Mick Ralvs, the guitarist and co -founder of Sylish ’70s Rockers Mott The Hople and The Supergroup Bad Company. It was 81.
Ralph’s death was confirmed in a statement from his representative, although no date or cause of death was not given.
“We have passed, and my heart hit the ground,” the singer of the bad company Paul Rodgers said in a statement. “We left with exceptional songs and memories. My friend and my partner was in writing songs and amazing and multi -use guitarist who had the most humor. Our last conversation a few days ago made us laugh, but it will not be the last.
He was born in 1944 in Herfordshire, England, Ralph participated in the founding of the Doc Thomas group in the mid -sixties, which signed on the island after some changes in the squad and renewed it as death. Ralphs’ WROMINING and Guitar Work in that band helped transfer Rock ‘N’ from the sixties of the sixties “and in the stents and” seventies “games. The loud loud shows of the band won loyal followers – the future collaborator David Boy and Make Jones of the clash of the first fans – but success exceeded it.
At the request of Boy, the group changed the administration and obtained a professional profession when he gave them his song “All The Young Dudes”, which in 1972 LP has the same name global success. The band’s follow -up, “Death”, was also individual for sports “ever from Memphis” and “Honaloochie Boogie”.
However, Ralvz had ambitions outside the band, and in 1973 she left to join former members of Rodgers, Simon Kirk and former Kingson Boz Borrell in a new group of superior.
Bad Company has become one of the first businesses with the Zeppelin Swan Song brand, and it has found global success immediately. His self -appearance of 1974 went on five times, on the strength of strikes such as “it is not possible to get enough” and prepare from the “ready -made love”, which he originally recorded with the death of the Topl. Follow -up, “Retiree”, the classic basic element “Feel Like Makin ‘Love”, Bad Bad Tharts remained until separation in 1982.
Ralphs joined the mott the Hople on a reunification tour in 2009, and performed in many embodiment of Bad Company and Mick Ralphs Blues Band until it was stroke in 2016, restricting him to bed in its last years. His last performance was with Bad Company in 2016, in O2 Arena in London. This group will be recruited in the Rock & Roll Celebrity Hall later this year.
“He was a dear friend, great songwriter and exceptional guitarist,” said the Drams player at Bad Drummer Kirke, in a statement. “We will miss him deeply.”
Raffez was survived by his partner Suzy Shafas, his two children and three children.
