Supertramp Founding Member Rick Davies Dead at 81
Rick Davies co-founded Supertramp and continued the band after Roger Hodgson's 1983 departure, facing a decade-long battle with multiple myeloma before his death at 81.
- On September 5th, Rick Davies, co-founder and frontman of Supertramp, died at his Long Island, New York home at age 81 after battling multiple myeloma for over 10 years.
- In the early years Rick Davies co-founded Supertramp with Roger Hodgson and early members, leading to breakthroughs like Crime of the Century and the #1 album Breakfast in America.
- The band highlighted Rick Davies's songwriting and distinctive raspy baritone, noting he wrote and sang `Goodbye Stranger` and `Bloody Well Right`, and praised, `Rick's music and legacy continue to inspire many and bears testament to the fact that great songs never die, they live on`.
- The Supertramp Partnership announced Rick Davies's death, offered condolences to Sue Davies, and noted health issues canceled a 2015 planned European tour but he performed with Ricky and the Rockets recently.
- Despite later legal disputes with Roger Hodgson, Davies's songwriting defined Supertramp's sound, while Breakfast in America brought major success, Grammy Awards, and multi-platinum sales.
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The well-known keyboard player, Rick Davies, died at home in East Hampton, New York, after 10 years fighting cancer
Rick Davies Dies: Supertramp Singer Who Wrote Hits ‘Bloody Well Right’ & ‘Goodbye Stranger’ Was 81
Rick Davies, the co-founder, singer and songwriter of the hit-making British progressive rock band Supertramp, died of multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer, on Saturday, September 6, at his home in East Hampton, New York. He was 81. His death was announced today on Supertramp’s website. “As co-writer, along with partner Roger Hodgson, he […]
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