ist ▁and ▁song writer , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁rock ▁bands ▁M ott ▁the ▁Ho ople ▁and ▁Bad ▁Company . ▁ ▁Career ▁Ralph s ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁te en ager , ▁playing ▁with ▁bl ues - rock ▁band ▁the ▁Bud d ies . ▁He ▁released ▁a ▁single ▁with ▁that ▁group ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁before ▁joining ▁the ▁Mod ▁Doc ▁Thomas ▁Group ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁After ▁an ▁e pon ym ous ▁Italian ▁album ▁debut , ▁the ▁band ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁twice , ▁first ▁to ▁Sil ence ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁then , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁to ▁M ott ▁the ▁Ho ople . ▁Ralph s ▁remained ▁with ▁M ott ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁he ▁founded ▁Bad ▁Company ▁along ▁with ▁vocal ist ▁Paul ▁Rod gers ▁from ▁Free . ▁The ▁band ' s ▁debut ▁album ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁included ▁the ▁Ralph s '- p enn ed ▁hit ▁" Can ' t ▁Get ▁En ough ", ▁for ▁which ▁Ralph s ▁tun ed ▁his ▁guitar ▁in ▁the ▁open - C ▁tun ing ▁C - G - C - G - C - E , ▁stating , ▁" It ▁never ▁really ▁sounds ▁right ▁in ▁standard ▁tun ing . ▁It ▁needs ▁the ▁open   C ▁to ▁have ▁that ▁ring ." ▁The ▁debut ▁album ▁reached ▁number ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Ralph s ▁continued ▁to ▁record ▁and ▁tour ▁with