Bad Company, one of rock's supergroups, pushes the doors open at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Bad Company Opens Doors at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Paul Rodgers, the singer-songwriter of Bad Company, cherishes one of his final phone conversations with guitarist Mick Ralphs. This call shared the monumental news of their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

“I said to him, ‘Do you remember when we were looking for a band name and we called each other with silly names?’ And then I just called him up one day and I said, ’Bad Company’ and he dropped the phone and he said, ‘Oh yeah, that’s it. That’s the name,’” says Rodgers.

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AP News AP News — 2025-11-06