Pete Ham
Sign in to saveWelsh singer, songwriter and guitarist (1947–1975)
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1947-04-27
- Active to
- 1975-04-23
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Peter William Ham (April 27, 1947 – April 24, 1975) was a Welsh singer and songwriter, best known as the leader of the ill-fated group Badfinger. A general lack of controversy and sparsity of interviews before his suicide at age 27 has left Ham an enigma in the annals of rock music's early demises. Ham was born in Swansea, Wales, in an area called Townhill, and formed a local rock group called The Panthers around 1963. This group would undergo several name and lineup changes until it became The
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- 27 Club
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Swansea
- Place of death
- Surrey
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Ivor Novello Awards
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Apple Records
- Official website
- www.peteham.net
- Image
- Pete ham.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1947-04-27
- date of death
- 1975-04-24
- manner of death
- Suicide
- cause of death
- hanging to death
- start of work period
- 1961-00-00
- member of
- Badfinger
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- birth name
- Peter William Ham
- name in native language
- Pete Ham
- Commons category
- Pete Ham
- P12749
- Hattem
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