Bad Company (band)

Bad Company
The original Bad Company in 1976. (L to R) Boz Burrell, Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Mick Ralphs.
Background information
Origin	Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
Genres	Rock, hard rock, blues rock
Years active	1973–1982, 1986–1999, 2001–2002, 2008–present
Labels	Island, Swan Song, Atlantic, Atco
Associated acts	Free, Mott the Hoople, King Crimson, The Firm, Queen + Paul Rodgers, Joe Walsh, The Black Crowes
Website	www.badcompany.com
Members	Simon Kirke Mick Ralphs Paul Rodgers Howard Leese Todd Ronning
Past members	Boz Burrell Brian Howe Gregg Dechert Steve Price Larry Oakes Paul Cullen Dave "Bucket" Colwell Rick Wills Robert Hart Jaz Lochrie Lynn Sorensen

Bad Company are an English hard rock supergroup formed in Westminster, London, in 1973 by two former Free band members—singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke—as well as Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs and King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell.Peter Grant, who managed the rock band Led Zeppelin, also managed Bad Company until 1982.

Bad Company enjoyed great success throughout the 1970s. Their first three albums, Bad Company (1974), Straight Shooter (1975), and Run With the Pack (1976), reached the top five in the album charts in both the UK and US. Many of their singles, such as "Bad Company", "Can't Get Enough", "Good Lovin' Gone Bad", and "Feel Like Makin' Love", remain staples of classic rock radio.

There was a rumour that singer Paul Rodgers was so enamored with the Jeff Bridges film Bad Company that he chose to name his band after it, but Rodgers, in an interview with Spinner.com, explained that the idea came from a book of Victorian morals that showed a picture of an innocent kid looking up at an unsavory character leaning against a lamppost. The caption read "beware of bad company".