Mike Ratledge, the keyboardist and a co-founder of English rock band Soft Machine, has died, the band’s guitarist John Etheridge confirmed. He was 81 years old. “Incredibly sad news that my ...

Soft Machine founding member and keyboard player Mike Ratledge died on Wednesday, February 5 after a brief illness, according to his former bandmate and guitarist John Etheridge. “Mike was the ...

Mike Ratledge, one of the founding members of the legendary British psych-rock band Soft Machine, has died. As Louder points out, Soft Machine guitarist John Etheridge shared the news in a ...

The news of Ratledge passing hit headlines when Soft Machine’s guitarist John Etheridge shared the news on Facebook. He wrote, “Incredibly sad news that my great friend and Soft Machine legend ...

Mike Ratledge, a founding member of Soft Machine, has died. He was 81. Ratledge reportedly died following a short illness.

Mike Ratledge, a founding member of Soft Machine, has died. He was 81. Ratledge reportedly died following a short illness.

Mike Ratledge, keyboardist and founding member ... by Ratledge’s former bandmate and current Soft Machine guitarist John Etheridge in a Facebook post. “Incredibly sad news that my great ...

Mike Ratledge, founding keyboardist for influential English group Soft Machine, died on Wednesday following a brief illness.He was 81. The news came via current Soft Machine guitarist John ...