Rick Davies

Rick Davies
Davies in 2010
Davies in 2010
Background information
Birth nameRichard Davies
Born(1944-07-22)22 July 1944
Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Died6 September 2025(2025-09-06) (aged 81)
East Hampton, New York, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • songwriter
  • singer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • keyboards
  • harmonica
Years active1956–2022
Labels
  • A&M
  • Rick Davies Productions
Formerly ofSupertramp
Websitesupertramp.com

Richard Davies (22 July 1944 – 6 September 2025) was an English musician and singer-songwriter. He was best known as founder, singer and keyboardist of the rock band Supertramp. He wrote some of the band's well known songs including "Rudy", "Bloody Well Right", "Crime of the Century", "Ain't Nobody But Me", "From Now On", "Gone Hollywood", "Goodbye Stranger", "Just Another Nervous Wreck", "My Kind of Lady", "Cannonball" and "I'm Beggin' You".

Davies died on 6 September 2025 in East Hampton, New York from problems caused by multiple myeloma at the age of 81.

References

  1. ↑ Fuentes, Abel (January 2011). Interview with Richard Palmer , Supertramp Soap Box Asylum. Retrieved 10 October 2012. "Rick Davies is one of the best drummers I've ever played with (...) We forgot Robert Millar on this one. Travelling from London in two vehicles, each driver mistakenly thought that Robert was with the other. Rick played drums and Andy played bass."
  2. ↑ "Supertramp" Archived 10 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine, 107.1 Nash Icon, 2019 Triton Digital. All Rights Reserved. 4.19.2-009
  3. ↑ Youngs, Ian (8 September 2025). "Supertramp singer and co-writer Rick Davies dies at 81". BBC News. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Rick Davies, Singer and Founder of Supertramp, Dies at 81". The New York Times. September 8, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2025.

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