06/24/2025
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We remember Mick Ralphs not only as the legendary guitarist and co-founder of Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, but as the soul behind the music that shaped our formative years. His riffs werenโt just notes on a fretboardโthey were the soundtrack to our youth, echoing through car stereos, basement jam sessions, and long summer nights when life felt wide open and full of possibility.
Mickโs playing was never flashy, but it was tasteful, powerful, and deeply emotive. Whether it was the raw swagger of "Can't Get Enough", the haunting slide guitar in "Seagull", or the anthemic drive behind "Feel Like Makinโ Love", Mick had a way of making his guitar speak. His tone had grit, elegance, and a style that left a permanent mark on rock โnโ roll and on all of us who grew up listening.
For us, his music was more than background noiseโit was a bond. Those songs brought us together, inspired us and gave voice to emotions we didnโt yet know how to express.
Though Mick Ralphs has left this world, his sound remainsโtimeless, enduring, and alive in our memories, and every time we hear that opening riff of "Shooting Star", weโre right back thereโyoung, hopeful, and full of dreamsโwith Mick guiding the way.
Rest easy, Mick. Thank you for the music, the memories, and the moments weโll never forget.
Mick Ralphs , whose guitar playing colored the songs of British rock bands Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, has died. He was 81. Kymm Britton, a representa