Bad Company’s self-titled song, ‘Bad Company’, from their 1974 debut album Bad Company, has become one of the most iconic tracks in classic rock history. The band—formed by singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke of Free, guitarist Mick Ralphs of Mott the Hoople, and bassist Boz Burrell of King Crimson—wanted a song that defined […]
The late Mick Ralphs and his band Bad Company remain one of the most criminally underrated blues rock acts of the 1970s. While bands like Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones soaked up most of the limelight, Bad Company quietly built a body of work that was raw, soulful and deeply rooted in the blues. Ralphs, already […]
English guitarist Mick Ralphs, who cofounded legendary bands Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, died at the age of 81, according to an announcement from his rep on Monday. Ralphs had been in poor health for the better part of a decade after suffering a stroke, following an Oct. 29, 2016 London performance while on […]