Rick Davies, one of the two co-founders of the British band Supertramp, has passed away. The band confirmed this in a statement on its website. Davies was 81 years old.

In the statement, the band announced that Davies passed away on September 6th at his home on Long Island, USA. "We were privileged to know him and play with him for over fifty years," the band members wrote. Davies had been suffering from multiple myeloma, also known as Kahler's disease, for over ten years.

Rick Davies founded Supertramp in 1969 with Roger Hodgson. Most of the hits that followed in the 1970s and 1980s were written by Hodgson, but Davies also contributed to the legendary group's success with hits like "Goodbye Stranger," "Bloody Well Right," and "Canonball." Several songs, such as "School" and "Give a Little Bit," were co-written by Hodgson and Davies.

 

Rest in peace Rick!

Su̲pe̲rtra̲mp - Bre̲a̲kfa̲st in Ame̲r̲i̲ca (Full Album) 1979

 

This is such a blow, Rick was an eternally underrated rock icon. Rest in peace.

 

What a great musician signer and pianist/wurli/organ. what about Crime of the century. what a great album ending. and Rudy.

 

S̲u̲pertramp - F̲a̲mous L̲ast W̲ords (Full Album 1982)

 

I had the pleasure of seeing Supertramp at Leicester DeMontford Hall in 1975. I stayed in the bar while support acts were on (Chris De Burgh and Gallagher and Lyle). I was 16.
Amazing musicians.

 

Saw them twice in Calgary:
Jubilee Auditorium, March 25, 1976 when they were just breaking Crime,
Corral, July 19, 1977 when they were doing Quietest Moments.
The first concert with Triumvirat backing them was so loud my left eardrum rang for three weeks .

 

i had the pleasure of seeing them three times over the years, but my favorite was the first time when i saw them in june of 1979 with my favorite girlfriend at alpine valley in wisconsin. this was the setlist:

1. School
2. Ain't Nobody but Me
3. The Logical Song
4. Goodbye Stranger
5. Breakfast in America
6. Oh Darling
7. Hide in Your Shell
8. From Now On
9. Child of Vision
10. Even in the Quietest Moments
11. A Soapbox Opera
12. Asylum
13. Downstream
14. Give a Little Bit
15. Bloody Well Right
16. Dreamer
17. Rudy
18. Take the Long Way Home
19. Another Man's Woman
20. Fool's Overture
21. Two of Us
22. Crime of the Century

 

The Logical Song by the fabulous ‪@rogerhodgson‬ co-founder of Supertramp - cover by The Graystones

 

Rest In Peace Rick

 

Queen Mary College - Live Concert in London 11-10-1977
https://archive.org/details/youtube-Y0KrvxWAs3U

 

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He just takes 'The long way home'.

 

Breakfast in America was one, if not the first LP I ever bought.

 

RIP real music lasts and goes on forever