This line-up would remain unchanged for the remainder of Hodgson's tenure in the group. Crime of the Century, released in 1974, was the first of their albums to feature the line-up of Hodgson, Davies and new members Bob Siebenberg (drums), Dougie Thomson (bass) and John Helliwell (saxophone, clarinet, keyboards, backing vocals). From their second album Indelibly Stamped forward, Hodgson and Davies wrote separately with each singing lead vocals on their own compositions. Palmer left shortly after the album's recording, allowing Hodgson to switch back to guitar (as well as providing keyboards with Davies). Hodgson and Davies collaborated on the composing while Palmer wrote the lyrics.
Īll the songs on Supertramp's self-titled first album, released in 1970, were composed by Hodgson, Davies, and Palmer. Similar to fellow British prog rockers Genesis' search for a new lead vocalist, 93 guitarists auditioned before Hodgson was chosen for the role, : 36 but when Richard Palmer arrived the next day to audition for the same spot, Hodgson agreed to learn bass instead. Boyd" was covered in 1997 by Jake Shillingford and his band My Life Story on their album "The Golden Mile".Īfter the break-up of Argosy, Hodgson, responding to an advert placed in Melody Maker by Rick Davies, auditioned for the guitarist spot in the progressive rock band Supertramp. Boyd" and B-side "Imagine", consisted of two pieces of orchestrated pop (both penned by Hodgson) and was issued in 1969 on the DJM (UK) and Congress (US) record labels. : 26–28 Island set him up in a recording studio as vocalist for the one-off " flower power" pop band Argosy, which also included Reginald Dwight (later known as Elton John), Caleb Quaye, and Nigel Olsson. 1969: Argosy Īfter People Like Us disbanded, Hodgson auditioned for Island Records, with Traffic's road manager providing him a foot in the door with the label. : 26–28 The group recorded a single, "Duck Pond" and "Send Me No Flowers"(B-side), which was never released. When aged 19, Hodgson made his first appearance in a recording studio as guitarist for People Like Us, a band he joined shortly after leaving boarding school. They were dubbed the "H-bombs" because of their last names. Hodgson's first band at school consisted of him on guitar and his friend Roy Hovey playing snare drums. He began composing his own music and lyrics and within a year gave his first concert at school with nine original songs at the age of 13. : 26–28 He took it to boarding school with him, where his teacher taught him three chords. Hodgson's first guitar, given to him when he was 12, was a parting gift from his father when his parents divorced. He attended boarding schools Woodcote House near Windlesham, Surrey, where he was the first boy to learn electric guitar, and Stowe School near Buckingham, Buckinghamshire. Hodgson was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, on 21 March 1950, the son of Charles and Jill Hodgson (née Pomfret), and grew up in Oxford.
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