Met his wife Carla Vintella at a dance hall in 1965.
Produced the song "Letter from America" for the Scottish band The Proclaimers; this song peaked at #3 on the UK pop radio charts in December, 1987.
On the US pop charts, Rafferty had much success with "Right Down the Line" (where the song peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #8 on Cash Box) and "Baker Street" was even more successful in America.
He does not appear in the video for "Stuck in the Middle with You" due to leaving Stealers Wheel, so the lead singer has to mime Rafferty's vocals.
He had a top ten hit in the UK with "Night Owl" in 1979, although "Baker Street" is the song most identified with his career as a musician.