Charles Roger Pomfret Hodgson (born 21 March 1950 - Portsmouth, England) is a British musician and songwriter better known as Roger Hodgson. At age 19, Roger had just released his first single, accompanied by session musician, Reg Dwight, who later became known as Elton John. Very soon after, in 1969, Hodgson, along with Rick Davies, co-founded the progressive rock band Supertramp. Songs on the first album Supertramp, released in 1970, were composed by Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies, with Richard Palmer writing the lyrics. ...show more

Charles Roger Pomfret Hodgson (born 21 March 1950 - Portsmouth, England) is a British musician and songwriter better known as Roger Hodgson. At age 19, Roger had just released his first single, accompanied by session musician, Reg Dwight, who later became known as Elton John. Very soon after, in 1969, Hodgson, along with Rick Davies, co-founded the progressive rock band Supertramp. Songs on the first album Supertramp, released in 1970, were composed by Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies, with Richard Palmer writing the lyrics.

From Indelibly Stamped, released in 1971, and onward, Hodgson and Davies were the band's lyricists and composers. The hugely successful Crime of the Century was released in 1974. Crisis? What Crisis?, released in 1975, was followed by Even in the Quietest Moments in 1977. In 1979, they released their most successful album, Breakfast in America.

This album has sold over 20 million copies to date. The live album, Paris, was released in 1980, with Famous Last Words being released in 1982. Through 1983, all songs recorded by Supertramp were legally credited with a shared writing credit of Davies/Hodgson, much in the same way as Lennon and McCartney did with the Beatles. While their songs are frequently referred to as Supertramp songs, they are actually Roger Hodgson and Richard Davies songs, as they individually wrote and composed their respective songs. ...show less