Pretty much since the beginning of the genre, rock and roll songwriters have been using their lifestyle as a topic. In most cases, they refer to the perks of being in the middle of the music world.

When the quartet’s debut album, “Bad Company,” was released 50 years ago this month, the eight songs projected a new, distilled approach to hard rock. Lyrics were simple, recording gimmicks were ...

Aerosmith‘s Joe Perry, Heart‘s Nancy Wilson, Bryan Adams, Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson and Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood helped induct Bad Company into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ...

Mick Ralphs of Bad Company performs during a photocall to announce the band's new tour at Hard Rock Cafe, Old Park Lane on November 17, 2009 in London, England. (Credit: Matt Kent/WireImage) Mick ...

Bad Company singer-songwriter Paul Rodgers treasures one of his last phone calls with guitarist Mick Ralphs. It was to deliver the news that, at long last, they'd been inducted into the Rock & Roll ...