SUPERTRAMP Founding Member Has Cancer

[KIPMEISTER]

Just read on Imwan that one of Supertramps founding members Rick Davies has been diagnosed with Cancer therefore cancelling the Bands forthcoming tour plans for this Fall.

[Lucy]

Sad news. I wish Rick Davies a full recovery. His health needs to be a priority. I will be seeing Roger Hodgson, the band's co-founder, later this summer in Europe and again in Canada in November. It is Roger who gave us Give a Little Bit, Breakfast in America, The Logical Song, Take the Long Way Home, Dreamer, and so many more. Many people are not aware that although Roger and Rick shared writing credit, they actually wrote separately and each sang their own songs. Check out Roger's tour dates here - http://www.RogerHodgson.com

[strawberrybrick]

^ Tacky post

[Brian Griffin]

^ Tacky post

Absolutely

BG

[Yves]

Rick gave us:

Bloody Well Right
Crime of the Century
Goodbye Stranger
Rudy
Asylum
Another Man’s Woman
Ain’t Nobody But Me
Poor Boy
Lover Boy
Downstream
From Now On
Gone Hollywood
Just Another Nervous Wreck
Oh Darling

In fact, the more Supertramp I listened to, the more I came to appreciate his songs more than Hodgson's..

Get well soon Rick!

[ThomasKDye]

Rick gave us:

Bloody Well Right
Crime of the Century
Goodbye Stranger
Rudy
Asylum
Another Man’s Woman
Ain’t Nobody But Me
Poor Boy
Lover Boy
Downstream
From Now On
Gone Hollywood
Just Another Nervous Wreck
Oh Darling

In fact, the more Supertramp I listened to, the more I came to appreciate his songs more than Hodgson's..

Get well soon Rick!

Waiting So Long
Brother Where You Bound
It Doesn't Matter (love this song, actually)

Get well soon, Rick!

[Sunlight Caller]

This is a pretty bad year for our musicians. I do hope the treatment goes well and Rick is back to full health soon.

[Trane]

It is Roger who gave us Give a Little Bit, Breakfast in America, The Logical Song, Take the Long Way Home, Dreamer, and so many more. Many people are not aware that although Roger and Rick shared writing credit, they actually wrote separately and each sang their own songs.

WTF?? (not really the thread to do this)

they more or less wrote the songs they sang on... AFAIK, only School is 50/50

Rick gave us:

In fact, the more Supertramp I listened to, the more I came to appreciate his songs more than Hodgson's..!

not too mention the whole & awesome Brother Where You Bound album (tied as my second-prefered with the debut after COTC), which is proof that Rick was at least 50% of the band

Get well soon, Rick!

indeed.

I was planning to catch their tour in December in Brussels, but it looks like this might get cancelled.

[JKL2000]

Rick really wrote Dreamer anyway.

[Sunlight Caller]

I was planning to catch their tour in December in Brussels, but it looks like this might get cancelled.

I was hoping to get along to the London show, but I believe the tour is definitely off.

[DarthVander]

This thread really shouldn't be about who did what. The two of them together made Supertramp what it was. I'm a fan of Roger, but this is really not the place to promote his tour, whoever this "Lucy" person is.

Most importantly, best wishes to Rick Davies for a full recovery.

[Yves]

My post was merely the yang to Lucy's yin...

[BravadoNJ]

get well soon Rick!
always loved your songs and piano playing!

[mozo-pg]

I really hope Rick makes a speedy recovery. What a massive contribution to great music. Rick is easily my favourite Supertramp member.