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Bad Company was a British Rock band founded in 1973 , consisting of band members from Free ( Paul Rodgers , Simon Kirke ), Mott The Hoople ( Mick Ralphs ) and King Crimson ( Boz Burrell ). Managed by Peter Grant , who had also guided Led Zeppelin to massive success, they were one of the early Supergroup s of the 1970s . HISTORY 1970s Bad Company's first inspiration for its music and its name came from the 1973 radio play hit, also of the same name, and from the 1972 Western , '' Bad Company '' that starred Barry Brown and Jeff Bridges. Their first single, " Can't Get Enough ", which Ralphs had originally written for Mott the Hoople before being told that it was unsuitable for the group, was a Top 20 hit in the UK and Top 10 in the US in 1974 . They enjoyed success on both sides of the Atlantic with their debut album '' Bad Company '', which also featured the song " Bad Company ". They recorded on Led Zeppelin's Swan Song Records . In 1975, Bad Company charted with " Good Lovin' Gone Bad " and the slower " Feel Like Makin' Love ", both from the album '' Straight Shooter ''. Each subsequent album, '' Run With The Pack '', '' Burnin' Sky '', and '' Desolation Angels '', fared less well than its predecessor. 1980s By the end of the 1970s the band were increasingly disenchanted with playing large stadiums. Grant's interest in the group, and in management generally, waned after Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham died in 1980. In the words of Kirke, "Peter was definitely the glue which held us all together and in his absence we came apart." After the release of the album '' Rough Diamonds '' in 1982 they disbanded, but reformed in 1986 with ex- Ted Nugent vocalist Brian Howe, in place of Rodgers and Steve Price replacing Boz Burrell on bass. 1990s-2000s Throughout the 1990s , the band continued with various musicians, with drummer Simon Kirke and guitarist Mick Ralphs being the only original members(Ralphs sat out most of the Holy Water tour in 1990 although he appeared on the album). The 1995 line-up of Bad Company included Mick Ralphs and Simon Kirke plus Dave Colwell (keyboards), Rick Wills (bass guitar), and Robert Hart (vocals). All four reunited briefly in 1999 to record four new tracks, which appeared on a compilation of previously released material, '' The Original Bad Company Anthology ''. In 2001, Paul Rodgers rejoined Simon Kirke in Bad Company for a small American tour. The ''Merchants of Cool'' CD/DVD release resulted from those shows. Dave Colwell, previously on keyboards, took guitar; Jaz Lochrie was on bass. Guest performers at the shows included former Guns N' Roses axeman Slash and Neal Schon of Journey fame. In 2005, Rodgers toured with Queen as a "fill-in" for Freddie Mercury , and they released a live album under the name "Queen + Paul Rodgers", though no studio recordings resulted. Once Again In 2006 Rodgers toured with Queen Plus Paul Rodgers MEMBERS
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