The "which famous person died today" thread

[Vienna_70]

RIP Rick
I liked a lot of his stuff.

Yeah, so did I.

R. I. P. Rick

 

[johnny crossan]

Just found out two fine Lancastrians have passed this year, Ken Shuttleworth & Peter Lever. R.I.P. lads.

 

[KS55]

Just found out two fine Lancastrians have passed this year, Ken Shuttleworth & Peter Lever. R.I.P. lads.

RIP lads. Those were the days when we had decent pace and seam bowlers. Add in Ken Higgs and Statham before that, not to mention Tyson.

 

[johnny crossan]

RIP lads. Those were the days when we had decent pace and seam bowlers. Add in Ken Higgs and Statham before that, not to mention Tyson.

Their successors - Wasim, Freddie, Glen Chapple and Paul Allott are all still ticking thankfully but Lancs have consistently produced some great seam bowlers down the years - I'm fascinated by these early images of Arthur Mold bowling to Bert Hornby (Long Ago....)

 

[OB1]

RIP Rick
I liked a lot of his stuff.

Yeah. RIP Rick Davies.

Helped to make some of my favourite music, especially the “Crime of the Century” and “Breakfast in America” albums.

 

[mexico1970]

Yeah. RIP Rick Davies.

Helped to make some of my favourite music, especially the “Crime of the Century” and “Breakfast in America” albums.

For people who don't know or haven't heard this classic.

 

[Protein Junkie]

RIP Rick Davies of Supertramp.
Although I always preferred the Hodgson penned tracks he was such an integral part of the sound.
Take the long way home Rick.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

RIP Rick
I liked a lot of his stuff.

Got to admit something. I always had a distinct preference for Rick's voice, and his compositions, over Roger Hodgson. Although I recognise that Hodgson's voice was exactly right for his style of song. Rick was always more the rocker, of the two, to my ear.

 

[Indaparkside]

Just passed a down and out in Piccadilly gardens singing
Give a little bit
I said that’s Supertramp
Thanks very much mate he replied

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

For people who don't know or haven't heard this classic.

It was only a few months back reading comments on Blue moon when I was shocked into shame to discover that Supertramp were British!
Always thought they were a Yank band. They certainly sounded Yank! Not my scene but they were huge in the late 70’s

 

[mexico1970]

It was only a few months back reading comments on Blue moon when I was shocked into shame to discover that Supertramp were British!
Always thought they were a Yank band. They certainly sounded Yank! Not my scene but they were huge in the late 70’s

It's amazing really how we perceive bands and artists but we can get it completely wrong.

 

[Lavinda Past]

It was only a few months back reading comments on Blue moon when I was shocked into shame to discover that Supertramp were British!
Always thought they were a Yank band. They certainly sounded Yank! Not my scene but they were huge in the late 70’s

IIRC, the drummer was American... the brother-in-law of Scott Gorham of Thin Lizzy.

I believe that Scott only came to the UK because his BIL hoped to get him into Supertramp.

 

[KS55]

Their successors - Wasim, Freddie, Glen Chapple and Paul Allott are all still ticking thankfully but Lancs have consistently produced some great seam bowlers down the years - I'm fascinated by these early images of Arthur Mold bowling to Bert Hornby (Long Ago....)

A fascinating vid. Thanks for that. Notice the steam trains going past. In my day it was electric trains from Altrincham to Oxford Road and now it’s trams of course.

 

[PinkFinal]

Yeah there is one American in Supertramp and Hodgson and Davies lived there since the 70s
One of Rick's best

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

It was only a few months back reading comments on Blue moon when I was shocked into shame to discover that Supertramp were British!
Always thought they were a Yank band. They certainly sounded Yank! Not my scene but they were huge in the late 70’s

The sound might have been sort of soft rock Yank at times, so I see what you mean. Hodgson's accent though, it seems to me, is unmistakably English. Even Davies sounds pretty English, to me.

 

[Bill Walker]

Got to admit something. I always had a distinct preference for Rick's voice, and his compositions, over Roger Hodgson. Although I recognise that Hodgson's voice was exactly right for his style of song. Rick was always more the rocker, of the two, to my ear.

I too prefered Ricks songs to Rogers, he had that more R&B Rock edge.
Roger wrote the poppy hits.

I actually really like the album they made after Hodgson left.

 

[Bill Walker]

It's amazing really how we perceive bands and artists but we can get it completely wrong.

MES always gets it wrong.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

I too prefered Ricks songs to Rogers, he had that more R&B Rock edge.
Roger wrote the poppy hits.

I actually really like the album they made after Hodgson left.

As homage to the dearly departed, I listened this morning on my cans, full blast, to “Bloody Well Right”. Dang, but that's such a good honky-tonk song, with its cynical lyrics!

 

[Bill Walker]

 

[Vienna_70]

Just found out two fine Lancastrians have passed this year, Ken Shuttleworth & Peter Lever. R.I.P. lads.

Peter Lever was one of my first cricketing heroes.

He was a great seam bowler.

R. I. P. Peter and Ken.