Mick Ralphs, guitarist for Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, dies at 81 He was crucial to the sound of 1970s hits including “All the Young Dudes,” “Can’t Get Enough,” “Good Lovin ...

It continues: Mick Ralphs, the influential guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder of the iconic rock bands Bad Company and Mott The Hoople, has passed away at the age of 81.

A version of this article appears in print on June 27, 2025, Section A, Page 21 of the New York edition with the headline: Mick Ralphs, of Mott the Hoople And Bad Company, Is Dead at 81.

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“I used that guitar constantly for the rest of Mott the Hoople, usually through a 100-watt Marshall amp. I got to be good friends with Leslie West, too.

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Mick Ralphs, whose guitar playing colored the songs of British rock bands Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, has died. He was 81. Kymm Britton, a representative for Ralphs and Bad Company bandmates Paul ...

Mick Ralphs, co-founder of rock band Bad Company, has died at 81, a few months before he was scheduled to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ...