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 Facebook ...

Mike Ratledge, a founding member of the English rock band Soft Machine, has died aged 81 following a brief illness. Along with Robert Wyatt, Daevid Allen and Kevin Ayers, Ratledge founded Soft Machine ...

Mike Ratledge, one of the founding members and keyboard player of the British psych-rock band Soft Machine, has died aged 81 ...

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 ...

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, 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 has died aged 81, after a short illness. The news was confirmed by his former bandmate and current Soft Machine guitarist John Etheridge.

Credit: Getty Images/Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns Soft Machine founding member and keyboard player Mike Ratledge has died aged 81, after a short illness. The news was confirmed by his former ...

Although surrounded by classical music, Ratledge went on to carve his own path in the music industry when he helped form the rock band Soft Machine. Besides his time with Soft Machine, Ratledge ...