Ralphs, the founding lead guitarist of Bad Company, died at 81 in June shortly after this year's inductees were announced The band's original 1973 lineup was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of ...

Mick Ralphs, whose guitar and songwriting powered two classic British bands, Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, has died. A spokesperson for Ralphs’ family confirmed the news to Rolling Stone. Ralphs ...

Mick Ralphs, founding guitarist for the rock supergroup Bad Company whose warm power chords and understated melodies punctuated global mega-hits like “Feel Like Makin’ Love,” “Ready for Love” and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. When the British rock group Bad Company started in 1973, its four ...

Bad Company’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction is certainly good news for the band members. And, they say, about time. “It’s been a long time coming,” drummer Simon Kirke said recently via Zoom from ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — In the mid-1970s, few bands embodied pure rock and roll swagger quite like Bad Company. Formed in 1973 from the ashes of Free, Mott the Hoople and King Crimson, the British ...

This November, Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Only two of the band's original members remain, singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke, the latter of which has said ...

Ralphs got his start during the mid-1960s with a blues-rock band called The Buddies. In 1966, he joined The Mod Doc Thomas Group, which changed its name to Silence in 1968 and then to Mott the Hoople ...

Mick Ralphs of Bad Company performs during a photocall to announce the band's new tour at Hard Rock Cafe, Old Park Lane on November 17, 2009 in London, England. (Credit: Matt Kent/WireImage) Mick ...

Mick Ralphs' death comes just months before Bad Company's Rock Hall induction. Bad Company and Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs has died at the age of 81. "Our Mick has passed, my heart just hit ...