Composer
Rick Davies
British musician (1944–2025)
1944–2025
20 works in the index
- Born
- 1944
- Died
- 2025
- Birthplace
- Swindon
- Place of death
- Long Island
- Citizenship / historical state
- United Kingdom
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Richard Davies (22 July 1944 – 6 September 2025) was an English musician best known as founder, vocalist and keyboardist of the rock band Supertramp. Davies was the band's only constant member and wrote or co-wrote songs including "Bloody Well Right", "Goodbye Stranger", "My Kind of Lady", "Cannonball", and "I'm Beggin' You". He was known for his rhythmic blues piano solos, jazz-tinged progressive rock compositions and cynical lyrics.
Beginning with the band's debut album Supertramp in 1970, Davies shared lead vocals with songwriting partner Roger Hodgson until the latter's departure in 1983, at which point he became the group's sole lead vocalist. Davies's voice was deeper than Hodgson's, and he usually employed a raspy baritone which stood in stark contrast to his bandmate's tenor, but he occasionally sang in a falsetto which superficially resembled Hodgson's vocals, such as on "Goodbye Stranger" and "My Kind of Lady".
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- musician; singer; pianist; songwriter; singer-songwriter; keyboardist; composer
- Recorded memberships
- Supertramp
- Instruments played
- harmonica; piano; timpani; voice; electronic keyboard
- Genres
- rock music; progressive rock
- Official website
- http://www.supertramp.com
- Birth name
- Richard Davies
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 6267149296287080670007
- ISNI
- 0000000080164654
- GND ID
- 134355482
- Library of Congress ID
- n91079910
- MusicBrainz ID
- 886b3be4-c93b-4085-85b0-b73ce2817246
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Vocal, Voice, Guitar
- Genres represented
- Rock, Pop
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 20
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Give A Little Bit | — | — | — | Voice | Rock | 1 |
| The Logical Song | — | — | — | — | Rock, Pop | 1 |
| Goodbye Stranger | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Dreamer | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Breakfast in America | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Bloody Well Right | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Take the Long Way Home | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| It's Raining Again | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Cannonball | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | Rock | 1 |
| Even in the Quietest Moments | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Ain't Nobody But Me | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| From Now On | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Rudy | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Cupid's Chokehold | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice | Rock, Pop | 1 |
| Lady | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| C'est le Bon | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Crime Of The Century | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| My Kind Of Lady | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Fool's Overture | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Babaji | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 6267149296287080670007. Portrait: Ueli Frey, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.