Bad Company’s lineup splintered in 1982 and regrouped in 1998 to tour and record sporadically through 2019. Kirke and Ralphs, meanwhile, continued the band between 1986-1998 with the late Brian ...

The Struts, The Pretty Reckless, HARDY, members of Def Leppard and more tip their hat to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees.

“Our Mick has passed, my heart just hit the ground,” Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers said in a statement. “He has left us with exceptional songs and memories.

Bad Company was formed in 1973 by Rodgers and Kirke from Free, Ralphs from Mott the Hoople, and ex-King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell. The band scored six Top-40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 during ...

Bad Company (from left) Simon Kirke, Paul Rodgers and Mick Ralphs performing in 2008 in South Florida. Ralphs died June 23, 2025 at the age of 81.

Like Rodgers' other collaborators in Bad Company, Free have reportedly come up in conversation during Rock Hall meetings, yet have never received a nomination despite being eligible since 1994.

In 2016, Ralphs suffered a stroke after a series of Bad Company shows in the U.K. and was hospitalized; according to lead singer Paul Rodgers, who co-founded Bad Company with Ralphs in 1973 ...

Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2025. Consequently, the HOF will have to honor Ralphs posthumously, while also honoring surviving frontman Paul Rodgers and ...

After Ralphs left Mott the Hoople, he started the supergroup Bad Company alongside Rodgers, Kirke and Boz Burrell. They became the first band signed to Led Zeppelin’s Swan Song Records. Ralphs ...