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Roger Hodgson

1950 - Today

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Charles Roger Pomfret Hodgson (born 21 March 1950) is an English singer, musician and songwriter, best known as the former co-frontman and founding member of the progressive rock band Supertramp. Hodgson composed and sang the majority of the band’s hits, including "Dreamer", "Give a Little Bit", "Take the Long Way Home", "The Logical Song", "It's Raining Again", and "Breakfast in America". In 1983, Hodgson left Supertramp and moved his family away from Los Angeles to live a simpler lifestyle close to nature. After releasing two solo albums in 1984 and 1987, he took a break from his music career to spend time with his children as they were growing up. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roger Hodgson is the 590th most popular musician (up from 665th in 2019), the 2,000th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,980th in 2019) and the 118th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Roger Hodgson ranks 590 out of 3,175. Before him are Murray Perahia, Nelson Freire, İdil Biret, Gil Evans, Christoph Schneider, and Marty Friedman. After him are Ginette Neveu, Hermeto Pascoal, Loreena McKennitt, Coleman Hawkins, Artie Shaw, and Lionel Hampton.

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Among people born in 1950, Roger Hodgson ranks 169. Before him are Joyce Banda, Laura Esquivel, Steven Van Zandt, Frank Stallone, Haris Alexiou, and Bruce Boxleitner. After him are Randy Quaid, Lindsay Duncan, Thorbjørn Jagland, Anton Ondruš, Andrzej Szarmach, and Henry Louis Gates Jr..

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Roger Hodgson ranks 2,000 out of 8,785. Before him are William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe (1729), Sophie Turner (1996), Dennis Nilsen (1945), Mary Astell (1666), John Fletcher (1579), and Henry Allingham (1896). After him are Pauline Moran (1947), Kenneth Grahame (1859), Alan Bates (1934), Joanne Whalley (1961), Charles Hatchett (1765), and Gerry Adams (1948).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Roger Hodgson ranks 118. Before him are K. K. Downing (1951), Paul Rodgers (1949), Rick Astley (1966), Thom Yorke (1968), Dan McCafferty (1946), and Nick Simper (1945). After him are Alan Walker (1997), Wallace Hartley (1878), John Sykes (1959), Phil Lynott (1949), Chris Martin (1977), and Vince Clarke (1960).

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