Mick Ralphs, the co-founding guitarist of rock bands Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, has died at age 81.
In a post to Dangerous Firm’s official social media account on Monday (June 23), the guitarist’s bandmates introduced his dying to the general public. Ralphs is survived by his associate, Susie Chavasse, and his three step-children. A explanation for dying was not shared at press time.
In an announcement shared alongside the information, Ralphs’ bandmate and Dangerous Firm lead vocalist Paul Rodgers celebrated the lifetime of his pal. “Our Mick has handed, my coronary heart simply hit the bottom. He has left us with distinctive songs and recollections,” Rodgers wrote. “He was my pal, my songwriting associate, an incredible and versatile guitarist who had the best sense of humour. Our final dialog just a few days in the past we shared fun nevertheless it gained’t be our final. There are numerous recollections of Mick that can create laughter.”
Drummer Simon Kirke shared his personal tribute to the band’s submit, calling Ralph “a pricey pal, a beautiful songwriter, and an distinctive guitarist,” and easily including, “We are going to miss him deeply.”
The information of Ralphs’ dying comes simply two months after Dangerous Firm was introduced as one of the inductees for the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame’s Class of 2025, which the band known as a “becoming tribute to the band’s enduring affect” of their memorial submit for the guitarist. The band shall be formally inducted to the Corridor of Fame on Nov. 8.
Dangerous Firm’s debut, self-titled 1974 album earned the band their first and solely No. 1 album on the Billboard 200. The band’s debut single “Can’t Get Sufficient” reached a No. 5 peak on the Billboard Hot 100, which stays their highest-charting music on the record to this point. Mott the Hoople, in the meantime, earned their highest-ranking observe on the Sizzling 100 in November 1972, when the David Bowie-written “All of the Younger Dudes” reached No. 37 on the all-genre chart.