In 1969, keyboard player Rick Davies was offered the financial backing of Dutch
millionaire Stanley Miesegaes to form his own band after his previous band
ceased to please him. After placing an advert in Melody Maker, Davies appointed
Roger Hodgson as bassist, Richard Palmer on guitar and Keith Baker on drums,
forming a brand new band called Daddy. Baker didn't last long on drums and was
replaced by Robert Millar and, wanting to avoid confusion with a similarly named
band, they changed their name to Supertramp.
Supertramp's self-titled debut album, released in 1970, featured t...