ROGER HODGSON The Legendary Rock Voice
Returns to Huntington
 Roger Hodgson, Supertramp's co-founder
and singer/songwriter and an area
favorite, will bring his tour to The
Paramount in Huntington on Tuesday,
November 11. He will be joined on stage
by his full band to perform his classic hits
and a selection of songs from his solo albums.
For
tickets and more information:
paramountny.com.
Uniting generations at his concerts, Hodgson
transports baby boomers back to their youth and
gives younger generations a taste of why his
heartfelt songs have endured. Hodgson’s songs
include such now-classics as "Take The Long Way
Home," "Give A Little Bit," "The Logical Song,"
"Breakfast In America," "Dreamer," "School,"
"Child Of Vision," "Even In The Quietest
Moments," "It's Raining Again," and "Fool's
Overture." In concert, Hodgson also delivers
select songs such as “In Jeopardy" and "Lovers In
The Wind" from his five solo album releases.
Much like other veteran artists who have
passed through the area recently such as Burton
Cummings and Ian Hunter, seeing Hodgson as a
solo artist is every bit as entertaining as it was to
seem him as a part of his former band, Supertramp. Fans expecting anything less than a
full-scale night of hits and memories from this
charismatic performer need not worry.
“People tell me I am one of music’s best kept
secrets,” said Hodgson. “I have many fans
following me around the world because the
show I am currently doing with my band is so
special.
Even many huge
Supertramp fans are
admitting that the band I have put
 together
actually sounds better than the original, so the
audience is in for a wonderful surprise. This year,
in addition to my popular duo and orchestral
shows, I am performing with an excellent band of
four very versatile musicians. They are high caliber
musicians and passionate about the music.”
A question that Hodgson is continually asked is
why he left Supertramp at the height of their
hitmaking powers in 1983.
“When I left Supertramp in 1983, it was to follow
my heart, which was telling me it was
time to make home, family, and spiritual
life my priority,” said Hodgson. “I wanted
to be with my children as they grew up.
I had become disenchanted with the music
business. Supertramp had been my baby,
my life for 14 years but I felt a completion.
At that point I chose to have my primary
focus be my family and not my career.
I also pretty much left the music industry
and took my family to a healthier place to
raise my kids – up in the mountains of
Northern California. I moved out of Los
Angeles and built a home studio so I could
continue to create music and although I
made a few albums, I never toured behind
them. My kids are now grown and I'm older
and wiser and very happy to be touring again
these last years ... Contrary to what people
believe, Supertramp did not break up
because I wanted to start a solo career or
because of difficulties between me and Rick
(Davies).”
Today, Hodgson seems healthy, wiser, and
more than a bit enthusiastic about his current
musical life.
“One of the things that I like most about making
music is how it has brought people together
from all over the globe and how many lasting
friendships have been made through a common
love of my songs,” said Hodgson. “It is a very
special and personal connection I have with many
of my fans and that the fans have with one another
... At my concerts I’m now seeing three generations
singing along with me, and it’s wonderful to
see more and more young people discovering my
music.” For more on Roger Hodgson: RogerHodgson.com or
Facebook.com/RogerHodgson.
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