Overview

• The band announced Monday that Rick Davies died Saturday at his Long Island home at age 81 after more than a decade battling multiple myeloma.
• Davies co-founded Supertramp in London in 1969 with Roger Hodgson, Richard Palmer and Robert Millar, serving as the group's principal voice and pianist.
• As a co-writer, he helped craft enduring tracks including The Logical Song, Goodbye Stranger, Dreamer and Bloody Well Right.
• Supertramp's 1979 album Breakfast in America won two Grammy Awards and propelled sales into the tens of millions worldwide.
• He disclosed his diagnosis in 2015, began aggressive treatment that canceled a European tour, stopped major touring and later performed locally as Ricky and the Rockets.