Mike Ratledge, a founding member of Soft Machine, has died. He was 81. Ratledge reportedly died following a short illness.

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Mike Ratledge, the keyboardist and a co-founder of English rock band Soft Machine, has died, the band’s guitarist John ...

Soft Machine's longest-serving member Mike Ratledge, who also worked with Syd Barrett and Kevin Ayers, has died after a short ...

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 died on Wednesday, February 5, after a brief illness, ...