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Mick Ralphs
Born	March 31, 1944 in Hereford, England
Genre(s)	Hard rock Rock
Affiliation(s)	Bad Company Mott the Hoople
Years active	1968 - present
Official site	Official webpage

Mick Ralphs (born Michael Geoffrey Ralphs, on 31 March 1944 in Stoke Lacy, Hereford) is a guitarist who was a founding member of '70s rock band Mott the Hoople. In 1973, dissatisfied with Ian Hunter's growing domination, Ralphs became disillusioned and left to team up with former Free vocalist Paul Rodgers to form Bad Company. This band ultimately had greater commercial success than Mott The Hoople. Ralphs continued to record and tour with Bad Company until they folded in 1982, when Paul Rodgers announced he was leaving the band (reportedly, a physical confrontation ensued, with self-confessed "wimp" Ralphs taking on Rodgers, who has a black belt in martial arts).

Bad Company reformed and split several times through the 80s and 90s, but Ralphs finally quit for good in 2000. He then announced that he was giving up touring, something he was never comfortable with in either band, since he has a morbid fear of flying.

In 2004, he once again teamed up with former Mott colleague Ian Hunter, playing second lead guitar (along with Andy York) on Hunter's UK tour. Ralphs performed at Hunters 2005 concert at the London Astoria, which was received well, with Ralphs performing a brilliant guitar solo to "All the Way from Memphis."

Guitars:

Gibson Les Paul Junior, Gibson Firebird (Single Pick-Up), Gibson SG, Fender Telecaster (Mott The Hoople)

Fender Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul Standard, Fender Esquire, Gibson Flying V - Feel Like Making Love Video (Bad Company)

Gibson '57/'59 Custom Shop Re-issue Les Paul Standard (Recent/Ian Hunter Shows)

Official webpage