While Ratledge eventually left Soft Machine, Etheridge continued to stay ... the man who left the live music business almost 5 decades ago, leaving an eternal legacy of a true legend.

Ratledge's two contributions—"Slightly All ... and a medley from Volume Two—pieces that were all standard parts of the Soft Machine repertoire at the time. As other archival live recordings released ...

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, according ...

Soft Machine was formed in 1966 by Robert Wyatt, Mike Ratledge, Kevin Ayers and Daevid Allen ... who had just released the first album, to discuss possible live dates by the band to promote it. With ...

Soft Machine in 1967, l-r: Kevin Ayers, Robert Wyatt, Mike Ratledge and Daevid Allen - BIPS/Getty Images ...

Louder called Soft Machine “pioneers of both progressive rock and jazz fusion.” “Mike Ratledge was my favorite keyboard ...

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 ...

Ratledge founded Soft Machine alongside Robert Wyatt (drummer ... show at 89 Popular New England ’80s band reunites for first live show in 33 years Chiptune band goes from ‘dumpster fire ...

Kevin Ayers, best known as a founding member of Soft Machine, has died in France ... Daevid Allen, Mike Ratledge and Larry Nowlin (though Nowlin would leave soon after), naming the after William ...