that --2risky2do (talk) 13:58, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Albums Raphael Ravenscroft played on

Raphael Ravenscroft played on Pink Floyd's keyboardist, Richard Wright's album,

Wet Dream. Scorchinscotty (talk) 11:50, 18 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]