Bad Company
Bad Company I (1974 - 1982)
  • Paul Rodgers - vocals - b. December 12, 1949, Middlesbrough, England - formerly with Free.
  • Mick Ralphs - guitar - b. May 31, 1944, Hereford, England - formerly with Mott the Hoople.
  • Boz Burrell - bass - b. Raymond Burrell in 1946, Lincoln, England - formerly with King Crimson and Snape.
  • Simon Kirke - drums - b. July 28, 1949, Shrewsbury, England - formerly with Free.
Albums:
  1. "Bad Company" (1974) - Single: "Can't Get Enough"
  2. "Straight Shooter" (1975) - Single: "Feel Like Makin' Love"
  3. "Run With the Pack" (1976)
  4. "Burnin' Sky" (1977)
  5. "Desolation Angels" (1979) - Single: "Rock and Roll Fantasy"
  6. "Rough Diamonds" (1982)
Group disbands.  Mick Ralphs goes solo.  Simon Kirke records an album with Wildlife. Paul Rodgers goes solo, and joins The Firm, The Law (with Kenny Jones), Willie and the Poor Boys and Queen + Paul Rodgers.
Bad Company II (Reformed) (1986 - 1990) Albums:
  1. "Fame and Fortune" (1986)
  2. "Dangerous Age" (1988)
Bad Company III (1990 - 1993)
  • Mick Ralphs - guitar
  • Simon Kirke - drums
  • Steve Price - bass - Toured with the band for a couple of years.
  • Felix Krish - bass - Session musician for "Holy Water".
  • Brian Howe - vocals
Albums:
  1. "Holy Water" (1990) - Single: "If You Needed Somebody"
  2. "Here Comes Trouble" (1992)
Brian Howe joins Ted Nugent.
Bad Company IV (1993 - ? )
  • Mick Ralphs - guitar
  • Simon Kirke - drums
  • Rick Wills - bass - formerly with Frampton's Camel, Roxy Music, The Small Faces, and Foreigner.
  • Dave "Bucket" Colwell - guitar
  • Robert Hart - vocals
Albums:
  1. "Company of Strangers" (1996) - Single: "Down and Dirty"
Dave "Bucket" Colwell later joins the reformed Humble Pie.
Compilations:
  1. "10 from 6" (1986)
  2. "The Best of Bad Company Live...What You Hear is What You Get" (1993)
  3. "The Original Bad Co. Anthology" (2-CDs) (1999)
Paul Rodgers solo:
  1. "Cut Loose" (1983)
  2. "The Law" (1991)
  3. "Muddy Waters Blues" (1993)
  4. "The Hendrix Set" (1993)
  5. "Now & Live" (2-CDs) (1997)
Mick Ralphs solo:
  1. "Take This!" (1984)
Boz Burrell solo:
  1. "The Celtic Groove Connection" (1999) (with Tam White)
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Date Revised:  June 10, 2009
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