Rick Davies, co-founder and singer of Supertramp, dies at 81

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.

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Rick Davies, the singer and co-founder of British band Supertramp, has died at 81 after a long battle with cancer

The band said he died Saturday after battling multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, for more than a decade

Davies co-wrote the band's music with Roger Hodgson

The band's 1979 album "Breakfast in America" topped charts in the United States and Canada, won two Grammys and sold over 18 million copies.

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