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 was 81.
In 2016, Ralphs suffered a stroke after a series of Bad Company shows in the U.K. and was hospitalized; according to lead singer Paul Rodgers, who co-founded Bad Company with Ralphs in 1973, Ralphs had been in a nursing home in recent years. Bad Company had just been voted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and are scheduled...
In 2016, Ralphs suffered a stroke after a series of Bad Company shows in the U.K. and was hospitalized; according to lead singer Paul Rodgers, who co-founded Bad Company with Ralphs in 1973, Ralphs had been in a nursing home in recent years. Bad Company had just been voted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and are scheduled...
- 6/23/2025
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
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