The Supertramp fan community was dealt a devastating blow over the weekend when news hit that co-founder Rick Davies has died after a long battle with multiple myeloma.

“As co-writer, along with partner Roger Hodgson, he was the voice and pianist behind Supertramp’s most iconic songs, leaving an indelible mark on rock music history,” the band wrote on Facebook. “His soulful vocals and unmistakable touch on the Wurlitzer became the heartbeat of the band’s sound.”

Supertramp enjoyed greater popularity in their native England than in America, even though hits like “Take the Long Way Home” and “The Logical Song” remain in heavy rotation on classic rock radio. Those two songs were written by Hodgson, and he sang them as well. But their 1979 classic “Goodbye Stranger” is a Davies tune, and

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