Badfinger

The story of Badfinger is one of the most tragic ones in rock.  These guys never received the recognition and credit they were due, and their music STILL sounds great.

The Iveys I (1964 - 1965)
  • Pete Ham - guitar/keyboards/vocals - b. Peter William Ham, April 27, 1947, Swansea, Wales; d. April 23, 1975, Weybridge, England (hanging).
The Iveys II (1965 - 1967)
  • Pete Ham - guitar/keyboards/vocals
  • Mike Gibbins - drums - b. March 12, 1949, Swansea, Wales.
The Iveys III (1967 - 1968)
  • Pete Ham - guitar/keyboards/vocals
  • Mike Gibbins - drums
  • Tom Evans - guitar/vocals - b. June 5, 1947, Liverpool, England; d. November 23, 1983 (hanging).
  • Ron Griffiths - bass
Album:
  1. "Maybe Tomorrow" (1968)
Ron Griffiths leaves; Tom Evans switches to bass.
Badfinger I (1968 - 1974)
  • Pete Ham - guitar/keyboards/vocals
  • Mike Gibbins - drums
  • Tom Evans - bass/vocals
  • Joey Molland - guitar/keyboards/vocals - b. June 21, 1947, Liverpool, England.
Albums:
  1. "Magic Christian Music" (1970) - Singles: "Maybe Tomorrow", "Come and Get It"
  2. "No Dice" (1970) - Single: "No Matter What"
  3. "Straight Up" (1971) - Singles: "Day After Day", "Baby Blue"
  4. "Ass" (1973)
  5. "Badfinger" (1974)
  6. "Wish You Were Here" (1974)
  7. "Day After Day" (live) (1990)
  8. "BBC in Concert 1972-3"
Joey Molland forms Natural Gas (with Jerry Shirley, former member of Humble Pie).
Badfinger II (1974 - 1975)
  • Pete Ham - guitar/keyboards/vocals
  • Mike Gibbins - drums
  • Tom Evans - bass/vocals
  • Bob Jackson - keyboards
Album:
  1. "Head First" (never released)
Pete Ham commits suicide (hanging), and group disbands.
Badfinger III (1978) (reformed)
  • Joey Molland - guitar/keyboards/vocals
  • Tom Evans - bass/vocals
  • Joe Tanzin - guitar
  • Kenny Harck - drums
Badfinger IV (1978 - 1981)
  • Joey Molland - guitar/keyboards/vocals
  • Tom Evans - bass/vocals
Album:
  1. "Airwaves" (1979)
Badfinger V(1981 - 1983)
  • Joey Molland - guitar/keyboards/vocals
  • Tom Evans - bass/vocals
  • Tony Kaye - keyboards - b. January 11, 1946, Leicester, England - formerly with The Federals, Yes, Flash, and Badger.
  • Glenn Sherba - guitar
  • Richard Bryans - drums
Album:
  1. "Say No More" (1981)
Tom Evans commits suicide (hanging); group disbands.  Tony Kaye rejoins Yes.
Compilations:
  1. "The Best of Badfinger, Vol. 2" (1989)
  2. "The Best of Badfinger" (1994)
  3. "Come and Get It: The Best of Badfinger" (1995)
Pete Ham solo:
  1. "7 Park Avenue" (1997)
Joey Molland solo:
  1. "After the Pearl" (1983)
  2. "The Pilgrim" (1992)
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