Rick Davies, the founder, lead singer, and first songwriter of Supertramp, died on Saturday, September 6, in keeping with a post on the British rock band’s web site. Davies had been dwelling with a number of myeloma, a type of blood most cancers, for greater than 10 years, the group stated. He was 81 years previous.
Richard Davies was born in Swindon, England, in 1944, and he started enjoying music at a younger age. After biking via a handful of acts, Davies shaped the band that may turn out to be Supertramp in 1969. The group—that includes co-vocalist Roger Hodgson, guitarist Richard Palmer, and drummer Robert Millar—launched its debut album, Supertramp, the next 12 months.
Supertramp steadily gained consideration and recognition all through the Nineteen Seventies, particularly after the solidification of the traditional lineup of Davies, Hodgson, saxophonist John Helliwell, bassist Dougie Thomson, and drummer Bob Siebenberg. It was 1979’s Breakfast in America, nevertheless, that basically made Supertramp right into a powerhouse act. The album summited the Billboard 200 and housed a number of notable singles, together with “The Logical Music,” “Breakfast in America,” “Goodbye Stranger,” and “Take the Lengthy Means House.” Davies, as a singer and songwriter, was answerable for “Goodbye Stranger.”
Supertramp launched only one extra classic-lineup album, 1982’s Well-known Final Phrases, earlier than Hodgson left to pursue a solo profession. Davies and a wide range of bandmates continued to launch studio albums till 2002. He continued touring, too, however was pressured to cease within the mid-2010s on account of most cancers.
“Past the stage, Rick was recognized for his heat, resilience, and devotion to his spouse Sue, with whom he shared over 5 many years,” Supertramp wrote in tribute to Davies. “Rick’s music and legacy proceed to encourage many and bears testomony to the truth that nice songs by no means die, they dwell on.”
