{"id":37246,"date":"2025-09-09T22:24:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T22:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=37246"},"modified":"2025-09-09T22:24:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T22:24:03","slug":"supertramp-founding-member-rick-davies-dead-at-81-as-tributes-pour-in-daily-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=37246","title":{"rendered":"Supertramp founding member Rick Davies dead at 81 as tributes pour in &#8211; Daily News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Music fans are mourning the loss of Rick Davies, co-founder of the legendary 70s rock band <em>Supertramp<\/em>. The singer-songwriter passed away at his Long Island home on September 5 after a long battle with cancer. He was 81 years old.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/dlyviralnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/101927551-15075635-Davies_was_born_in_1944_in_Swindon_England_He_d_celebrated_his_b-a-25_1757341376915.avif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The band shared the sad news in a heartfelt statement: <em>\u201cWe had the privilege of knowing him and playing with him for over fifty years. We offer our sincere condolences to Sue Davies.\u201d<\/em> Tributes quickly poured in from fans and fellow musicians worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Davies co-founded <em>Supertramp<\/em> in 1970 with Roger Hodgson. Together with their bandmates, they created hits like <em>The Logical Song<\/em>, <em>Breakfast in America<\/em>, and <em>Goodbye Stranger<\/em>. The group earned Grammy nominations and sold millions of records, leaving an unforgettable mark on rock history.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/dlyviralnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/101927553-15075635-They_also_revealed_that_Davies_had_battled_Multiple_Myeloma_for_-a-20_1757341376275.avif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Composer Bear McCreary called Davies <em>\u201ca generational talent\u201d<\/em>, while fans remembered how his music shaped their lives. His songs mixed soul, thought, and emotion\u2014touching generations. Rick Davies\u2019s passing reminds us how timeless music continues to heal hearts. Which <em>Supertramp<\/em> song has touched your life the most?<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1599122\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music fans are mourning the loss of Rick Davies, co-founder of the legendary 70s rock band Supertramp. The singer-songwriter passed away at his Long Island home on September 5 after &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":37247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37246"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37248,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37246\/revisions\/37248"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/37247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}