India, Sept. 8 -- Rick Davies, the British rock band Supertramp's co-founder, singer, and songwriter, passed away at the age of 81.

The band, which gained prominence for the 1970s hits "Take the Long Way Home," "Give a Little Bit," and "Breakfast in America," said in a statement on Sunday, September 7, that Davies passed away at his Long Island home on September 5 after battling multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that impacts the bone marrow and blood.

"The Supertramp Partnership is very sad to announce the death of the Supertramp founder, Rick Davies after a long illness," the band said in the statement. "We had the privilege of knowing him, and playing with him for over fifty years."

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