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Rick Davies

リック・デイヴィス　/　りっく・でいゔぃす

Musician from United Kingdom

July 22, 1944 (age 81)　・　Swindon, United Kingdom

musician
singer
pianist

My Take

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.

Overview

Richard Davies (22 July 1944 – 6 September 2025) was an English musician best known as founder, vocalist and keyboardist of the rock band Supertramp. Davies was the band's only constant member and wrote or co-wrote songs including "Bloody Well Right", "Goodbye Stranger", "My Kind of Lady", "Cannonball", and "I'm Beggin' You".

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

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 (age 81)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Monkey
Origin: Swindon, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: musician / singer / pianist / songwriter / singer-songwriter

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
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4. Personality

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6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.supertramp.com
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick%20Davies

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