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Rick Davies, who was a founding member of the 70s British rock band Supertramp, has died at age 81. Following a battle with cancer, the singer-songwriter passed away in his Long Island home on Friday. The sad news was announced in a statement from the band, which gave its condolences to Rick's widow Sue. Rick co-founded Supertramp in 1970 alongside fellow singer-songwriter Roger Hodgson. They later enlisted Dougie Thomson, Bob Siebenberg, and John Helliwell, performing together from 1973 to 1983. The Supertramp Partnership is very sad to announce the death of the Supertramp founder, Rick Davies after a long illness....

LONDON (AP) – Rick Davies, the lead singer and co-founder 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 music with Roger Hodgson, was “the voice and pianist behind Supertramp’s most iconic songs, leaving an indelible mark on rock music history,” the band said in a statement on its website. He died Saturday after battling multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, for more than a decade, the band said. Davies and Hodgson formed Supertramp in 1969, and produced hits including “Goodbye Stranger” and “The...