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List of Supertramp band members

Supertramp was an English progressive rock band from London. Formed in 1969, the group originally consisted of bassist and lead vocalist Roger Hodgson, guitarist and vocalist Richard Palmer, keyboardist and vocalist Rick Davies, and drummer Keith Baker. The band's current lineup includes Davies alongside drummer Bob Siebenberg, saxophonist John Helliwell (both since 1973), guitarist Carl Verheyen, trumpeter Lee Thornburg, bassist Cliff Hugo, keyboardist Mark Hart (all of whom joined in 1996), multi-instrumentalist Jesse Siebenberg (since 1997), keyboardist Gabe Dixon and backing vocalist Cassie Miller (both since 2010).

History[edit]

1969–1988[edit]

Supertramp were formed under the name of Daddy by Roger Hodgson, Richard Palmer, Rick Davies and Keith Baker.^[1] Baker was soon replaced by Robert Millar, who performed on the group's self-titled debut album.^[2] Shortly after the album's release in July 1970, Dave Winthrop joined on flute and saxophone, while both Palmer and Millar left.^[2] Palmer's role was taken over by Hodgson, with Frank Farrell joining on bass and Kevin Currie joining on drums.^[2] After the release of their second album Indelibly Stamped in June 1971, Supertramp began to fracture as they lost their funding and Farrell, Currie and Winthrop all left the band between 1972 and 1973.^[2]

Davies and Hodgson rebuilt Supertramp in 1973, bringing in new members Dougie Thomson on bass, Bob Siebenberg on drums and John Helliwell on saxophone and woodwind instruments, who together released the band's "breakthrough" album Crime of the Century in 1974.^[3] This lineup remained stable for a total of ten years, until Hodgson left in 1983 following a period of "musical differences" with the rest of the group, mainly Davies.^[4] The group continued as a four-piece with touring musicians following Hodgson's departure, releasing the less successful Brother Where You Bound in 1985 and Free as a Bird in 1987, before breaking up the following year.^[5]

1996 onwards[edit]

In 1996, Supertramp reformed with returning members Davies, Siebenberg and Helliwell, plus new members Mark Hart (keyboards, guitar, vocals), Carl Verheyen (guitar, backing vocals), Cliff Hugo (bass), Lee Thornburg (trumpet, trombone, backing vocals) and Tom Walsh (percussion). After the release of Some Things Never Change in 1997, Walsh was replaced by Jesse Siebenberg, son of drummer Bob.^[6] Slow Motion followed in 2002.^[2] Davies and Hodgson tried on several occasions to reunite in Supertramp, to no avail.^[7] In April 2010, Davies reformed Supertramp to commemorate the band's 40th anniversary,^[8] with Gabe Dixon replacing Mark Hart, and new member Cassie Miller joining on backing vocals.^[9] Hart returned in 2015, although a concert tour was cancelled due to Davies undergoing treatment for cancer.^[10]

Members[edit]

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Rick Davies	1969–1988 1996–2002 2010–2012	vocals keyboards harmonica piano	all Supertramp releases
	Roger Hodgson	1969–1983	vocals piano guitar keyboards bass occasional cello, flageolet, marimba, vibraphone, electric sitar and percussion	all Supertramp releases from Supertramp (1970) to ...Famous Last Words... (1982) Is Everybody Listening? (2001)
	Richard Palmer	1969–1971	guitar vocals occasional balalaika	Supertramp (1970)
	Keith Baker	1969–1970	drums percussion	none
	Robert Millar	1970–1971	drums percussion harmonica	Supertramp (1970)
	Dave Winthrop	1970–1973	saxophone woodwind backing vocals	Indelibly Stamped (1971)
	Kevin Currie	1971–1973	drums percussion
	Frank Farrell	1971–1972 (died 1997)	bass backing vocals occasional piano and accordion
	Dougie Thomson	1972–1988	bass occasional backing vocals and keyboards	all Supertramp releases from Crime of the Century (1974) to Live '88 (1988) Is Everybody Listening? (2001)
	Bob Siebenberg	1973–1988 1996–2002 2010–2011	drums percussion occasional backing vocals	all Supertramp releases from Crime of the Century (1974) onwards
	John Helliwell		saxophone woodwind clarinet keyboards brass backing vocals occasional percussion
	Carl Verheyen	1996–2002 2010–2012 (touring 1985–86)	guitar backing vocals	Some Things Never Change (1997) It Was the Best of Times (1999) Slow Motion (2002) 70–10 Tour (2010)
	Lee Thornburg	1996–2002 2010–2012 (session 1986–87)	trumpet trombone backing vocals	Free as a Bird (1987) Some Things Never Change (1997) It Was the Best of Times (1999) Slow Motion (2002) 70–10 Tour (2010)
	Cliff Hugo	1996–2002 2010–2012	bass occasional backing vocals	Some Things Never Change (1997) It Was the Best of Times (1999) Slow Motion (2002) 70–10 Tour (2010)
	Tom Walsh	1996–1997	percussion backing vocals	Some Things Never Change (1997)
	Mark Hart	1996–2002 (touring 1985–88)	keyboards guitar vocals	all Supertramp releases from Free as a Bird (1987) onwards, except Is Everybody Listening? (2001) and 70–10 Tour (2010)
	Jesse Siebenberg	1997–2002 2010–2012	percussion keyboards guitars vocals	It Was the Best of Times (1999) Slow Motion (2002) 70-10 Tour (2010)
	Gabe Dixon	2010–2012	keyboards percussion vocals	70-10 Tour (2010)
	Cassie Miller		backing vocals

Touring[edit]

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Scott Page	1983–1986	saxophone woodwind guitar backing vocals	The Story So Far... (1983/1990) Brother Where You Bound (1985) Free as a Bird (1987)
	Fred Mandel	1983	keyboards guitar backing vocals	The Story So Far (1983/1990) Some Things Never Change (1997)
	Marty Walsh	1984–1988	guitar backing vocals	Brother Where You Bound (1985) Free as a Bird (1987) Live '88 (1988)
	Brad Cole	1985[a] 1987–1988	keyboards saxophone	Live '88 (1988)
	Steve Reid	1987–1988	percussion	Free as a Bird (1987) Live '88 (1988)

Session[edit]

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Slyde Hyde	1978 (died 2019)	tuba and trombone	Breakfast in America (1979)
	Gary Mielke	1978	Oberheim programming
	Claire Diament	1981–1982	backing vocals	...Famous Last Words... (1982)
	Ann Wilson
	Nancy Wilson
	Cha Cha	1984–1985		Brother Where You Bound (1985)
	David Gilmour		guitar solos
	Scott Gorham		rhythm guitar
	Doug Wintz		trombone
	Brian Banks		Synclavier programming
	Anthony Marinelli
	Gary Chang		Fairlight & PPG programming
	Nick Lane	1987	brass	Free as a Bird (1987)
	Lon Price
	David Woodford
	Linda Foot		backing vocals
	Lise Miller
	Evan Rogers
	Karyn White
	Karen Lawrence	1996		Some Things Never Change (1997)
	Kim Nail
	Bob Danziger		Kalimbas

Timeline[edit]

Lineups[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Supertramp official website