Mike Ratledge, keyboardist and founding member of the English rock band Soft Machine, has died at the age of 81. The musician ...

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Mike Ratledge, a founding member of Soft Machine, has died. He was 81. Ratledge reportedly died following a short illness. “Incredibly sad news that my great friend and Soft Machine legend passed away ...

"So when you tell me, 'Rock isn't dead.' Man. It's all over the place," says French. "I'm not saying that there are no rock bands. I'm just saying that the collective psyche that dictates current ...

Ratledge was with Soft Machine when it started in 1966, and was the last founding member to leave the band in 1976. Louder called Soft Machine “pioneers of both progressive rock and jazz fusion.” ...