The beloved song combined a memorable piano hook and one of classic rock’s most celebrated guitar solos.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rick Davies of Supertramp in 1975. (Fin Costello / Redferns via Getty Images) Rick Davies, who with his partner Roger Hodgson ...

Rick Davies, one of the two co-founders, frontmen and chief songwriters of the British band Supertramp, which evolved from a progressive-rock group into an unexpected chart-topping ensemble with the ...

A singer, songwriter and co-founder of a beloved 1970s rock band is dead at 81. Rick Davies, a frontman for the British group Supertramp, died Friday at his home on Long Island. The cause of death was ...

Davies wrote some of the band's biggest songs, such as "Goodbye Stranger" and Bloody Well Right." By Ethan Millman Music Editor Rick Davies, co-founder and vocalist of English rock group Supertramp ...

The Supertramp fan community was dealt a devastating blow over the weekend when news hit that co-founder Rick Davies has died after a long battle with multiple myeloma. “As co-writer, along with ...

Supertramp came perilously close to their career ending soon after it began when their first few albums struggled to make a mark. Luckily, they stuck with it. As years progressed, they’d become the ...

Rick Davies of Supertramp in 1975. (Fin Costello / Redferns via Getty Images) Rick Davies, who with his partner Roger Hodgson co-founded the British rock group Supertramp and served as one of its two ...

In 1979, Supertramp released a song that would become one of the standout tracks from one of the decade's biggest albums. "Goodbye Stranger" combined a catchy piano riff, sharp songwriting and a ...

LONDON -- Rick Davies, the co-founder, singer and songwriter of British band Supertramp, has died after a long battle with cancer, the band said Monday. He was 81. Davies, who co-wrote the band's ...

Rick Davies, who with his partner Roger Hodgson co-founded the British rock group Supertramp and served as one of its two lead singers, died Saturday in East Hampton, New York. He was 81. His death ...

LOS ANGELES — Rick Davies, who with his partner Roger Hodgson co-founded the British rock group Supertramp and served as one of its two lead singers, died Saturday in East Hampton, N.Y. He was 81. His ...