Four more losses to reflect on here in Spring of 2026…
These guys were a professional stock car racing driver and racing team owner who competed from 2001 to 2026; an English saxophonist who played on Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon; an English actor who had roles in, Blake’s 7, Doctor Who, and EastEnders; and a record producer known for his work with Aerosmith, Cheap Trick and John Lennon.
Supertramp co-founder has died at 81 years old.
Richard “Rick” Davies was born on July 22, 1944, in Swindon, Wiltshire, England, the son of Betty and Dick Davies. He grew up in a working-class family and showed an early interest in music, first playing drums before switching to piano, inspired by jazz and blues pianists such as Memphis Slim. He studied art at Swindon College but left before finishing when his father became ill, taking a job as a welder while continuing to play in local bands such as Vince and the Vigilantes and later Rick’s Blues.
Several big name acts and musicians would be forthcoming from this group!
Genesis, the English progressive rock band that would become one of the most commercially successful and artistically influential acts in rock history, formed at the end of the 1960s amid the creative ferment of British public school culture. The group originated at Charterhouse School in Surrey in 1967, where two separate songwriting duos—Peter Gabriel and Tony Banks on one side, and Anthony Phillips and Mike Rutherford on the other.
