{"id":46453,"date":"2025-09-08T12:04:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T12:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/rick-davies-lead-singer-and-co-founder-of-supertramp-dies-at-81\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T12:04:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T12:04:18","slug":"rick-davies-lead-singer-and-co-founder-of-supertramp-dies-at-81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/rick-davies-lead-singer-and-co-founder-of-supertramp-dies-at-81\/","title":{"rendered":"Rick Davies, lead singer and co-founder of Supertramp, dies at 81"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>London<\/em> \u2014 Rick Davies, the lead singer and co-founder of British band Supertramp, has died after a long battle with cancer, the band said Monday. He was 81.<\/p>\n<p>Davies, who co-wrote the band&#8217;s music with Roger Hodgson, was &#8220;the voice and pianist behind Supertramp&#8217;s most iconic songs, leaving an indelible mark on rock music history,&#8221; the band said in <a href=\"https:\/\/supertramp.com\/tribute\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">a tribute on its website<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>He died Saturday after battling multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, for more than a decade, the band said. <\/p>\n<p>Davies and Hodgson formed Supertramp in 1969 and produced hits including &#8220;Goodbye Stranger&#8221; and &#8220;The Logical Song.&#8221; The band&#8217;s 1979 album &#8220;Breakfast in America&#8221; topped charts in the United States and Canada, won two Grammys and sold over 18 million copies. <\/p>\n<p>Davies&#8217; &#8220;soulful vocals and unmistakable touch on the Wurlitzer became the heartbeat of the bands&#8217; sound,&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/09\/08\/a0c5bad9-2818-4d54-8b67-28a82e8578f4\/thumbnail\/620x489\/8959ab8c6db22146c710b969bd23a0ca\/2025-09-08t103906z-1115983614-rc2lngawl81n-rtrmadp-3-music-supertramp-rick-davies.jpg#\" alt=\"FILE PHOTO: SUPERTRAMP KICKS OFF ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD WORLD TOUR IN BENIDORMSPAIN. \" height=\"489\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/09\/08\/a0c5bad9-2818-4d54-8b67-28a82e8578f4\/thumbnail\/620x489\/8959ab8c6db22146c710b969bd23a0ca\/2025-09-08t103906z-1115983614-rc2lngawl81n-rtrmadp-3-music-supertramp-rick-davies.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/09\/08\/a0c5bad9-2818-4d54-8b67-28a82e8578f4\/thumbnail\/1240x978\/a78c47b7cfa53a57a85705fa11610180\/2025-09-08t103906z-1115983614-rc2lngawl81n-rtrmadp-3-music-supertramp-rick-davies.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Supertramp&#8217;s Rick Davis, left, and John Helliweil perform during their first concert of the 2002 world tour &#8220;One More for the Road&#8221; in Benidorm, Spain in April 2002.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Heino Kalis \/ REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Born in Swindon, England in 1944, Davies had a passion for jazz, blues and rock&#8217;n&#8217;roll from a young age, the band said.  <\/p>\n<p>Hodgson left the band in 1983 and released solo albums. 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The group performed for the last time in Madrid in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Beyond the stage, Rick was known for his warmth, resilience, and devotion to his wife Sue, with whom he shared over five decades,&#8221; the ban said. &#8220;After facing serious health challenges, which kept him unable to continue touring as Supertramp, he enjoyed performing with his hometown buds as Ricky and the Rockets.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The band&#8217;s tribute concluded with a statement it emphasized: &#8220;Rick&#8217;s music and legacy continue to inspire many and bears testament to the fact that great songs never die, they live on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt 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