Overview

• The band announced his death in a statement posted to its website and Facebook pages.
• The statement said he died on September 5 at home on Long Island after more than a decade living with multiple myeloma.
• As Supertramp’s co-founder, singer and keyboardist, he co-wrote and sang staples such as Goodbye Stranger and Bloody Well Right alongside Roger Hodgson.
• His 2015 cancer diagnosis forced the cancellation of a planned European tour, though he later performed locally as Ricky and the Rockets and was onstage as recently as 2022.
• Supertramp’s 1979 album Breakfast in America marked the band’s commercial peak with two Grammys and global chart success, and recent years saw royalty disputes including a 2025 U.S. ruling affecting Hodgson and former bandmates.