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"He was the backbone of Soft Machine." Founding member and keyboard player Mike Ratledge dead at 81
Soft Machine's longest-serving member Mike Ratledge, who also worked with Syd Barrett and Kevin Ayers, has died after a short ...
Founding member of influential rock band dies at 81: ‘Another immortal gone’
Mike Ratledge, keyboardist and founding member of the English rock band Soft Machine, has died. He was 81. Soft Machine’s ...
Influential ‘60s rock band’s founding member dead at 81
Mike Ratledge, keyboardist and founding member of the English rock band Soft Machine, has died at the age of 81. The musician ...
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“These pieces aren’t so much produced as dramatised”: Soft Machine’s Softs vinyl remaster
Fortunately, he made amends by suggesting his replacement should be the relatively unknown John Etheridge. What Softs makes abundantly clear is that, whereas Holdsworth’s fiery legato technique tended ...
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Guitarists Gordon Giltrap and John Etheridge team up for UK tour
UK guitarists Gordon Giltrap and Soft Machine's John Etheridge have announced a joint UK tour, their 2 Parts Guitar tour, for May. The 12--date tour will see the two respected guitarists starting ...
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.
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Mike Ratledge, Keyboardist in Soft Machine, Dies at 81
Formed in 1966, in Canterbury, Kent, Soft Machine made a name for themselves on the London underground circuit playing a ...
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Soft Machine Co-Founder Mike Ratledge Dead at 81
Mike Ratledge, keyboardist and founding member of Soft Machine, has died. He was 81 years old. The news was confirmed by ...