Bad Company were an English blues rock supergroup founded in 1973, consisting of band members from Free (Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke), Mott the Hoople (Mick Ralphs), and King Crimson (Boz Burrell). Bad Company was managed by Peter Grant, who had also guided Led Zeppelin to massive success. The band enjoyed great success throughout the 1970s. Bad Company can refer to the following: Bad Company is a British rock music band. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Blues Rock or Blues-rock is a fusion genre of music which combines elements of the blues with rock and roll. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Swan Song Records was a record label launched by Led Zeppelin on May 10, 1974. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... Free was a British R&B-style rock band which formed in London in 1968 best known for their popular song All Right Now. Lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become lead singer of the rock band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums, while lead guitarist Paul... Mott the Hoople were a 1970s English rock and roll and glam rock band with strong R&B roots. ... This article is about the musical group. ... For the hip hop group, see Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature Present The Firm: The Album. ... The Queen + Paul Rodgers collaboration began in late 2004 when Queen were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame. ... Paul Rodgers, (born December 17, 1949) is an English rock singer-songwriter best known for being a member of Free and Bad Company. ... Dave Colwell is an English guitarist known from bands like Bad Company , Samson , ASAP, The Eastenders Angel Street and FM. Categories: | | | ... Fire And Water, with Simon Kirke at far right Simon Kirke (born July 28, 1949) is a British rock drummer best known as a member of Free and Bad Company. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Blues-rock is a hybrid musical genre combining elements of the blues with rock and roll, with an emphasis on the electric guitar. ... In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe music groups comprising members who had already achieved fame or respect in other groups or as individual artists. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Free was a British R&B-style rock band which formed in London in 1968 best known for their popular song All Right Now. Lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become lead singer of the rock band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums, while lead guitarist Paul... Paul Rodgers, (born December 17, 1949) is an English rock singer-songwriter best known for being a member of Free and Bad Company. ... Fire And Water, with Simon Kirke at far right Simon Kirke (born July 28, 1949) is a British rock drummer best known as a member of Free and Bad Company. ... Mott the Hoople were a 1970s English rock and roll and glam rock band with strong R&B roots. ... Mick Ralphs is a guitarist who was a founder member of 70s rock band Mott the Hoople. ... This article is about the musical group. ... Raymond Burrell AKA Boz Burrell (born Raymond Burrell on 1 August 1946, in Lincoln, England, died 21 September 2006 in Spain) was a bass guitarist known for his involvement in bands such as King Crimson and Bad Company. ... Peter Grant in 1973 Peter Grant, (April 5, 1935 – November 21, 1995) was a manager for The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin and Bad Company, and a record executive for Swan Song Records. ... For the bands 1969 eponymous debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ...

History

The original Paul Rodgers era (1973–1982)

Singer Paul Rodgers was so enamoured of the film Bad Company that he chose to name his band after it.^[1] The film was also purportedly the inspiration for the band's eponymous album and breakthrough single. Paul Rodgers, (born December 17, 1949) is an English rock singer-songwriter best known for being a member of Free and Bad Company. ... Bad Company is a 1972 American Western film directed by Robert Benton, who also co-wrote the film with David Newman. ...

The 1974 debut album Bad Company was an international hit, with the group considered one of the 1970s' first supergroups. Bad Company consisted of four seasoned musicians: two former members of Free, singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke; former Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs; and King Crimson's bassist Boz Burrell. The group was managed by Peter Grant, who also managed Led Zeppelin at the time and would manage Bad Company until 1982. The album peaked at #1 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart (North America) and included two singles that reached the top 20 charts, "Can't Get Enough" at #5 in 1974 and "Movin' On" at #19 in early 1975. In 1975, Straight Shooter gave the group another #1 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart. The album also spawned two hit singles, "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" at #36 and the slower "Feel Like Makin' Love" at #10. This article is about the rock album. ... Free was a British R&B-style rock band which formed in London in 1968 best known for their popular song All Right Now. Lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become lead singer of the rock band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums, while lead guitarist Paul... Paul Rodgers, (born December 17, 1949) is an English rock singer-songwriter best known for being a member of Free and Bad Company. ... Fire And Water, with Simon Kirke at far right Simon Kirke (born July 28, 1949) is a British rock drummer best known as a member of Free and Bad Company. ... Mott the Hoople were a 1970s English rock and roll and glam rock band with strong R&B roots. ... Mick Ralphs is a guitarist who was a founder member of 70s rock band Mott the Hoople. ... This article is about the musical group. ... Raymond Burrell AKA Boz Burrell (born Raymond Burrell on 1 August 1946, in Lincoln, England, died 21 September 2006 in Spain) was a bass guitarist known for his involvement in bands such as King Crimson and Bad Company. ... Peter Grant in 1973 Peter Grant, (April 5, 1935 – November 21, 1995) was a manager for The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin and Bad Company, and a record executive for Swan Song Records. ... For the bands 1969 eponymous debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ... North American redirects here. ... This article is about the rock album. ... Straight Shooter is a 1975 rock album released by British rock band Bad Company. ... Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ... Feel Like Makin Love was a song by English super-group Bad Company. ...

With Paul Kossoff in better health again in 1975, he was delighted that his now ex-Free colleagues, Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke asked him to join them on stage for two nights in late 1975 with them playing "All Right Now" the super hit from Free's third album. A British tour was set to begin on April 25th , 1976 with Back Street Crawler , Paul Kossoff's band, headlining with Bad Company in support of the new album Run With the Pack and Back Street Crawler's second album. But again, as with his later years in Free, Paul Kossoff's drug addictions contributed to a drastic decline in the guitarist's health and on a flight from Los Angeles to New York on March 19, 1976, Kossoff died from drug-related heart problems at the age of 25. Paul Francis Kossoff (September 14, 1950, in Hampstead, North West London, England–March 19, 1976) was a rock guitarist best known as a member of the band Free. ... Free was a British R&B-style rock band which formed in London in 1968 best known for their popular song All Right Now. Lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become lead singer of the rock band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums, while lead guitarist Paul... Paul Rodgers, (born December 17, 1949) is an English rock singer-songwriter best known for being a member of Free and Bad Company. ... Fire And Water, with Simon Kirke at far right Simon Kirke (born July 28, 1949) is a British rock drummer best known as a member of Free and Bad Company. ... Music sample All Right Now Problems? See media help. ... Free was a British R&B-style rock band which formed in London in 1968 best known for their popular song All Right Now. Lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become lead singer of the rock band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums, while lead guitarist Paul... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Paul Francis Kossoff (September 14, 1950, in Hampstead, North West London, England–March 19, 1976) was a rock guitarist best known as a member of the band Free. ... Run With the Pack is Bad Companys third album. ... Free was a British R&B-style rock band which formed in London in 1968 best known for their popular song All Right Now. Lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become lead singer of the rock band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums, while lead guitarist Paul... Addiction is an uncontrollable compulsion to repeat a behavior regardless of its negative consequences. ... For the UK magazine, see Guitarist (magazine). ... For other uses, see Flight (disambiguation). ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... This article is about the state. ... is the 78th day of the year (79th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A cardiac arrest, also known as cardiorespiratory arrest, cardiopulmonary arrest or circulatory arrest, is the abrupt cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to failure of the heart to contract effectively during systole. ...

Run With the Pack was Bad Company's first Platinum certified album. The third consecutive million-selling record, reaching #5 on the Billboard chart and featured the hit "Young Blood" that peaked at #20 on the Pop charts. In the 1970s, Bad Company never released an official live album, even though they recorded some of their concerts and are famous for their live shows packing the largest stadiums for almost a decade. Bootlegs were the only way to find live songs from the shows, though sound quality was for the most part poor. The most famous are, "Boblingen Live" (1974), "Live in Japan" (1975) and "Shooting Star Live at the L.A. Forum" (1975). Not until the release of Live in Albuquerque 1976 in 2006, thirty years after it was recorded, did the band release an official live album of 1970s recordings. The recordings were made by Mick Ralphs, who regularly taped the group's shows, utilizing them as a tool to finely tune their set and performances. Not only is the sound quality excellent but almost all the hit songs from the band's first three albums appear on the live CD. Run With the Pack is Bad Companys third album. ... A 12-inch record (left), a 7-inch record (right), and a CD (above) Two 7 singles (left), two colored 7 singles (middle), and two 7 singles with large spindle holes (right). ... Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ... An official is someone who holds an office (function or mandate, regardless whether it carries an actual working space with it) in an organisation or government and participates in the exercise of authority (either his own or that of his superior and/or employer, public or legally private). ... This article is about the building type. ... For other senses of this word, see decade (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Bootleg. ... Bad Company recorded Shooting Star for their album Straight Shooter. ... Live in Albuquerque 1976 is a live album from the Rock band Bad Company by all four all original members. ... Mick Ralphs is a guitarist who was a founder member of 70s rock band Mott the Hoople. ...

1977's Burnin' Sky fared the poorest of the first four albums, peaked at a disappointing #15 and was the worst selling Bad Company album to date. The album did have one single that charted: the album's title song, "Burnin' Sky", which reached #78 on the Pop charts. 1979's Desolation Angels fared better than its predecessor and gave the band their first Top 5 Platinum selling album since 1976's album Run With the Pack. Desolation Angels embellished the group's sound with synthesizers and strings. The album reached #3 on the Billboard charts and again had two charting singles: "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy" at #13 and "Gone Gone Gone" at #56. Burnin Sky is the fourth album by the band Bad Company. ... Desolation Angels is a 1979 album by the rock band Bad Company. ... Run With the Pack is Bad Companys third album. ... Synth redirects here. ... Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ...

A three-year hiatus from the studio ended with the release of Rough Diamonds in 1982. This would be the sixth and final LP in the group's original incarnation until four new songs were recorded in 1998. The album was the worst selling Bad Company album of those that had Paul Rodgers as the front man. The album peaked at #26 and featured "Electricland" (#74), that reached #2 on the newly created Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Rough Diamonds is a 1982 album by British rock band, Bad Company. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... Look up incarnation, incarnate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Paul Rodgers, (born December 17, 1949) is an English rock singer-songwriter best known for being a member of Free and Bad Company. ... The Mainstream Rock Tracks chart is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music but are not modern rock (that is, alternative) stations, which are counted in the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. ...

By the end of the 1970s, the band grew increasingly disenchanted with playing large stadiums. In addition, Peter Grant lost interest in the group, and in management generally, after Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham died on September 25th , 1980. In the words of Simon Kirke, "Peter was definitely the glue which held us all together and in his absence we came apart".^{[cite this quote]} (Reportedly, Paul Rodgers—who has a black belt in martial arts—was involved in a rather one-sided physical altercation with Boz Burrell and Mick Ralphs.) After the release of Rough Diamonds, they disbanded. Mick Ralphs said, "Paul wanted a break and truthfully we all needed to stop. Bad Company had become bigger than us all and to continue would have destroyed someone or something. From a business standpoint, it was the wrong thing to do, but Paul's instinct was absolutely right". ^[2] Peter Grant in 1973 Peter Grant, (April 5, 1935 – November 21, 1995) was a manager for The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin and Bad Company, and a record executive for Swan Song Records. ... For the bands 1969 eponymous debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... John Henry Bonzo Bonham (May 31, 1948 – September 25, 1980) was an English drummer and member of the band Led Zeppelin. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Fire And Water, with Simon Kirke at far right Simon Kirke (born July 28, 1949) is a British rock drummer best known as a member of Free and Bad Company. ... Paul Rodgers, (born December 17, 1949) is an English rock singer-songwriter best known for being a member of Free and Bad Company. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... Raymond Burrell AKA Boz Burrell (born Raymond Burrell on 1 August 1946, in Lincoln, England, died 21 September 2006 in Spain) was a bass guitarist known for his involvement in bands such as King Crimson and Bad Company. ... Mick Ralphs is a guitarist who was a founder member of 70s rock band Mott the Hoople. ... Rough Diamonds is a 1982 album by British rock band, Bad Company. ... Mick Ralphs is a guitarist who was a founder member of 70s rock band Mott the Hoople. ...

The Brian Howe era (1986–1994)

In 1986, Ralphs and Kirke decided to reteam for a new project. Their label, Atlantic Records , however, insisted they resume the Bad Company name. But Rodgers was already engaged with a new supergroup called The Firm. So the remaining two members hired ex-Ted Nugent vocalist Brian Howe as the new lead singer, Steven Price as the new bass player and Greg Dechert (ex-Uriah Heep) on keyboards. Howe's vocal style brought more of a pop-rock sound to the band, as opposed to Rodgers' more bluesy style. The band hired Foreigner producer Keith Olsen to produce the new lineup's initial album, 1986's Fame and Fortune. Reflecting the musical style of the mid-80s, the album was laden with keyboards, unlike previous Bad Company albums, and was only modestly commercially successful, failing to break the Top 100. The single "This Love" managed to reach #85 on the Singles charts. Mick Ralphs is a guitarist who was a founder member of 70s rock band Mott the Hoople. ... Fire And Water, with Simon Kirke at far right Simon Kirke (born July 28, 1949) is a British rock drummer best known as a member of Free and Bad Company. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... Paul Rodgers, (born December 17, 1949) is an English rock singer-songwriter best known for being a member of Free and Bad Company. ... This article is about the term in rock music. ... For the hip hop group, see Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature Present The Firm: The Album. ... Theodore Ted Nugent (born December 13, 1948) (a. ... Brian Howe is a British rock singer and songwriter best known for replacing Paul Rodgers as the lead vocalist of the rock group Bad Company. ... Foreigner is a hard rock band formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran musicians Mick Jones and ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald, along with then-unknown vocalist Lou Gramm (Louis Grammatico). ... Fame and Fortune is an album by Bad Company, released in 1986. ...

Burrell agreed to rejoin the band and was name checked on the Fame and Fortune album, even though he didn't play on it. But just before the supporting tour, he left once again. Price then returned. In 1987, Dechert was dropped from the lineup as the group decided not to play up the keyboards in their sound as much. They toured that year supporting Deep Purple. This article is about the rock band. ...

For the next Howe-era album, 1988's Dangerous Age, the band replaced Olsen with producer Terry Thomas, who got rid of most of the keyboards and returned the band to a guitar-driven sound. Thomas also added small amounts of keyboards as well as rhythm guitars and backing vocals and wrote most of the songs with the band. Dangerous Age fared better than its predecessor, spawning several MTV videos and the AOR hits "No Smoke Without A Fire" (#4), "One Night" (#9) and "Shake It Up" (#9, also #89 on the Singles charts) . The album went Gold and hit the Top 60. For the Dangerous Age tour, the band were augmented by Larry Oakes (keyboards, guitar), who had also played with Foreigner for a short time. Price and Oakes left at the conclusion of the tour. Dangerous Age is an album by Bad Company, released in 1988. ... Look up Foreigner in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

After the Dangerous Age tour, during which the band travelled separately from Howe as they could no longer tolerate his behaviour, they set about finding a replacement for him. However, Howe, hoping to launch a solo career, was unable to secure a record deal and eventually the band was forced to allow him back as a result of pressure to produce a new album from outside influences.

The band's next album, 1990's Holy Water, also produced by Thomas, was enormously successful both critically and commercially, attaining Top 40 and Platinum status by selling more than one million copies. "Holy Water" was the band's first album on the Atlantic subsidiary Atco Records. The album spun off the singles: "If You Needed Somebody" (#16), the title track "Holy Water" (#89) and "Walk Through Fire" (#28). "Holy Water" also hit #1 for 2 weeks on the AOR charts with "If You Needed Somebody" reaching #2. The album received significant radio airplay (five songs made the AOR charts in all) and spawned several video hits. Felix Krish played bass on Holy Water but was replaced for the tour by Paul Cullen . Mick Ralphs , who was taking care of personal and family matters, sat out for most of the Holy Water tour, although he did perform on the album. Ralphs was replaced on the road and in the videos by ex-Crawler guitarist Geoffrey Whitehorn. Ralphs returned later on during the tour and Whitehorn joined Procol Harum where he still plays to this day. Also joining at this time was ex-ASAP guitarist Dave "Bucket" Colwell as second guitarist. Many of the dates on the tour were successful and featured Damn Yankees as co-headliners. The tour was one of the most profitable of 1991, a year which saw many other rock acts facing a downturn in concert attendance brought on by rising ticket prices and economic recession. This article is about water that has been blessed. ... Paul Cullen is the head coach at Super League club Warrington Wolves. ... Mick Ralphs is a guitarist who was a founder member of 70s rock band Mott the Hoople. ... Damn Yankees is a musical comedy, a modern retelling of the Faust legend set during the 1950s (when the New York Yankees dominated Major League Baseball), in Washington, D.C., with a script by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop and music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. ...

The final studio album of the Howe era, 1992's Here Comes Trouble featured the Top 40 hit "How About That" (#38) and "This Could Be The One" (#87). The album went Gold, but the formula was growing stale. Before touring in support of Here Comes Trouble, the band added ex-Foreigner bassist Rick Wills and Colwell, a protégé of Ralphs, was now a full-time member. The band recorded a live album, What You Hear Is What You Get: The Best of Bad Company on the Here Comes Trouble tour. The album, released in 1993, featured live versions of hits from both the Rodgers and Howe eras of the band, but sold poorly. Here Comes Trouble is an album by Bad Company, released in 1992. ...

Howe left the band in 1994. Regarding his departure from the band, Howe stated: "Leaving Bad Company was not a difficult decision. It had got to the point where nobody was contributing anything to songwriting and quite frankly, the band was getting very very sloppy live. I quite simply, along with Terry Thomas, got tired of doing all the work and then getting nothing but resentment for it from Mick and Simon."^[3]

The Robert Hart era (1995–1997)

After Howe's departure, the remaining foursome hired ex-Distance vocalist Robert Hart to take over lead vocal duties. Unlike Howe(who had a different style and a higher range), Hart was closer in voice and an imitator of Rodgers. The new lineup released Company of Strangers in 1995 which came out on EastWest Records and peaked at #159 on the Album charts. It produced the AOR hit "Down And Dirty" (#17). Stories Told & Untold was released in October 1996 and bombed commercially. The album contains re-recordings of seven of Bad Company's biggest hits ("told" stories), and seven new songs ("untold" stories). Many of these were recorded in Nashville and featured guest appearances by Country stars such as Vince Gill....but the new lineup was a commercial flop on record and on tour. Under the One Sky by Distance. ... Company of Strangers is an album by the rock band Bad Company with Robert Hart in place of Brian Howe who had replaced Paul Rodgers in 1986 as lead vocalist, released in 1995. ... Stories Told and Untold is an album by Bad Company, released in 1996. ...

The second Paul Rodgers era (1998–2002)

During his absence from Bad Company, Rodgers was involved in many projects. His solo album, Cut Loose, was released in October 1983, and Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters hit record store shelves in 1993. He would also participate in two band-projects: The Firm, with Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin fame, and The Law with ex-The Who drummer Kenney Jones. Paul Rodgers, (born December 17, 1949) is an English rock singer-songwriter best known for being a member of Free and Bad Company. ... For the hip hop group, see Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature Present The Firm: The Album. ... For the Scottish football (soccer) player, see Jimmy Page (footballer). ... For the bands 1969 eponymous debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... The Law The Law were an English rock group formed in 1991 comprising of ex-The Who, Drummer Kenny Jones,and former Free and Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers. ... The Who are an English rock band that formed in 1964. ... Kenneth Thomas Kenney Jones (born 16 September 1948, Stepney, East London) is a veteran English rock drummer best known for his work in Small Faces, Faces, and The Who. ...

In 1998, Rodgers and Kirke were discussing that the band should release an extensive compilation album with a biography and pictures for the fans. Rodgers decided the album should include four new songs. He finally reunited with the other three original members in the studio to record these four new tracks. The reunion was short, but it produced a Top 20 AOR hit with "Hey Hey" (#15). The second new song "Hammer of Love" peaked at #23. The new tracks appeared on the 1999 compilation album called The Original Bad Company Anthology which crawled to #189. Many fans were displeased with the track listing which left off many hits, although a number of rare tracks did appear. The reunited original foursome toured in the summer of '99 for only 30 dates in the U.S. The shows drew well. The following year, Ralphs announced he was retiring from life performing and Burrell left again as well, bringing the reunion to an end. Paul Rodgers, (born December 17, 1949) is an English rock singer-songwriter best known for being a member of Free and Bad Company. ... Fire And Water, with Simon Kirke at far right Simon Kirke (born July 28, 1949) is a British rock drummer best known as a member of Free and Bad Company. ... The Original Bad Co. ...

Paul Rodgers, "The Voice" (as the media called him since his days in Free), again rejoined his life long friend Kirke in 2001 for a tour that kicked off in the U.S. and included co-headlining dates with Styx . Wills and Colwell took over for the departed Ralphs and Burrell. The tour did decent business then moved to the U.K. The band secured some dates on the West Coast of the US to record a new live album and DVD Merchants of Cool, which featured the song "Joe Fabulous," which hit #1 on Classic rock Radio and the top 20 on Mainstream Rock Radio in the U.S. in its debut week. The Merchants of Cool promotional tour in 2002 once again featured Kirke and Rodgers as the only original members left. Colwell again took lead guitar and Jaz Lochrie was on bass. Guest performers at the shows included former Guns N' Roses axeman Slash and Neal Schon of Journey fame. After the 2002 tour, Bad Company went inactive once again as Rodgers returned to his solo career. Paul Rodgers, (born December 17, 1949) is an English rock singer-songwriter best known for being a member of Free and Bad Company. ... Free was a British R&B-style rock band which formed in London in 1968 best known for their popular song All Right Now. Lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become lead singer of the rock band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums, while lead guitarist Paul... Fire And Water, with Simon Kirke at far right Simon Kirke (born July 28, 1949) is a British rock drummer best known as a member of Free and Bad Company. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and a member of the European Union. ... For the magazine, see Classic Rock (magazine). ... Fire And Water, with Simon Kirke at far right Simon Kirke (born July 28, 1949) is a British rock drummer best known as a member of Free and Bad Company. ... Paul Rodgers, (born December 17, 1949) is an English rock singer-songwriter best known for being a member of Free and Bad Company. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... A sunburst-colored Fender Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass[1][2]; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... Guns N Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. ... Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), more widely known as Slash, is an English/American guitarist best known as the former lead guitarist of Guns N Roses and as the current lead guitarist of Velvet Revolver. ... Neal Schon (b. ... Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco, California. ...

In 2005, a DVD called Inside Bad Company 1974-1982 was released that reviews Bad Company on stage, on film and on record. It also interviews Simon Kirke and has some live recordings from the 70s and 80s. This was an unauthorized release. Inside Bad Company 1974-1982 is a documentary of the rock band Bad Company released in 2005. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... A 12-inch record (left), a 7-inch record (right), and a CD (above) Two 7 singles (left), two colored 7 singles (middle), and two 7 singles with large spindle holes (right). ... Fire And Water, with Simon Kirke at far right Simon Kirke (born July 28, 1949) is a British rock drummer best known as a member of Free and Bad Company. ...

Paul Rodgers, 56 years old in 2006, was still touring and playing Bad Company songs with Queen. It was stated, including on Brian May's own website, "that Rodgers would be featured with Queen as: Queen + Paul Rodgers, not replacing the late Freddie Mercury". The CD and DVD of their collaboration was released in 2005 called Return of the Champions with songs by Queen, Bad Company and Free. On April 28, 2006, they released a live DVD from their collaboration called Super Live in Japan. There are many bootlegs from nearly every show of the 2005 and 2006 tours in audio, as well as a few in video form. Paul Rodgers, (born December 17, 1949) is an English rock singer-songwriter best known for being a member of Free and Bad Company. ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, lead vocalist Freddie Mercury, and drummer Roger Taylor, with bass guitarist John Deacon joining the following year. ... For the Australian film composer, see Brian May (composer). ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, lead vocalist Freddie Mercury, and drummer Roger Taylor, with bass guitarist John Deacon joining the following year. ... The Queen + Paul Rodgers collaboration began in late 2004 when Queen were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame. ... Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was an Indian musician, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Queen (inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001). ... CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit České Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s... DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc - see Etymology) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ... Return of the Champions is a double compact disc live album by British rock band Queen and Paul Rodgers. ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, lead vocalist Freddie Mercury, and drummer Roger Taylor, with bass guitarist John Deacon joining the following year. ... Free was a British R&B-style rock band which formed in London in 1968 best known for their popular song All Right Now. Lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become lead singer of the rock band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums, while lead guitarist Paul... is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Super Live in Japan is a DVD by the two remaining members of Queen; Brian May and Roger Taylor, resurrecting the name Queen with another rock legend; Paul Rodgers of Bad Company, in which he was famed as the lead singer. ... For other uses, see Bootleg. ...

In 2006, a limited edition CD of 24 ct gold was released of the first Bad Company album (Bad Company). After taking over a year to find the original master tapes, the analog masters were put through a proprietary analog-to-digital converter that remastered the songs for the best possible sound. Limited can refer to: A private limited company by shares, a specific kind of limited company in Commonwealth of Nations commercial law; often used as a suffix (Mycompany, Limited or ); formerly used for all limited companies. ... Carat is a measure of the purity of gold and platinum alloys. ... GOLD refers to one of the following: GOLD (IEEE) is an IEEE program designed to garner more student members at the university level (Graduates of the Last Decade). ... This article is about the rock album. ... 4-channel stereo multiplexed analog-to-digital converter WM8775SEDS made by Wolfson Microelectronics placed on X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro sound card An analog-to-digital converter (abbreviated ADC, A/D or A to D) is an electronic integrated circuit (i/c) that converts continuous signals to discrete digital numbers. ...

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On 6 May 2007 Robert Hart, Dave "Bucket" Colwell and Jaz Lochrie performed a small pub show for charity. Performing as Rock and Roll Fantasy, they offered a show of Bad Company songs for an audience of just a few hundred. Harry James of Thunder was the drummer. In 2008, Bad Company are touring in the following formation: Robert Hart, Mick Ralphs, Dave Bucket Colwell, Jaz Lochrie, Harry James. Reportedly, this grouping was not agreed to by the other two surviving members of the band.Lawsuits are being prepared. is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

Personnel

Current line-up

• Robert Hart - Vocals
• Mick Ralphs - Guitars, keyboards
• Dave Colwell - Guitars, keyboards
• Jaz Lochrie - Bass Guitar
• Harry James - Drums, percussion

Former members

• Paul Rodgers - lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizers (1973-1982, 1998-2002)
• Simon Kirke - vocals, drums, percussion, guitar (1973-1982, 1986-2002)
• Brian Howe - lead vocals, sax (1986-1994)
• Boz Burrell - bass (1973-1982, 1986, 1998-1999)
• Steven Price - bass (1986-1989)
• Greg Dechert - keyboards, synthesizers (1986-1987)
• Larry Oakes - guitar, keyboards (1988-1989)
• Felix Krish - bass (1990)
• Paul Cullen - bass (1990-1992)
• Geoff Whitehorn - guitar (1990-1991)
• Rick Wills - bass (1992-1997, 2001)
• Dave "Bucket" Colwell - guitars, keyboards (1990-1997, 2001-2002, 2008)
• Robert Hart - lead vocals (1994-1997)
• Jaz Lochrie - bass (2002, 2008)
• Mark Wolfe - guitars, keyboards (2001-2002)

Discography

Main article: Bad Company discography

References

External links

• Official site
• Simon Kirke Official Website
• Official Paul Rodgers Site
• Mick Ralphs Official webpage
• Brian Howe Official Web Site