Supertramp co-founder and co-vocalist Rick Davies has died, aged 81.
The information was introduced final night time (September 7) through an official assertion shared with Selection, and later introduced to the general public through the band’s social media accounts. Per the assertion, Davies died on Friday, September 5 at his house in Lengthy Island.
“The Supertramp Partnership could be very unhappy to announce the dying of the Supertramp founder, Rick Davies after an extended sickness,” the assertion to Selection reads. “Rick handed away at his house on Lengthy Island on September fifth. We had the privilege of understanding him, and taking part in with him for over fifty years. We provide our honest condolences to Sue Davies.”
They continued of their assertion on social media: “As co-writer, together with accomplice Roger Hodgson, he was the voice and pianist behind Supertramp’s most iconic songs, leaving an indelible mark on rock music historical past. His soulful vocals and unmistakable contact on the Wurlitzer grew to become the heartbeat of the bands’ sound.”
“Past the stage, Rick was recognized for his heat, resilience, and devotion to his spouse Sue, with whom he shared over 5 a long time. After dealing with severe well being challenges, which saved him unable to proceed touring as Supertramp, he loved performing together with his hometown buds as Ricky and the Rockets. Rick’s music and legacy proceed to encourage many and bears testomony to the truth that nice songs by no means die, they stay on.”
Rick Davies fashioned Supertramp in London in 1970 with Roger Hodgson – they had been joined by Dougie Thomson, Bob Sienbenberg and John Helliwell. The introduced tour 4 years later with their third album ‘Crime Of The Century’, which featured the ban’s first US Prime 40 hit ‘Bloody Properly Proper’, written by Davies.
Different beloved songs written by Davies included ‘Goodbye Stranger’, ‘Ain’t No person However Me’, ‘From Now On’, ‘Brother The place You Certain’ and ‘Rudy’.
Nevertheless, most of Davies’ contributions to the band had been usually missed and overshadowed by Hodgson, who left Supertramp mid-tour in 1983. Davies would keep on main the band till their break up in 1988. In 1996, the group reformed with their unique line-up, sans Hodgson and saved releasing music and touring till ultimate album ‘Sluggish Movement’ in 2002.
They toured on-and-off for a number of years after the discharge of the album, with a few year-long breaks in between excursions. The Davies-led Supertramp had been as a result of reunite for his or her first tour in 4 years in 2015, but it surely was known as off because the frontman was identified with a number of myeloma, a kind of most cancers that assaults plasma cells – his dying is attributed as the reason for his dying.
Roger Hodgson has but to publicly touch upon his former bandmate’s passing.
