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Rick Davies

1944 - Today

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Richard Davies (born 22 July 1944) is an English musician, singer and songwriter best known as founder, vocalist and keyboardist of the rock band Supertramp. Davies was its only constant member, and composed some of the band's best-known songs, including "Rudy", "Bloody Well Right", "Crime of the Century", "Ain't Nobody But Me", "From Now On", "Gone Hollywood", "Goodbye Stranger", "Just Another Nervous Wreck", "My Kind of Lady", "Cannonball" and "I'm Beggin' You". He is generally noted for his rhythmic blues piano solos and jazz-tinged progressive rock compositions and cynical lyrics. Starting with the self-titled Supertramp in 1970, Davies shared lead vocals with Supertramp songwriting partner Roger Hodgson until the latter's departure in 1983, at which point he became the sole lead vocalist of the group. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rick Davies is the 676th most popular musician (up from 700th in 2019), the 2,193rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,081st in 2019) and the 134th most popular British Musician.

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Among musicians, Rick Davies ranks 676 out of 3,175. Before him are Rick Wakeman, Gerd Albrecht, Tony Banks, Tom Fogerty, Vagif Mustafazadeh, and Verivery. After him are Mitch Mitchell, Rubén González, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Eric Singer, Philip Selway, and Steve Jones.

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Among people born in 1944, Rick Davies ranks 280. Before him are Ron Harris, Muhammad az-Zanati, Donald Tsang, Arnon Milchan, Wesley Clark, and Yury Romanenko. After him are Michael Buffer, Terry Brooks, John Milius, Angela Winkler, Katsuyoshi Kuwahara, and Ignatius Joseph III Yonan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Rick Davies ranks 2,193 out of 8,785. Before him are Tony Banks (1950), David Purley (1945), Israel Kirzner (1930), Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1735), Peter Capaldi (1958), and Craig Brown (1940). After him are Jeanette (1951), Walter Crane (1845), Thomas Hicks (1876), Mitch Mitchell (1947), William, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe (1724), and Keith Flint (1969).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Rick Davies ranks 134. Before him are Tony Sheridan (1940), Dick Taylor (1943), Mike Ratledge (1943), Bill Bruford (1949), Rick Wakeman (1949), and Tony Banks (1950). After him are Mitch Mitchell (1947), Philip Selway (1967), Steve Jones (1955), Liam Gallagher (1972), Eric Woolfson (1945), and Stephen Morris (1957).

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