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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ellie Muir

Rick Davies death: Supertramp frontman and co-founder dies, aged 81

Rick Davies performing with Supertramp on stage at the O2 Arena in 2010 - (Future Publishing/Getty)

Rick Davies, the co-founder, vocalist and songwriter for the British rock band Supertramp, has died aged 81.

The band, best known for 1970s hits “Breakfast in America”, “Give a Little Bit” and “Take The Long Way Home”, announced in a statement on Sunday (7 September) that Davies had died at his Long Island home on 5 September after living with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow.

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