Bad Company

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/bad-company

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the formation location?London, England
2. What is the key members' previous bands?Free, Mott the Hoople, King Crimson
3. Who were the members of Bad Company and where did they come from?Bad Company was made up of four musicians: Paul Rodgers sang, Simon Kirke played drums, Mick Ralphs played guitar, and Boz Burrell played bass. They all came from other famous bands and joined together in London in 1973.
4. Why did Bad Company become so popular so quickly?The band became popular right away because the members were already known from other hit groups and were managed by Peter Grant, who had helped make Led Zeppelin famous. This gave them a big boost and lots of attention.

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