Mick Ralphs, the founding guitarist-songwriter of Bad Company and Mott The Hoople, has died, Bad Company confirmed in a post on their official Instagram on Monday. He was 81.

Mick Ralphs, co-founder of rock band Bad Company, has died at 81, a few months before he was scheduled to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

A guitarist and songwriter, he ditched glam rock at its peak and scored with meatier stadium-rock anthems like “Can’t Get Enough” and “Feel Like Making Love.”