Bad Company

Expectations were high from day one for the classic-rock supergroup Bad Company—after all, their chart-topping 1974 self-titled debut was the first LP issued by Led Zeppelin’s Swan Song Records—but the London-formed band never disappointed.

Fronted by former Free singer Paul Rodgers, who led the way with a soulful, empathetic voice, the quartet found great success in America with a combination of bluesy British hard rock (their self-titled theme song “Bad Company”) and harmony-driven electrified folk (“Feel Like Makin’ Love”).

Bad Company initially coalesced in 1973, with Rodgers and a fellow Free bandmate, drummer Simon Kirke, teaming up with ex-Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs and former King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell.