Badfinger
As pictured on their 1971 album Straight Up
Background information
Also known as	The Panthers, The Iveys
Origin	Swansea, Wales
Genre(s)	Power pop
Years active	1965 - 1983
Label(s)	Apple, Warner Bros.
Associated acts	The Beatles The Dodgers
Former members
Peter Ham Thomas Evans Joey Molland Ronald Llewellyn Griffiths Michael George Gibbins Bob Jackson Joe Tansin

Badfinger were a rock/pop band formed in Swansea, Wales in 1965, and one of the earliest representatives of the power pop genre. During the early 1970s the band was touted as the heir apparent to The Beatles, partly because of their close working relationship with the 'Fab Four', but also because of their sound. Badfinger's meteoric rise and harrowing demise became a cautionary tale for the rock music industry. Image File history File links Badfinger. ... Straight Up is an album by power pop band Badfinger, released on December 13, 1971. ... Swansea (Welsh: , mouth of the Tawe) is a city in Wales and a Welsh County. ... This article is about the country. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Power pop is a long-standing musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop music. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Apple Records logo, featuring a Granny Smith apple. ... Warner Bros. ... The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool, comprised of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. ... William Peter Ham (April 27, 1947 – April 23, 1975) was a Welsh singer and songwriter, best known as the leader of the ill-fated group Badfinger. ... Based on a National Public Radio report http://www. ... Joseph (Joey) Charles Molland (born 1947, Liverpool, England) is a composer and rock guitarist whose recording career spans four decades. ... Bob Jackson (born 1949, Coventry, England), is a keyboardist/guitarist whose career has been interwoven with various rock and pop bands since the early 1970s. ... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles, however saxophones have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 90s. ... For popular music (music produced commercially rather than art or folk music), see Popular music. ... Swansea (Welsh: , mouth of the Tawe) is a city in Wales and a Welsh County. ... Power pop is a long-standing musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop music. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Contrasting with heir presumptive, an heir apparent is one who cannot be prevented from inheriting by the birth of any other person. ... The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool, comprised of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. ...

Biography

The Panthers & The Iveys

Badfinger originated with guitarist/keyboardist Pete Ham and a group called The Panthers. Ham, Ron Griffiths (bass guitar) and David 'Dai' Jenkins (guitar) went on to form The Iveys, named after a street in Swansea, Wales (and a pun on influential beat group, The Hollies). By 1965, Mike Gibbins had joined as the drummer, and the band began playing locally with such groups as the Spencer Davis Group, The Who, The Moody Blues and The Yardbirds. The following year, The Iveys moved their base to London, performing both for David Garrick (a local singer) and as a solo act. In 1967, Jenkins was asked to leave the group and was replaced by Liverpudlian guitarist Tom Evans. William Peter Ham (April 27, 1947 – April 23, 1975) was a Welsh singer and songwriter, best known as the leader of the ill-fated group Badfinger. ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Parts of the guitar. ... Beat Music, also known as Merseybeat (for bands from Liverpool), Brumbeat (for bands from Birmingham) etc. ... The Hollies The Hollies are a British rock and roll band formed in the early 1960s. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... The Spencer Davis Group was a mid-1960s British rock band founded by Spencer Davis (born 1942 in Swansea, Wales). ... The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. ... The Moody Blues are a British rock band originally from Birmingham, England. ... The Yardbirds were an early English rock band, noted for starting the careers of three of rocks most famous guitarists, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Portrait of David Garrick David Garrick (February 19, 1717 – January 20, 1779) was an English actor, dramatist, theatrical producer and theatrical manager, and a friend and pupil of Samuel Johnson. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...

Ron Griffiths, Mike Gibbins, Pete Ham and Tom Evans on the cover of their first album, Maybe Tomorrow, released in 1969

This line-up signed with The Beatles' label Apple Records in 1968. The Iveys recorded and released the single "Maybe Tomorrow" in 1968, which reached the lower levels of Billboard Hot 100. An album of the same name was issued in Italy, West Germany and Japan in 1969 (See Maybe Tomorrow). Plans to release the LP in the UK and U.S. were halted without official explanation from Apple. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1931x1909, 686 KB)The album cover of Maybe Tomorrow by The Iveys, released on Apple Records. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1931x1909, 686 KB)The album cover of Maybe Tomorrow by The Iveys, released on Apple Records. ... Maybe Tomorrow was the first album by The Iveys (who later called themselves Badfinger). ... See also: 1968 in music, other events of 1969, 1970 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // Perhaps the most famous musical events of 1969 are two legendary concerts. ... The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool, comprised of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. ... Apple Records logo, featuring a Granny Smith apple. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Maybe Tomorrow was the first album by The Iveys (who later called themselves Badfinger). ...

Beatle Paul McCartney gave the group a boost in 1969 when he offered them their breakthrough song "Come And Get It," intended for the soundtrack to the film The Magic Christian. McCartney produced the song for the group, as well as the bands' original compositions of "Rock of All Ages" and "Carry On 'Till Tomorrow." These three tracks would appear in the film and on the soundtrack album. Sir James Paul McCartney MBE (born June 18, 1942) is a Grammy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... Come And Get It was the name of a song composed by Beatle Paul McCartney for the movie The Magic Christian (which starred fellow Beatle Ringo Starr) and made popular by the group Badfinger. ... The Magic Christian is a 1969 film directed by Joseph McGrath and starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr. ...

Shortly after the McCartney sessions, Griffiths was asked to leave the group. The Iveys all shared a common home in Golders Green, along with their personal manager and various roadies. Reportedly, the primary reason Griffiths was dispatched was because he was the only married occupant of the home and he was also raising a child there, creating a friction with Evans. The Iveys remained a trio for the next couple months, which included at least two Apple photo sessions. Golders Green is an area in the London Borough of Barnet in London, England. ...

Badfinger: the Apple years

By November 1969, with a new single pending, and seeking a harder edged sound, The Iveys decided it had to change it's dated name which had often led to confusion with The Ivy League. The group changed their name to Badfinger (passing on McCartney's suggested 'Home' and John Lennon's suggestion of 'Prix'). The name "Badfinger" was suggested by Apple's Neil Aspinall. This was a reference to 'Bad Finger Boogie', an early working title of "With a Little Help from My Friends" (from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band) after Lennon devised that melody on a piano using a solo finger due to having hurt his forefinger. Any previous recordings by The Iveys would henceforth be released to the public as "Badfinger" recordings by Apple, with the exception of much later CD reissues and Iveys compilations. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... Neil Aspinall (born in Prestatyn, North Wales, on 13 October 1942) is best known as the road manager and personal assistant for The Beatles. ... With a Little Help from My Friends (originally titled, A Little Help from My Friends) is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, released on the The Beatles album Sgt. ... For other uses, see Sgt. ...

After unsuccessfully auditioning bassists, Badfinger honed in on Liverpudlian guitarist named Joey Molland. The addition of Molland required Evans to shift to the bass guitar, which Evans was wiling to do for expediency of getting the ball rolling again. Joseph (Joey) Charles Molland (born 1947, Liverpool, England) is a composer and rock guitarist whose recording career spans four decades. ...

"Come And Get It" was released in December 1969 in the UK and January 1970 in the US. It was a hit throughout Europe and the United States, where it reached the Billboard Top 10. Badfinger's album Magic Christian Music was released several months after the film's premiere and peaked at #55 on Billboard. Come And Get It was the name of a song composed by Beatle Paul McCartney for the movie The Magic Christian (which starred fellow Beatle Ringo Starr) and made popular by the group Badfinger. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

New Badfinger recordings commenced in early 1970. The album No Dice, which peaked at #28 on Billboard, was released later that year. It was accompanied by the single "No Matter What," which reached the Billboard Top 10. More notably, another track from No Dice, "Without You", became a bigger hit when recorded by Harry Nilsson in 1971 (where it reached the Billboard #1 slot) and Mariah Carey in 1993, and was eventually covered by hundreds of artists, including the recent Il Divo Italian version from 2006. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... No Dice is a power pop album by Badfinger, released on November 9, 1970. ... No Matter What is a song originally recorded by Badfinger for their album No Dice (1970), written by Peter Ham and produced by Geoff Emerick. ... No Dice is a power pop album by Badfinger, released on November 9, 1970. ... Without You is a song originally recorded by Badfinger for their album No Dice (1970), and written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans and produced by Geoff Emerick. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is a American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, music video director and actress. ... Il Divo (L-R: Urs, Sébastien, David, and Carlos. ...

In preparation for their first American tour in 1970, Badfinger hired a New York manager named Stan Polley. Although Polley's reputation was impressive at the time, his alleged connections to organized crime and dubious financial arrangements would only later become known to the group. Under Polley's direction, Badfinger toured in America and were generally well received, although the group complained they were living in the shadow of The Beatles because of the their close connection to the band. Media comparisons between Badfinger and The Beatles frustrated the group for years to come. Stan Polley (date of birth unknown) was an American music entrepreneur who for a time managed the business ventures of the band Badfinger. ...

The band's popularity began increasing exponentially. They recorded many sessions for fellow Apple Records labelmates, notably playing acoustic guitar on tracks from George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" and providing backing vocals on Ringo Starr's single "It Don't Come Easy." Evans and Molland performed on John Lennon's album Imagine, and all four members of the band appeared as backup musicians throughout George Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh in August 1971. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... All Things Must Pass is a triple album by George Harrison recorded and released after the break-up of The Beatles. ... Richard Starkey, MBE (born 7 July 1940 in Liverpool), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer and actor, best known as the drummer of the Beatles. ... It Dont Come Easy is a song written by Ringo Starr, which was released as a single in April 1971, reaching #4 in both the UK and US singles charts. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... Imagine is John Lennons second solo album and is the most popular of his solo works. ... The Concert For Bangladesh was the event title for two concerts held on the afternoon and evening of August 1, 1971, playing to a total of 40,000 people at Madison Square Garden in New York. ...

Badfinger's second album, Straight Up, was released in 1971 and spawned two successful Cashbox Top Ten singles, "Day After Day" and "Baby Blue." George Harrison and Todd Rundgren took production credits on the LP (Badfinger's most commercially successful record) with Harrison and Ham trading slide guitar solos on "Day After Day". ' Decades later, Straight Up ranked as the most-requested CD release among out-of-print albums in a readers poll for Goldmine magazine. Straight Up is an album by power pop band Badfinger, released on December 13, 1971. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Todd Harry Rundgren (born June 22, 1948 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. ... Straight Up is an album by power pop band Badfinger, released on December 13, 1971. ... Goldmine, established in 1974, is an American magazine that focuses on the collectors market for records, tapes CDs, and music-related memorabilia. ...

Ass by Badfinger.

Unfortunately for the group, Apple Records' finances in the post-Beatles era were in chaos. Also, Polley did not negotiate well with Apple President Allen Klein, causing the former to seek out a new record label. Even more egregious for the band's fortunes, Polley had been misrepresenting and exploiting artists he had contracts with, according to several of his clients (including Lou Christie and Al Kooper). Image File history File links Badfingeralbums-ass. ... Image File history File links Badfingeralbums-ass. ... Ass is a power pop album by Badfinger, released on November 26, 1973. ... Apple Records logo, featuring a Granny Smith apple. ... Allen Klein (born December 18, 1931) is a business manager. ... Lou Christie (born Luigi Alfredo Giovanni Sacco on February 19, 1943 in Glenwillard, Pennsylvania) is an American singer-songwriter best known for a string of pop hits in the 1960s. ... Mike Bloomfield (left) and Al Kooper (right) album cover Al Kooper (born February 5, 1944, Brooklyn, New York) is an American songwriter,producer, and musician, probably best known for organizing the group Blood, Sweat & Tears. ...

The sessions for what would be Badfinger's fourth and last album for Apple, Ass, began in September 1972 at Apple's basement studios at 3, Savile Row and would continue at five recording studios over the next nine months. During the recording of Ass, Polley negotiated a multi-million dollar deal with Warner Bros. Records that included an album from the group every six months. The Ass release date would be held up by legal proceedings which followed Badfinger's departure from Apple. Ass featured a metaphoric record cover of a donkey (Badfinger) following a carrot (a coming lucrative record contract with Warner Bros.). Both Ass and its accompanying single, "Apple Of My Eye," failed to reach the Billboard Top 100. Ass is a power pop album by Badfinger, released on November 26, 1973. ... Apple Studio was a recording studio of the late 1960s and early 1970s, founded by The Beatles. ... Savile Row Savile Row Savile Row is a road in the City of Westminster in central London that runs parallel to Regent Street between Conduit Street at the northern end and Vigo Street at the southern. ... Warner Bros. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the main U.S. singles popularity chart used by Billboard magazine. ...

Warner Bros. Records

Six weeks after the Ass sessions were completed, Badfinger entered the studio to begin recording material for their first Warner Bros. release, Badfinger (the intended Warner title, For Love Or Money, was accidentally excluded). Neither Ass nor Badfinger were well-received by music critics. Badfinger and its two accompanying singles, "Love Is Easy" (UK) and "I Miss You" (US), also did not reach chart positions. Badfinger did manage to maintain U.S. fan support as a result of several American tours. A performance at the Cleveland Agora in March 1974 was released on CD in 1990, although it became a subject of great controversy because of Molland's later studio overdubbing and takeover of the group's royalties for the project. Badfinger is an album by rock band, Badfinger. ...

Following the group's last American tour, Badfinger recorded Wish You Were Here at the Caribou Ranch recording studio in Colorado. Unlike their previous two albums, Badfinger's Wish You Were Here was very well received by Rolling Stone Magazine and other periodicals upon its release in 1974. Wish You Were Here is an album by rock band Badfinger. ... Caribou Ranch was a recording studio built by producer James William Guercio in 1972 in a converted barn on ranch property in the Rocky Mountains near Nederland, Colorado. ... This article is about the magazine. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Internal friction centering on band management, money, and group leadership had been growing within Badfinger for a couple years. By 1974, Molland's wife began taking a more assertive role in the band's politics, which did not endear her to Molland's bandmates, particularly Ham. Just before the band began rehearsals for an October 1974 UK tour, Ham suddenly quit the band during a management meeting, stating his decision was because of Mrs. Molland. He was temporarily replaced by guitarist/keyboardist Bob Jackson. However, just before the 1974 tour began, Ham rejoined the group. Jackson remained as full-time keyboardist, making the band a short-lived quintet. After the tour, it was Molland's turn to quit the band, claiming his decision was based on a lack of consensus on their management situation, though the other band members and personal manager Bill Collins claimed it was Molland's frustration that Ham had re-entered the band and his control would be lessened. Bob Jackson (born 1949, Coventry, England), is a keyboardist/guitarist whose career has been interwoven with various rock and pop bands since the early 1970s. ...

With Polley's insistence, Ham, Evans, Jackson and Gibbins reconvened to record a quick follow-up to Wish You Were Here. The album, Head First, was recorded in two weeks at Apple Studios in December 1974. Warner Bros.' publishing division refused to acknowledge the Head First recordings because it was preparing to launch a lawsuit against Badfinger Enterprises, Inc. (the group's management company) and Stan Polley. The Head First album became lost in the litigation and was never issued by Warner Bros.. Bob Jackson retained a rough mix by engineer Phil McDonald on 15 December 1974. This tape is the basis of the 2000 Snapper release of Head First. In reference, biographer Dan Matovina wrote in detail about the events surrounding Head First. Head First is an album by rock band Badfinger. ... December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

The lawsuit launched by Warner Bros.' publishing division against Badfinger Enterprises, Inc. in December 1974 would work its way through California courts until 1979. At issue was the disappearance of US $100,000 in a publishing escrow account which Polley had access to. When Warner Bros. inquired as to the money's whereabouts, during a several month period, Polley reportedly never responded. As a result of this legal fray, Wish You Were Here and all other Badfinger releases by Warner Bros. were stopped and shelved in early 1975. Coupled with the termination of Badfinger's Apple contracts, there soon was no Badfinger product available on record store shelves anywhere.

From the beginning of Badfinger Enterprises, Inc., the contract Polley had with the band stated that most recording and publishing royalties would go to a holding company that was controlled by Polley. This led to a salary arrangement for the group, of which they complained was sorely inadequate compared to their gross earnings. Shortly after the WB lawsuit was filed, Polley reportedly discontinued sending the band members their salaries. The member with the least amount of financial stability to endure this lack of income was Ham.

Death and decline

On 24 April 1975, Ham, nearing financial ruin and contractually confined, hanged himself in his garage studio in Surrey. His suicide note, addressed to his girlfriend and her son, blamed Stan Polley for his misfortunes: "Anne, I love you. Blair, I love you. I will not be allowed to love and trust everybody. This is better. Pete. P.S. Stan Polley is a soulless bastard. I will take him with me." More than a decade later, Polley would plead Nolo contendere to an unconnected money laundering charge. Ham's daughter was born one month after her father's death. April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Stan Polley (date of birth unknown) was an American music entrepreneur who for a time managed the business ventures of the band Badfinger. ... In criminal trials in some common law jurisdictions, a plea of nolo contendere means that the defendant neither admits nor disputes the charge, and is an alternative to pleading guilty or not guilty. ...

Badfinger disbanded after Ham's death, and for years afterward, lawsuits and bankruptcies haunted the members on both sides of the Atlantic. Evans and Molland were both unsuccessful in separate new band projects, and by 1977 they were both out of the music business; Molland was laying carpet while Evans worked as a plumber. That year guitarist Joe Tansin recruited Molland for a new band he was putting together, and when they needed a bass player Molland suggested Evans. Pressure from record companies led to the decision to call themselves Badfinger, and together they recorded their "comeback" album Airwaves which was released in 1979. Tansin left the band immediately after the album was recorded. Airwaves is an album by Badfinger, recorded in 1978 and released 1979. ... For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ...

To promote the album, Molland and Evans recruited Peter Clarke (Stealers Wheel) on drums, Tony Kaye (Yes) on keyboards and Bob Schell (aka Spider Cobb of The Hollywood Squares) on guitar and vocals. The single "Love is Gonna Come At Last" reached #69 in the US. They recorded and released a second album, Say No More in 1981, with that year's touring line-up. This LP was distributed on a much smaller independent record label. It's single, "Hold On," reached #56 in the US. Ultimately, Evans and Molland split acrimoniously in 1981. Stealers Wheel Debut Album Stealers Wheel (correctly spelled without an apostrophe in front of the s) was a British folk/rock band formed in Paisley, Scotland in 1972 by former school friends Joe Egan (born 1944) and Gerry Rafferty (born 1947). ... Tony Kaye (born January 11, 1946) is a British musician born in Leicester, England with the name Anthony John Selvidge (some mistaken authors spell it Selridge). He was the original pianist and organist for the legendary progressive rock group Yes. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Hollywood Squares were an American punk band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1977. ... Say No More is the last studio album released by Badfinger that contained new material. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

During 1982 and 1983, Molland and Evans briefly operated rival bands, both using the name Badfinger. Evans teamed again with Bob Jackson (and occasionally Mike Gibbins) and they toured mainly in the eastern United States. During this time, Evans and Jackson signed a spurious management contract with a Milwaukee businessman. Both were later sued (Evans for US$5 million) when they abandoned the contract due to their claim of management obligations being unmet. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On 19 November 1983, Evans and Molland argued on the telephone, reportedly about the publishing royalty division of the song "Without You." Following the argument, Evans hanged himself in the garden at his home in an eerie replay of Pete Ham's 1975 death scene. November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Without You is a song originally recorded by Badfinger for their album No Dice (1970), and written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans and produced by Geoff Emerick. ...

In August 1984, Molland, Gibbins and Jackson played a small number of U.S. dates as part of a 20th Anniversary of the British Invasion in America package tour. In 1986, Molland and Gibbins reformed Badfinger, until Gibbins left for good in 1990. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Molland continues to tour as Joey Molland's Badfinger and has released three solo albums. In 1997 and 1999, posthumous collections of Ham home recordings were released on separate CDs, 7 Park Avenue and Golders Green. A detailed biography on Badfinger came out in 1997 entititled Without You: The Tragic Story Of Badfinger. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 7 Park Avenue is the first of two posthumous CD releases of demo material recorded by Badfinger frontman Pete Ham. ... Golders Green is an area in the London Borough of Barnet in London, England. ...

Mike Gibbins died in his sleep at his home in Oviedo, Florida on October 4, 2005. He was 56. He is survived by his wife, as well as three sons, who perform together in the Orlando based rock band the Seven Sisters. The City of Swansea planned a museum exhibit commemorating the Welsh members of Badfinger. A Badfinger convention in Swansea in June 2006 brought together Jackson, Griffiths, and several surviving family members of Ham, Evans and Gibbins. Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 162 miles (260 km)  - Length 497 miles (800 km)  - % water 17. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Post-Badfinger bands

Evans and Jackson formed The Dodgers after Ham's death in 1975. Molland formed Natural Gas with former Humble Pie drummer Jerry Shirley in 1976, and Mike Gibbins went into session work, appearing on Bonnie Tyler's 1978 hit single "It's A Heartache." For the hard rock band of the same name, see Humble Pie (band). ... Bonnie Tyler (real name Gaynor Hopkins born on June 8, 1951 in Skewen, Neath) is a Welsh singer. ...

In 1995, Jackson joined The Fortunes, a 1960s English group still playing on the nostalgia circuit and is completing a solo album due in 2008. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hailing from Birmingham, England, the Fortunes first came to prominence and international acclaim during that Golden Era of Popular Music - the swinging mid-sixties. ...

Molland currently lives in the Minnetonka area of Minnesota and performs occasionally in the United States as "Badfinger" or "Joey Molland's Badfinger." In 1997 he was paid to re-record ten past Badfinger songs which have since shown on dozens of pseudo-Badfinger and various artist compilations worldwide, often with deceptive packaging designs. Minnetonka is a city located in Hennepin County, Minnesota. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ...

Members

William Peter Ham,
b. 27 April 1947
d. 24 April 1975
Thomas Evans
b. 5 June 1947
d. 19 November 1983
Joseph "Joey" Charles Molland
b. 21 June 1947
Ronald Llewellyn Griffiths
b. 2 October 1946
Michael George Gibbins
b. 12 March 1949
d. 4 October 2005
Bob Jackson
6 January 1949
Joe Tansin William Peter Ham (April 27, 1947 – April 23, 1975) was a Welsh singer and songwriter, best known as the leader of the ill-fated group Badfinger. ... Joseph (Joey) Charles Molland (born 1947, Liverpool, England) is a composer and rock guitarist whose recording career spans four decades. ... Bob Jackson (born 1949, Coventry, England), is a keyboardist/guitarist whose career has been interwoven with various rock and pop bands since the early 1970s. ...

Discography

The German release of Maybe Tomorrow.

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Studio albums

Album Cover	Year of Release	Title	Singles (& Billboard ranking)
	1969	Maybe Tomorrow (as "The Iveys")	"Maybe Tomorrow" #67
	1970	Magic Christian Music	"Come And Get It" #7
	1970	No Dice	"No Matter What" #8
	1971	Straight Up	"Day After Day" #4 "Baby Blue" #14 Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1931x1909, 686 KB)The album cover of Maybe Tomorrow by The Iveys, released on Apple Records. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Maybe Tomorrow was the first album by The Iveys (who later called themselves Badfinger). ... Image File history File links MCM.jpg‎ [edit] Summary This is the album cover of Magic Christian Music by the rock group Badfinger. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Come And Get It was the name of a song composed by Beatle Paul McCartney for the movie The Magic Christian (which starred fellow Beatle Ringo Starr) and made popular by the group Badfinger. ... Cover of the Badfinger album No Dice. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... No Dice is a power pop album by Badfinger, released on November 9, 1970. ... No Matter What is a song originally recorded by Badfinger for their album No Dice (1970), written by Peter Ham and produced by Geoff Emerick. ... Image File history File links Badfinger. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... Straight Up is an album by power pop band Badfinger, released on December 13, 1971. ...
	1973	Ass	"Apple Of My Eye" #102
	1974	Badfinger	"Love Is Easy" (no charting) "I Miss You" (no charting) Image File history File links Badfingeralbums-ass. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Ass is a power pop album by Badfinger, released on November 26, 1973. ... Image File history File links FLOM.jpg‎ This is an image from the cover of the album Badfinger by rock group Badfinger, released by Warner Brothers Records in 1974. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Badfinger is an album by rock band, Badfinger. ...
	1974	Wish You Were Here
	1979	Airwaves	"Lost Inside Your Love" (no charting) "Love Is Gonna Come At Last" #69 Image File history File links WYWH.jpg‎ This image is the front cover of the Badfinger album Wish You Were Here, released by Warner Brothers Records in 1974. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Wish You Were Here is an album by rock band Badfinger. ... Image File history File links Badwaves. ... For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... Airwaves is an album by Badfinger, recorded in 1978 and released 1979. ...
	1981	Say No More	"Hold On" #56
	1990	Day After Day: Live
	2000	Head First

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Further reading

• Dan Matovina: ISBN 0-9657122-2-2
• Dan Matovina: Badfinger Biography Pages
• Tom Brennan: Badfinger Library

External links

• BBC - Badfinger biography
• Mike Gibbins Official website
• Badfinger Web Ring Page - Links to ALL the Badfinger Web Pages
• Badfinger Wish You Were Here
• Badfinger Airwaves: 24 Hour Badfinger Internet Radio
• BBC News - "Tragedy-hit group's drummer dies"