He was crucial to the sound of 1970s hits including “All the Young Dudes,” “Can’t Get Enough,” “Good Lovin’ Gone Bad” and “Feel Like Makin’ Love.”

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

Bad Company guitarist Mick Ralph has died at 81. The musician was a founding member of the 1970s English rock band and was part of Mott the Hoople before then.