ROGER HODGSON-Legendary Voice & Former Supertramp Frontman Returns to Reclaim Musical Legacy With International Tour Dates and New Album Released Oct 12th
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
PARIS, FRANCE--(Marketwire - September 30, 2010) - The man who wrote and sang
such classic songs as as "The Logical Song", "Breakfast in America", "Give a
Little Bit", "Take the Long Way Home", "It's Raining Again", "School" and
"Dreamer" ,"Fool's Overture", "Don't Leave me Now", and "Hide in Your Shell"--
the enduring rock standards that made Supertramp famous - is returning with his
first album in ten years called "Classics Live," a stunning collection of
Hodgson's best-loved songs recorded in concert during his 2010 tour to be
released digitally Oct 12th. As a preview and special gift to his fans, Roger is
offering a complimentary download of "Dreamer" on his website
www.rogerhodgson.com.
"I love performing these songs, which continue to resound for me as a performer
and for the fans. My songs come from a very personal place inside me and they
carry my beliefs and my dreams and my philosophy of life. I understand the deep
connection that fans have with my songs that have been a part of so many
people's lives around the world. So I'm very excited to be sharing my songs in
this live CD." Roger's tour continues to draw both critical and fan acclaim, and
his passion about his music and his art as a songwriter and composer shines
through in the magic that is felt when he performs in concert.
Roger is also stepping forward now in an attempt to shed light on the misleading
advertising that has been used to promote his former band's current tour.
Roger's ex-partner and other co-founder, Rick Davies and his wife and manager
Sue - who now own the Supertramp trademark - have put together a "70-10 Greatest
Hits" Tour, supposedly covering 40 years of the group's greatest hits. However,
they are only performing 1 song from the entire repertoire they produced since
Hodgson's departure 28 years ago.
Contrary to their agreement, Rick Davies is not only playing seven Hodgson
penned songs but is using those songs and Roger's signature voice in advertising
for a tour that Roger is not a part of. Of course, the public expects the voice
they are hearing in the announcements for the show to be the voice they will
hear in the concerts.
Roger explains, "I have a lot of empathy when fans write to me telling me that
misleading advertising using my songs and voice led them to believe that I would
be at the concerts, and how disappointed they were not to see me there."
With his tour, Roger Hodgson is looking forward to performing the songs he wrote
and sang while with Supertramp in the same spirit in which they were created.
"I'm hoping to reconnect with all the people out there who love my songs and my
voice and have been listening to me singing to them for 30 years, but may not
know my name." Hodgson explains. "My songs are pieces of my heart that have
touched other people's hearts in a myriad of ways. It's a very personal
connection I have with people and I honor it"
Ultimately, Hodgson remains positive, and because of the countless requests by
his fans he had offered to do a few special reunion shows with Supertramp.
Despite Hodgson's best efforts, Davies has declined these offers and has not yet
publicly acknowledged them.
(For more click here)
Meanwhile he continues on his World tour delighting his fans by performing his
classic songs around the world, represented so stunningly on the forthcoming
'Classics Live' CD.
(Full World Tour dates)
Quotes from media & fans:
As The London Times noted, "There are few vocalists instantly recognizable from
the first few bars of a song but Roger Hodgson is certainly one of that unique
group. The singer/songwriter of Supertramp, his voice is as unmistakable as the
distinct keyboard sound of his early hits."
As one fan recently wrote, "I hope that all Supertramp fans find out and realize
that most of them are also Roger Hodgson fans. Roger - for many of us - your
voice, your songs, your messages, and your spirit is Supertramp. We've known you
singing to us all these years and we are just now discovering your name."
Another shared, "Your music and more importantly, your enthusiasm for expressing
your music to the audience is inspiring! I felt that you sang each and every
song with a passion ... not just an empty or bland repetition of sameness."
(More Press & Fan reviews)
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Datum: 30.09.2010 - 15:00 Uhr
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