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- Origen
- Swansea, GB
- Activo desde
- 1969
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Badfinger were a British rock band formed in Swansea in 1961. Their best-known lineup consisted of Welshmen Pete Ham (rhythm guitar and lead vocals), Mike Gibbins (drums), and Englishmen Tom Evans (bass), and Joey Molland (lead 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 No. 1 hit for Harry Nilsson in 1972 and a UK No. 1 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.
After Apple Records folded in 1973, Badfinger struggled with a host of legal, managerial, and financial problems mostly due to their fraudulent manager Stan Polley, leading to Ham's suicide in…
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Discografía

Head First
2000

Say No More
1981

Airwaves
1979

Badfinger
1974

Wish You Were Here
1974

Ass
1973

Straight Up
1971

Magic Christian Music
1970

No Dice
1970
Miembros
Joey Molland
original
1969–1974
Pete Ham
original
1969–1975
Tom Evans
original
1969–1975
Mike Gibbins
drums (drum set), original
1969–1975
Ron Griffiths
?–1969
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