(Vocal group, 1970–present) Keyboard player Rick Davies assembled Supertramp under the patronage of a Dutch millionaire. His most important recruit was singer Roger Hodgson. After several line-up changes, Dougie Thomson (bass), Bob Siebenberg (drums) and John Helliwell (saxophone, keyboards) joined for the third album Crime Of The Century (1974), which mixed progressive rock with accessible melodies and proved ...
The piano has occupied a special place in music and, since the advent of amplification, musicians have sought ways in which its expressive, versatile sound could be made louder in order to carry above the sound of other amplified instruments and also how it could be packaged into an instrument more easily transportable than the traditional acoustic piano. ...
(Vocal/instrumental group, 1997–present) Protégés of Fall Out Boy, Gym Class Heroes’ eclectic blend of rock and hip hop found cult success with 2005’s The Papercut Chronicles. The New Yorkers broke into the charts with As Cruel As School Children the following year, as Supertramp-inspired single ‘Cupid’s Chokehold’ rocketed to No. 4 in the US and the Top 3 ...
arrived on those shores. Re-formed after a decade hiatus without original guitarist James Young, they continue to entertain baby boomers. Styles & Forms | Seventies | Rock Personalities | Supertramp | Seventies | Rock ...
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