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Badfinger
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Badfinger were a Welsh rock band formed in Swansea in 1961. Their best-known lineup consisted of Pete Ham (guitar), Mike Gibbins (drums), Tom Evans (bass), and Joey Molland (guitar). Initially known as the Iveys, the band renamed themselves Badfinger, after the working title for the Beatles' 1967 song "With a Little Help from My Friends" ("Bad Finger Boogie"). From 1968 to 1973, Badfinger recorded five albums for Apple Records and toured extensively, before they became embroiled in the chaos of Apple's dissolution. They are recognised for their influence on the 1970s power pop genre and are es
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- Badfinger
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- Badfinger in 1970 (L–R: Molland, Evans, Ham, Gibbins)
- Musical artist.alias
- The Iveys (1961–1969)
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- Swansea, Wales
- Musical artist.past_members
- Pete Ham Tom Evans Joey Molland Mike Gibbins (see Members section for others)
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- www.badfingersite.com
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- 1969-00-00
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28 sectionsContents
- 1961–1969: The Iveys
- Early days
- Signing to Apple
- Name change
- 1969–1972: Badfinger
- Departure of Griffiths and hiring of Molland
- Initial success
- Signing with Stan Polley
- Apple session work
- ''Straight Up''
- 1972–1984: Decline and struggles
- End of Apple
- Move to Warner Bros. Records
- Turmoil and personnel changes
- Ham's suicide and break-up
- Post-Badfinger
- A reunion, another break-up, and Evans' suicide
- Since 1984
- Post-Badfinger solo activities
- Members
- Timeline
- Discography
- Studio albums
- Compilations/live albums
- Singles
- References
- Sources
- External links
Badfinger were a Welsh rock band formed in Swansea in 1961. Their best-known lineup consisted of Pete Ham (guitar), Mike Gibbins (drums), Tom Evans (bass), and Joey Molland (guitar). Initially known as the Iveys, the band renamed themselves Badfinger, after the working title for the Beatles' 1967 song "With a Little Help from My Friends" ("Bad Finger Boogie"). From 1968 to 1973, Badfinger recorded five albums for Apple Records and toured extensively, before they became embroiled in the chaos of Apple's dissolution. They are recognised for their influence on the 1970s power pop genre and are estimated to have sold 14 million records.
Badfinger had four consecutive worldwide hits from 1970 to 1972: "Come and Get It" (written and produced by Paul McCartney, 1970), "No Matter What" (produced by Mal Evans, 1970), "Day After Day" (produced by George Harrison, 1971), and "Baby Blue" (produced by Todd Rundgren, 1972). Their song "Without You" (1970) has been recorded many times, and became a UK and US number-one hit for Harry Nilsson in 1972 and a UK number-one for Mariah Carey in 1994. In 1972, "Without You" saw co-writers Ham and Evans receive the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically from the Songwriters Guild of Great Britain.