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Founding member of influential rock band dies at 81: ‘Another immortal gone’
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 ...
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Soft Machine Co-Founder Mike Ratledge Dead At 81
As Louder points out, Soft Machine guitarist John Etheridge shared the news in a Facebook post today. “Incredibly sad news that my great friend and Soft Machine legend passed away two hours ago ...
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Mike Ratledge, Soft Machine Keyboardist and Co-Founder, Dead at 81
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 ...
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Soft Machine founding keyboardist Mike Ratledge dead at 81
He was 81. The news came via current Soft Machine guitarist John Etheridge, who joined the band in 1975, near the end of Ratledge’s time in it. “Incredibly sad news that my great friend and ...
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Soft Machine co-founder Mike Ratledge has died, aged 81
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 ...
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Mike Ratledge, Keyboardist in Soft Machine, Dies at 81
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 ...
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Influential ‘60s rock band’s founding member dead at 81
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 ...
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Soft Machine Co-Founder Mike Ratledge Has Died
He was 81. As Louder reports, the news was confirmed by former bandmate John Etheridge on Facebook earlier today. "Incredibly sad news that my great friend and Soft Machine legend passed away two ...
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Mike Ratledge, Soft Machine co-founder, dead at 81
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 ...
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"He was the backbone of Soft Machine." Founding member and keyboard player Mike Ratledge dead at 81
The news was confirmed by his former bandmate and current Soft Machine guitarist John Etheridge. In a Facebook post, Etheridge wrote, "Incredibly sad news that my great friend and Soft Machine legend ...
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Soft Machine founding member Mike Ratledge dead at 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 ...