the british singer and songwriter gerry rafferty has died at the age of ni1963. he became an international star with songs such as "baker street" and "stuck in the middle with you." >> a worldwide hit. its distinctive saxophone solo made gerry rafferty one of the most distinctive stars. by the 1970's, he joined a group, releasing another worldwide hit which sold more than 1 million copies. by 1978, he had gone so low and his music was beginning to reflect a disenchantment with elements of the industry, reflected in the lyrics of "baker street." >> it was about how uncomfortable he felt in the star system. what you know? it was a giant world hit. the album went to number one in america, and suddenly he found that as a result of his protest, he is a bigger star than ever. and he now had more of what he did not like. and, although he had a few more hits singles in the united states, by 1980, it was basically all over. when i say "it," i mean his career, because he was not comfortable with this. it showed his reluctance to perform live. >> he recorded several more el

the british singer and songwriter gerry rafferty has died at age 63 after a long illness. he became an international star in the 1970's with a string of hits including "baker street" and "stuck in the middle with you." >> the distinctive saxophone solo made "baker street" one of gerry rafferty's most well-known records, but he began his career as a bus tour before moving on to join billy connolly's folk group in the 1960's. in the '70s, he joined steelers will, where he wrote another worldwide hit, "stuck in the middle with you," which sold more than a million copies. he went solo and his music reflected disenchantment with the music industry, reflected in the lyrics of "baker street." >> it was about how uncomfortable he felt in the star system. what do you know? it was a giant world hit. the album went to number one in america, and suddenly he found that as a result of this protest he was a bigger star than ever. and he now had more of what he did not like. and although he had a few more hits singles in the united states, by 1980 it was basically all over. when i say it,

gerry rafferty, who was from scotland, rose to fame in the early 1970s with his band steelers wheel and "stuck in the middle with you." ♪ jokers to the right ♪ here i am ♪ stuck in the middle with you >> reporter: and later on, he struck out on his own. hit number two, with "baker street." ♪ you know you'll always be moving ♪ ♪ always never gonna stop moving ♪ >> reporter: gerry rafferty was 63. and we'll be right back. ÷ [ mike ] my name is mike and i quit smoking. i knew for years before i quit that i needed to quit and i went online to find a way. ♪ what really excited me about chantix -- it's a non-nicotine pill. i didn't want nicotine to give up nicotine. while you're taking the medication, for the first week, you can go ahead and smoke. [ male announcer ] prescription chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. when i was taking the chantix, it reduced the urge to smoke. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you no

the singer-songwriter, gerry rafferty has died. he was born to an irish-born coalminer father. he lived in california but settled in the uk where tonight, "the guardian" newspaper says that alcohol dominated this creative and intelligent man's life. gerry rafferty was just 63 years old. >>> as someone in our newsroom said today, they're coming for our light bulbs. as you may know, we're supposed to stop using regular incandescent light bulbs in 2012 and switch over entirely to those energy-saving bulbs by 2014. well, the big box retailer ikea is speeding up the transition announcing they will no longer carry regular light bulbs as of today. by the way, a harris poll commissioned by ikea shows over half of americans have no idea regular bulbs are supposed to be phased out. >>> the giant mega-millions jackpot that was supposed to give someone a really happy new year and it is up for grabs tonight still. it's grown to $355 million! that's the second-largest pot in the multistate game's history. the huge prize has brought out the gambler in just about everybody. in nevada, perhaps

i was doing a tribute to gerry rafferty. [ light laughter ] i don't know if you guys heard this, but china has agreed to send two giant pandas to a zoo in scotland. [ cheers and applause ] yeah. the pandas should arrive by next week or overnight if they're sent panda express. [ laughter ] that's for the little kids. that's for the kids at home. come on. they need a joke for the snow day tomorrow. did you guys see this? a defense company in the uk has developed a new laser designed to blind pirates at sea. yeah. it's a good thing pirates don't have any sort of eyewear that would protect them from something like that. [ light laughter ] [ imitates pirate ] "everyone turn to your left. [ applause ] i'll get your laser!" get this. a new study found that esp could actually be real. [ cheers and applause ] yeah. i read about it in the paper tomorrow. [ laughter ] man, this is insane. last night on the season finale of "hoarders" -- do you guys watch that show, "hoarders"? [ scattered cheers ] last night, they showed a man who lets over 2,000 rats run around his house. [ audience groans ] c