W. H. Davies

There was publicity all over London s- to celebrate his birthday, so it seemed like a good idea." Another legendary group that got its name from a book, Supertramp.

The British art rockers got their name from W.H. Davies' 1908 memoir, The Autobiography of a Supertramp, in which the Welsh writer described his details womanizing and wandering and drinking.

He called himself a Supertramp.

Being the American answer to The Beatles, The Monkees needed a name similar to that of the Fab Four, so accordingly, they mispronounced the name of a creature from the natural world and spelled it differently as well.

It took nine years of like sustained pressure by indigenous organizations, the BC Civil Liberties Union, the Pivot Legal Society, all these groups pushing the government to do something about this.

And eventually, a retired B.C. Supreme Court justice, William H. Davies, releases this report that's called Alone and

Cold.

I pulled it off my bookshelf last night and I was looking at it.

One of the responses came from a young Roger Hodgson, who initially joined as bassist.

They initially called themselves Daddy before choosing a name inspired by W.H. Davies' 1910 book, The Autobiography of a Supertramp.

With Sam bankrolling the group, they signed to A&M Records and released two early albums, a self-titled debut in 1970 and Indelibly Stamped in 1971.

Neither album found an audience.