Mick Ralphs, the guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder of the legendary ‘70s British rock bands Bad Company and Mott The Hoople, has died ...

By 1969, Jones was kicked out the group after his drug use made him unreliable and a pair of drug arrests in England made it unlikely he could perform in America for the group's 1969 U.S tour.

The Clash (from left) Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Joe Strummer and Terry Chimes pose for a portrait in 1982. Getty Images The former drummer highlighted that he was already a “non-drug taking ...

A version of this article appears in print on June 27, 2025, Section A, Page 21 of the New York edition with the headline: Mick Ralphs, of Mott the Hoople And Bad Company, Is Dead at 81.