List of Supertramp band members

Last updated February 16, 2024

Three lineups of Supertramp in 1971 (top), 1979 (middle) and 2010 (bottom).

Supertramp were 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

1969–1988

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

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

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	1973–1988 1996–2002 2010–2011	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	2010–2012	backing vocals	70-10 Tour (2010)

Touring

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^{[lower-alpha 1]} 1987–1988	keyboards saxophone	Live '88 (1988)
Steve Reid	1987–1988	percussion	Free as a Bird (1987) Live '88 (1988)

Session

Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
Slyde Hyde	1978 (died 2019)	tuba and trombone	Breakfast in America (1979)
Gary Mielke	1978	Oberheim programming	Breakfast in America (1979)
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		Synclavier programming
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

Lineups

Period	Members	Releases
1969–1970	Rick Davies – vocals, keyboards, piano, harmonica Roger Hodgson – vocals, bass Richard Palmer – guitar, vocals Keith Baker – drums, percussion	none
1970	Rick Davies – vocals, keyboards, piano, harmonica Roger Hodgson – vocals, bass, guitar Richard Palmer – guitar, vocals Robert Millar – drums, percussion	Supertramp (1970)
1970–1971	Rick Davies – vocals, keyboards, piano, harmonica Roger Hodgson – vocals, bass, guitar Richard Palmer – guitar, vocals Robert Millar – drums, percussion Dave Winthrop – saxophone, flute, backing vocals	none
1971–1972	Rick Davies – vocals, keyboards, piano, harmonica Roger Hodgson – vocals, guitar, bass Frank Farrell – bass, keyboards, backing vocals Kevin Currie – drums, percussion Dave Winthrop – saxophone, flute, backing vocals	Indelibly Stamped (1971)
1972–1973	Rick Davies – vocals, keyboards, piano, harmonica Roger Hodgson – vocals, piano, keyboards, bass, guitar Dougie Thomson – bass Kevin Currie – drums, percussion Dave Winthrop – saxophone, flute, backing vocals	none
1973–1984 Classic lineup	Rick Davies – vocals, keyboards, piano, harmonica Roger Hodgson – vocals, piano, keyboards, bass, guitar Dougie Thomson – bass Bob Siebenberg – drums, percussion John Helliwell – saxophone, clarinet, keyboard, backing vocals	Crime of the Century (1974) Crisis? What Crisis? (1975) Even in the Quietest Moments... (1977) Breakfast in America (1979) Paris (1980) ...Famous Last Words... (1982) Is Everybody Listening? (2001)
1984–1988	Rick Davies – vocals, keyboards, piano, harmonica Dougie Thomson – bass Bob Siebenberg – drums, percussion John Helliwell – saxophone, clarinet, backing vocals	Brother Where You Bound (1985) Free as a Bird (1987) Live '88 (1988)
Band inactive 1988–1996
1996–1997	Rick Davies – vocals, keyboards, piano, harmonica Carl Verheyen – guitar, backing vocals Cliff Hugo – bass Bob Siebenberg – drums, percussion Mark Hart – keyboards, guitar, vocals John Helliwell – saxophone, clarinet, backing vocals Lee Thornburg – brass, backing vocals Tom Walsh – percussion, backing vocals	Some Things Never Change (1997)
1997–2002	Rick Davies – vocals, piano, keyboards, harmonica Carl Verheyen – guitar, backing vocals Cliff Hugo – bass Bob Siebenberg – drums, percussion Mark Hart – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals John Helliwell – saxophone, clarinet, backing vocals Lee Thornburg – brass, backing vocals Jesse Siebenberg – percussion, backing vocals	It Was the Best of Times (1999) Slow Motion (2002)
Band inactive from 2002 to 2010
2010–2012	Rick Davies – vocals, piano, keyboards, harmonica Carl Verheyen – guitar, backing vocals Jesse Siebenberg – guitar, percussion, keyboards, vocals Cliff Hugo – bass Bob Siebenberg – drums, percussion Gabe Dixon – keyboards, percussion, vocals John Helliwell – saxophone, clarinet, backing vocals Lee Thornburg – brass, backing vocals Cassie Miller – backing vocals	70–10 Tour (2010)

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↑ Brad Cole filled in for Scott Page on the Brother Where You Bound tour.^[11]

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[allmusic-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Deming, Mark. "Supertramp: Biography & History". AllMusic . Retrieved 15 July 2018.

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[7] "Supertramp star plans tribute to city colleague". Birmingham Mail . 28 September 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2018.

[8] Young, Alex (21 April 2010). "Supertramp reunite without Hodgson & Thompson". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 15 July 2018.

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[10] "Supertramp cancel tour because of singer's cancer". The Telegraph . 5 August 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2018.

[11] "1985 Supertramp - Road Stories". www.roadstories.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-03.

[12] Brad Cole filled in for Scott Page on the Brother Where You Bound tour.^[11]

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v t e Supertramp
Rick Davies John Helliwell Roger Hodgson Bob Siebenberg Dougie Thomson Keith Baker Brad Cole Kevin Currie Gabe Dixon Frank Farrell Mark Hart Cliff Hugo Fred Mandel Robert Millar Cassie Miller-Thornburg Scott Page Richard Palmer-James Steve Reid Jesse Siebenberg Lee Thornburg Carl Verheyen Marty Walsh Tom Walsh Dave Winthrop
Albums	Supertramp Indelibly Stamped Crime of the Century Crisis? What Crisis? Even in the Quietest Moments… Breakfast in America …Famous Last Words… Brother Where You Bound Free as a Bird Some Things Never Change Slow Motion
Live albums	Paris Live '88 It Was the Best of Times Is Everybody Listening? 70-10 Tour
Compilations	The Autobiography of Supertramp The Very Best of Supertramp The Very Best of Supertramp 2 Retrospectacle – The Supertramp Anthology
Videography	The Story So Far... Live in Paris '79
Singles	"Dreamer" "Bloody Well Right" "Give a Little Bit" "Babaji" "The Logical Song" "Breakfast in America" "Goodbye Stranger" "Take the Long Way Home" "It's Raining Again" "My Kind of Lady" "School" "Cannonball" "I'm Beggin' You" "Free as a Bird" "You Win, I Lose"
Other songs	"Brother Where You Bound"
Related articles	Discography Songs Band members