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Rick Davies

1944 - 2025

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Rick Davies is the 676th most popular musician (up from 700th in 2024), the 2,192nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,080th 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. Among people deceased in 2025, Rick Davies ranks 190. Before him are Muhammad az-Zanati, Marcel Ophüls, Manga, Paolo Bonacelli, Menzies Campbell, and Clive Revill. After him are Maria Teresa Horta, Giuseppe Moioli, Rinus Israël, George Wendt, Lima, and Juan Ponce Enrile.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Rick Davies ranks 2,192 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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