Mike Ratledge

Mike Ratledge
Ratledge with Soft Machine in 1971.
Background information
Birth name	Michael Roland Ratledge
Born	(1943-05-06) 6 May 1943 (age 81) Maidstone, Kent, England
Genres	Psychedelic rock, progressive rock, Canterbury scene, jazz rock, new-age
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Keyboards, flute
Years active	1960s–1990s
Labels	ABC Probe, Columbia, Harvest

Michael Roland Ratledge (born 6 May 1943) is a British musician. A part of the Canterbury scene, he was a founding member of Soft Machine. He was the last founding member to leave the group, doing so in 1976.^[1]