British band Supertramp's co-founder and musician Rick Davies dies

The music band Supertramp has issued a statement as they mourn the death of their co-founder, Rick Davies. For the unversed, the late musician received two Grammy Awards for the band's 1979 album 'Breakfast in America'.

According to ANI, the music band Supertramp said, 'It is very sad to announce the death of Rick Davies. Rick passed away at his home on Long Island on September 5 after a long illness. We had the



opportunity to know and work with him for over fifty years. We offer our deepest condolences to his family.'

According to Variety's source, Rick Davies breathed his last after a long battle with cancer. He died at the age of 81. In the year 2015, he was diagnosed with a disease called multiple myeloma. For the unversed, multiple myeloma is a cancer concentrated in bone marrow that affects white blood cells.