Supertramp singer and co-founder Rick Davies dies

Rick Davies, a founding subordinate of the British stone radical Supertramp, has died.

The 81-year-old, who had been battling aggregate myeloma - a benignant of humor crab - for the past decade, died connected Saturday, a connection from the set said.

The band's pb vocalist wrote galore of their hits, including Breakfast In America and The Logical Song, alongside Roger Hodgson.

The band's statement, posted with a photograph of Davies walking his canine by the oversea and soundtrack of Goodbye Stranger, paid tribute to some his philharmonic bequest and his lukewarm personality.

The connection read: "As co-writer, on with spouse Roger Hodgson, helium was the dependable and pianist down Supertramp's astir iconic songs, leaving an indelible people connected stone euphony history.

"His soulful vocals and unmistakable interaction connected the Wurlitzer became the heartbeat of the band's sound."

"Beyond the stage, Rick was known for his warmth, resilience, and devotion to his woman Sue, with whom helium shared implicit 5 decades," the set said.

"After facing superior wellness challenges, which kept him incapable to proceed touring arsenic Supertramp, helium enjoyed performing with his hometown buds arsenic Ricky and the Rockets.

"Rick's euphony and bequest proceed to animate galore and carnivore testament to the information that large songs ne'er die, they unrecorded on."

Born successful Swindon, Wiltshire, successful 1944, Davies's emotion of euphony began successful his childhood, the radical said, listening to Gene Krupa's Drummin' Man, which sparked a lifelong passionateness for jazz, blues and stone 'n' roll.

Davies and Hodgson formed the set that would go Supertramp successful 1969.

The line-up changed galore times implicit the years, with the set champion remembered for the play from 1973 to 1983, erstwhile Davies and Hodgson performed with Dougie Thomson connected bass, Bob Siebenberg connected drums and John Helliwell connected saxophone.

Crime of the Century, their breakthrough album, came retired successful 1974, followed by their biggest deed successful 1979 with Breakfast In America, and deed singles The Logical Song, Breakfast successful America, Goodbye Stranger and Take the Long Way Home.

Amid originative disputes, Hodgson near the set to spell solo successful 1983. Davies yet became the lone changeless subordinate passim its history.

While a reunion circuit was announced successful 2015, it was cancelled erstwhile Davies was diagnosed with cancer.

He settled a royalties suit successful 2023 aft a long-running quality with ex-bandmates. Just past month, a US appeals tribunal ruled that Hodgson indispensable stock royalties for 3 of Supertramp's songs with his ex-bandmates.

Davies leaves down his woman Sue, who had managed the set since the mid-80s.