Overview

• The Supertramp Partnership confirmed Davies died at his Long Island home, issuing condolences to his wife, Sue.
• Coverage notes his decade-long battle with multiple myeloma; some reports name the cancer as the cause, while others say the precise cause was not detailed.
• Davies co-founded the group in 1969 with Roger Hodgson and became the enduring member, shaping signature tracks such as “Goodbye Stranger,” “Bloody Well Right” and “Cannonball.”
• His diagnosis in 2015 halted touring plans, after which he performed sporadically in small venues with a local outfit called Ricky and the Rockets.
• A central architect of the band’s sound, he helped drive landmark albums including Crime of the Century and the Grammy-winning, multi‑million‑selling Breakfast in America; he was born in Swindon in 1944.