The trailblazing English guitarist passed away on June 23 and left a formidable legacy, influencing the likes of Joe ...

Mr. Ralphs, an only child, played in a blues-rock band called the Buddies before co-founding the Doc Thomas Group, a precursor to Mott the Hoople, in 1966.

Mick Ralphs, a guitarist, singer, songwriter and founding member of the classic British rock bands Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, has died. A statement posted to Bad Company’s official website ...

Mick Ralphs, co-founder of the influential rock bands Bad Company and Mott the Hoople and soon-to-be inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has died. He was 81.

Bad Company and Mott The Hoople founding member Mick Ralphs has died aged 81. The guitarist, vocalist and songwriter had been in bad health since suffering a stroke in 2016.

Mott the Hoople perform on Top of the Pops in 1973. (from left) Dale Griffin, Ian Hunter, Pete Overend Watts and Mick Ralphs. (Image credit: David Warner Ellis/Redferns) ...

Mick Ralphs, founding guitarist of Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, has died at age 81. He suffered a stroke in 2016 and had been bedridden since his final show at London’s O2 Arena.

Born in Stoke Lacy, Herefordshire, England, Ralphs began playing blues guitar as a teenager, and in his early 20s in 1966, he co-founded the Doc Thomas Group. The band would become Mott the Hoople ...

Mick Ralphs, a guitarist and songwriter whose shuffling riffs and blues-based approach helped shape the sound of hard rock in the 1970s, undergirding radio-ready hits by the British bands Mott the ...

Born in Stoke Lacy, Herefordshire, England, Ralphs began playing blues guitar as a teenager, and in his early 20s in 1966, he co-founded the Doc Thomas Group. The band would become Mott the Hoople ...

(AP) – Mick Ralphs, singer, songwriter guitarist and founding member of the classic British rock bands Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, has died. A statement posted to the band’s official ...