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Mick Ralphs Cause of Death: Bad Company, Mott the Hoople Founding Member Passes Away

Rock legend Mick Ralphs has passed away.

(Photo by Jo Hale/Getty Images)“Our Mick has passed, my heart just hit the ground,” Bad Company singer Rodgers said in a statement, according to the Associated Press. (Photo by Victor Blackman/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Though Ralphs found early success with Mott the Hoople and the band’s David Bowie-penned hit “All the Young Dudes” it was with Bad Company that he would create his most famous work. His death has sent shockwaves through the rock music community, with thousands of fans rushing to social media to pay tribute to this one-of-a-kind talent.

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