Supertramp are a British progressive rock band that had a series of top-selling albums in the 1970s and early 1980s. Their early music included ambitious concept albums, but they are best known for their later hits including "Dreamer", "Goodbye Stranger", "Give a Little Bit" and "The Logical Song". Supertramp attained superstardom in the United States, Canada, and most of Europe. However, they were not quite as popular in the UK (where most of the band members were actually from). Nonetheless, Breakfast in America was still a big hit, reaching number #3 on the UK charts while the album had two top 10 singles. Career Beginnings Backed by a Dutch millionaire named Stanley August Miesegaes, vocalist, pianist and ex-drummer Rick Davies (born Richard Davies, July 22, 1944 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England) used newspaper advertising in Melody Maker to recruit an early version of the band in August 1969, an effort

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