Rick Davies

Rick Davies (born Richard Davies on July 22, 1944, in Swindon, Wiltshire, England) is a British musician, who is the founder and a member of the group Supertramp. He played keyboards and harmonica on the band's many hit records. Although not recognized for a very distinctive voice (Rick's voice is more of a raspy baritone voice as opposed to Roger Hodgson's Jon Anderson like vocals), he has composed many of Supertramp's songs. Rick Davies currently owns a company, called Rick Davies Productions, which is the copyright holder of Supertramp's recordings. He married his wife Sue (who has been Supertramp's manager since 1984) in 1977.

Another musician named Rick Davies has collaborated with ambient musician Robert Rich on two CDs under the group name Amoeba. Their two albums together are Watchful (1997) and Pivot (2000). They also collaborated in an earlier group called Urdu, releasing a self-titled album in 1985. He played in British psychedelic bands in the late '70s before moving to California. He now has a band based in Tucson, AZ, called Simple Question.