SuperTramp’s Rick Davies, who sang “bloodily good,” dies

Rick DaviesOne of two co-founder, fronts and main songwriter of the British band SuperTrampWhich developed from the progressive row group in an unexpected ensemble on the chart with the album “Breakfast in America”, died after a long battle with cancer, the band confirmed in the statement. Had 81

Davies, who wrote and sang such a supertramp as “damn good,” Hodgson, who wrote and sang the biggest band after Hodgson Split in 1983. Years due to various disputes, who started with creative differences but has become Royalty found with texts And other issues that were transferred to court recently as last month.

“SuperTramp Partnership is very sad to publish the death of the founder of SuperTramp, Rick Davies after a long illness,” The statement reads. “Rick died in his home at Long Island 5. September. We had privileges to meet him and play with him more than fifty years. We offer our honest condolences.”

Davies was born in Swindon, England in 1944. years and became obsessed with music at an early age, first as a drummer, and later as a key. One of his early bands, Rick’s Blues, presented the future “again” only “, natural” singer Gilbert O’Sullivan on drums, who later admitted Davies as a key mentor. After performing with a number of bands, in 1969. it was 1969. years decided to perform a new one, and Hodgson was one of the musicians who answered his ad. Despite the dramatic differences in their voices and backgrounds, they were shouted with musically and, after a short period called Dad, were renamed SuperTramp in January 1970. years. Years.

The band signed with A & M and grew in popularity with each album, which is first searched with the album “Crime VI Century”, and the single “Bloody Pan” is launched. “Their success and profile have grown with each consecutive album – including the 1977s”, which presented Hodgson Hit “gave little” – until they are broken wide open with the album “Breakfast in America”, published in the spring of 1979.

The “logical song” may have written and sang Hodgson, but it was launched by a respectable electric piano Davies; He also wrote a response to a refrain at the last song chorus. His song “Goodbye Stranac” was another hit album, and SuperTramp was a globally a globally popular band.

However, Hodgson went after he went out with bands in 1983. “Famous last words,” Davies was finally a “slow movement in 2002” and continued to have recently, though often called Ricky and rockets. He was diagnosed with more Miels in 2015 years.