Rick Davies

Rick Davies is the unglamorous backbone I always end up rooting for. As the founder of Supertramp and its only constant member, he held the whole project together through every lineup change, which takes a quieter kind of strength than the spotlight usually rewards. He wrote, sang, and played keyboards on songs like "Goodbye Stranger" and "Bloody Well Right," and that gravelly voice gave the band its grounded counterweight. His passing in 2025 closed a long chapter, but the warmth of those records has not aged. I have a real fondness for musicians whose substance outlasts their fame.

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Name (English)

Rick Davies

Name (Japanese)

リック・デイヴィス

Reading

りっく・でいゔぃす

Born

July 22, 1944

Origin

Swindon, United Kingdom

Occupation

musician / singer / pianist / songwriter / singer-songwriter

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Monkey

• Official sitehttps://www.supertramp.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick%20Davies
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q560040

Tags

• musician
• singer
• pianist

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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