Mick Ralphs, Founding Member Of Bad Company And Mott The Hoople, Dies At 81

View of English Rock & Blues musician Mick Ralphs, of the band Bad Company, plays guitar as he performs, during the ‘Desolation Angels’ tour, onstage at Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, July 31, 1977 . (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)

Mick Ralphs, the 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 website Monday announced Ralphs’ death at age 81. Ralphs had a stroke days after his final performance with Bad Company in 2016, and had been bedridden ever since. Ralphs is set to become a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Bad Company in November. He wrote Bad Company’s classic hit “Can’t Get Enough” and co-wrote “Feel Like Makin’ Love” with singer Paul Rodgers.