Charles Roger Pomfret Hodgson (born 21 March 1950) is a British musician and songwriter, best known as the former co-frontman, and founding member, of progressive rock band Supertramp. Hodgson composed and sang the majority of the band’s hits, including “Dreamer”, “Give a Little Bit”, “The Logical Song”, “Breakfast in America”, “Take the Long Way Home” and “It’s Raining Again”.
In 1983, Hodgson left Supertramp. After releasing two solo albums in 1984 and 1987, he took a break from his music career to spend time with his children as they were growing up. He returned to touring in 1997, and released a third solo album in 2000. Hodgson often writes about spiritual and philosophical topics, and his lyrics have been described as personal and meaningful. 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. He attended prep school Woodcote House School near Windlesham, Surrey, where he was the first boy to learn electric guitar, and public school Stowe School near Buckingham. Hodgson’s first guitar, given to him when he was 12, was a parting gift from his father when his parents divorced.
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School
Crime of the Century
Give a Little Bit
Bloody Well Right
Take the Long Way Home
Even in the Quietest Moments
Fool’s Overture
Hide in Your Shell
Dreamer
The Logical Song
It’s Raining Again
All along the watchtower