Rick Davies

Rick Davies
Davies, 1979
Background information
Birth name	Richard Davies
Born	(1944-07-22) 22 July 1944 (age 80) Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Genres	Progressive rock, pop rock, art rock, blues
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, singer
Instruments	Vocals keyboards piano harmonica drums[1]
Years active	1956–present
Labels	A&M, Rick Davies Productions
Formerly of	Supertramp
Website	supertramp.com

Richard Davies (born 22 July 1944) is an English musician, singer and songwriter best known as founder, vocalist and keyboardist of the rock band Supertramp. Davies was its only constant member,^[2] and composed some of the band's best-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".^[3] He is generally noted for his rhythmic blues piano solos and jazz-tinged progressive rock compositions and cynical lyrics.

Starting with the self-titled Supertramp in 1970, Davies shared lead vocals with Supertramp songwriting partner Roger Hodgson until the latter's departure in 1983,^[4] at which point he became the sole lead vocalist of the group. Davies's voice is deeper than Hodgson's, and he usually employs a raspy baritone which stands in stark contrast to his bandmate's tenor. However, he occasionally sings in a falsetto which superficially resembles Hodgson's vocals, such as on "Goodbye Stranger" and "My Kind of Lady".