Rick Davies, of the British rock band Supertramp, died on Saturday after a long battle with multiple myeloma, the group said in a statement shared on the band's official social media account. He was 81.

The Context

Davies co-founded Supertramp and provided lead vocals and keyboards on many of the band's most enduring songs, helping define a signature late-1970s sound that reached global audiences with the 1979 album Breakfast in America . His role as a songwriter and pianist made him a central creative force in a group responsible for hits such as "The Logical Song," "Goodbye Stranger," "Take the Long Way Home" and "Give a Little Bit."

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On Sunday, Supertramp announced Davies' death in a statement posted to Facebook . According to The Guardian , the English musicia

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