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 ...

He was 81. Soft Machine’s guitarist John Etheridge confirmed his former bandmate’s death in a Facebook post Wednesday, Feb. 5, Louder reported. In the post, Etheridge said Ratledge died after ...

The news of his passing was shared by bandmate John Etheridge – guitarist in the British psych-rock band – in a post yesterday (February 5). In his update, Etheridge explained that the death ...

The musician’s death was confirmed by former bandmate and current Soft Machine guitarist John Etheridge in a Facebook post, according to Louder. “Incredibly sad news that my great friend and ...

He was also predeceased by his loving wife Renee Mayor Etheridge. Survivors include his children, Michelle Stretar (John), Elizabeth Gettens (Chris) and Edward L. Etheridge, Jr.,(Angela ...

Chiefs Kingdom’s favorite rockstar has a word for the complainers. Two-time Grammy winner Melissa Etheridge, who hails from Leavenworth, Kansas, says she often hears from NFL fans who say they ...

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Band member John Etheridge described him as ‘the backbone of Soft Machine’. Mike Ratledge, one of the founding members and keyboard player of the British psych-rock band Soft Machine, has died aged 81 ...

Soft Machine guitarist John Etheridge, who first joined the band in 1975 and remains a member of the new look line-up today, announced Ratledge’s death in a Facebook post. “Incredibly sad news that my ...