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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...