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"Behind those dark glasses and unsmiling visage, he presented an inscrutable presence." Soft Machine's Mike Ratledge remembered
Mike Ratledge, who died yesterday aged 81, did exactly that. In the 49 years since he left Soft Machine, somebody, somewhere ...
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“If I were you, I’d get a haircut and disappear”: When author William Burroughs gave Daevid Allen permission to call his band The Soft Machine
A key moment in the Canterbury band’s history came when the future Gong mastermind made contact with his former collaborator ...
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Soft Machine founding keyboardist Mike Ratledge dead at 81
Mike was the backbone of Soft Machine in the early years and a man with an absolutely incisive mind,” wrote Soft Machine's ...
‘70s rock band’s founding member dead at 81
Mike Ratledge, a founding member of Soft Machine, has died. He was 81. Ratledge reportedly died following a short illness. “Incredibly sad news that my great friend and Soft Machine legend passed away ...
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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 guitarist John Etheridge confirmed his former bandmate’s death in a ...
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"He was the backbone of Soft Machine." Founding member and keyboard player Mike Ratledge dead at 81
who has worked with many members of Soft Machine over the years, paid tribute, saying, "Mike Ratledge was my favourite ...
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Soft Machine co-founder Mike Ratledge has died, aged 81
Mike Ratledge, one of the founding members of Soft Machine, has died aged 81. The news of his passing was shared by bandmate John Etheridge – guitarist in the British psych-rock band – in a ...
Iconic rocker dead at 81: ‘What a loss to all of us’
Mike Ratledge, a founding member of Soft Machine, has died. He was 81. Ratledge reportedly died following a short illness. “Incredibly sad news that my great friend and Soft Machine legend passed away ...
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 ...
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Soft Machine’s Mike Ratledge Dead at 81
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 ... leaving an eternal legacy of a true legend.
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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 Co-Founder Mike Ratledge Dead At 81
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 ...