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“One day Ronnie came in and said he was leaving. I went: ‘Yeah, right.’ He said: ‘No, I really am. Plus I’m running off with my best friend’s wife’”: These 70s icons were rock’s ultimate party band – and gave the world Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood

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Tetsu Yamauchi, former bassist of Free and the Faces, has died at 79

The bassist, who kickstarted his professional career with Japanese prog rockers Micky Curtis & The Samurais, went on to record on Free's final studio album and joined the Faces until the band's disbandment

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“This business can really get tough sometimes, and you have to dig deep inside you. Paul looked for something else to lean on, and the thing he leaned on had no future in it”: How a gifted guitarist’s descent led to the rise of ’70s supergroup Bad Company

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'Immediately rejected': French telecoms firm SFR refuses rival's bid

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French telecom bid: Orange, Bouygues, and Free offer €17bn for SFR

The three French groups submitted a joint non-binding offer to take over the telecom activities of the Altice Group in France, which includes most of SFR.

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“Right before he died I was reminded of what I’d noticed all those years ago – that the notes he didn’t play were more important than the notes he did play”: A salute from one great bass player to another

Glenn Hughes pays tribute to the late, great Andy Fraser of Free

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Spotify is upgrading the free experience for the first time in seven years, and now users have more control over what they play.

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“We were virtually given free rein. In fact, they spent so much money on studio time, there was very little left for promotion”: How Caravan’s In The Land Of Grey And Pink became an unheralded prog classic

The leading lights of the Canterbury Scene’s third album is a genuine masterpiece – but pitifully few people heard about it on its arrival

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“David Bowie gave them the song, but Mick wrote the intro – the lick of all licks”: A tribute to Mick Ralphs, Mott the Hoople and Bad Company's rock-steady straight shooter

The underrated guitarist, who died aged 81 in June, had an uncanny ability to blend restraint, melody, and songwriting, giving Mott the Hoople and Bad Company hits that remain on radio decades later

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Mick Ralphs obituary

Skilful guitarist and songwriter with the bands Mott the Hoople and Bad Company

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Mick Ralphs, founding member of Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, dies at 81

Mick Ralphs, singer, songwriter guitarist and founding member of the classic British rock bands Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, has died

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“An amazing and versatile guitarist who had the greatest sense of humor”: Mick Ralphs, guitarist and co-founder of Mott The Hoople and Bad Company, has died at 81

Ralphs' bandmate, Bad Company frontman Paul Rodgers, led tributes to the guitar great

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"For all the madcap genius of Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne, Bev Bevan sounds like the star of the show": The Move's Looking On signposts better things further down the road

What happened to Jeff Lynne in between the Idle Race and the Electric Light Orchestra

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