Biography

Joe Egan was born on October 18, 1946 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He was a composer, known for The Happytime Murders (2018), Reservoir Dogs (1992) and Let's Be Cops (2014). He died on July 6, 2024 in Scotland.

Joe Egan was a Scottish singer-songwriter.

Egan recorded a solo debut album, Out of Nowhere, in 1979.1981 saw the release of his second album, Map, which was not a critical or commercial success, and subsequently no singles were released in support of it.

He was one of the two key members of Stealers Wheel, and co-writer of their hit song "Stuck in the Middle with You". 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.

Egan left the music business in the 1990s.

Along with former St Mirin's Academy schoolmate Gerry Rafferty, he played in various smaller British bands, such as The Sensors and The Maverix, and worked as a session musician.