Badfinger- The Tragic Story of The Band - Deaths of Pete Ham, Tom Evans

Badfinger: The Tragic Story of the Band
0:00 - Introduction/The Iveys
5:45 - The Iveys Become Badfinger
8:39 - Management Problems
10:38 - Warner Brothers Years
13:07 - Lawsuits/Band Deaths
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As the first non-solo act on Apple Records, Badfinger had remarkable chemistry, huge hits on the charts, and they’d be critically acclaimed as natural successors to The Beatles. In fact some referred to the band as and i quote ‘the new Fab Four. and they were handpicked by the members of the Beatles themselves.’ Their songs and albums made millions, But a series of financial and legal complications would lead to the deaths of its two main songwriters, and a bittersweet legacy going forward. This is their story.
Badfinger’s roots go back to the early 60s, in the close-knit music scene of Swansea (swanzee) Wales, a port city almost like a little liverpool.. While initially performing on the local circuit using temporary names, their first serious incarnation was as the Iveys, which came together in 1961. Their early lineup consisted of frontman Pete Ham on lead guitar, Dai Jenkins on rhythm guitar, Ron Griffiths on bass and Roy Anderson on drums.The Iveys sets heavily covered black american music.
By 1965 drummer Roy Anderson’s work life took hold. He was replaced by Mike Gibbins, who was introduced to the band through Griffiths. In an interview with Gary Katz for the documentary Badfinger: The Director’s Cut, Gibbins recalled feeling uncertain about this transition, but eventually accepted his role.
“It was really strange, because these guys were like mods. They had criss-cross-patterned trousers and short hair like the Faces, [but] they were playing good stuff,” he’d say.
“Pete [Ham] didn’t like my playing. He thought it was pretty abysmal, and that my bass drum sounded flipped out. I went for a pint at the bar around the corner and thought that was that, but to my amazement, he came over and said, ‘We want you in the band.’
The Iveys soon became one of Swansea’s top local band and shared billing with another emerging act, The Mojos. Bill Collins, a session musician, was impressed with the Iveys’ performance, and took them under his wing. While not a manager per-se, he did have industry connections, and got them a job as the backing band for David Garrick. Their shows were so popular that the band members commanded more attention than Garrick himself, particularly Dai Jenkins, with Gibbins recalling in a separate interview,
“We’d be doing a gig in Ireland, and he’d be singing Mrs. Applebee, and the girls would be screaming, screaming, screaming, but then he’d go, ‘Hang on a minute,’ look to the other side and…there would be crowds around Dai.” “I think that’s the reason we got fired."
Collins moved with The Iveys to London, England, where they’d set up base at his communal house in Golders Green. The band was being paid 5 pounds a week as a retainer, not a whole ot. He encouraged the band to focus on songwriting and frontman Pete Ham would take that to heart, demoing tons of original songs using the house’s makeshift studio. Meanwhile the band’s continued live repertoire of R&B, Motown, and Beatles hits began drawing a lot of attention from record labels. Collins was insistent on signing with the fledgling Apple Records, which was owned by the Beatles themselves. The label was known for being the most artist friendly label at the time.
In 1967, guitarist Dai Jenkins was dismissed from the band after his commitment waned, and was replaced by 24 year old Tom Evans, a native of Liverpool, England who would become another piece of the signature lineup. As explained in Dan Matovina’s book, Without You: The Tragic History of Badfinger, The Iveys were in instant awe of Evans’ musicianship, but his personality took a bit of getting used to, with Gibbins remembering:
“As soon as Tom moved in, he was complaining. He was from Liverpool and we were from Wales. He said that he couldn’t relate to anybody. My feeling was, ‘Just tag along, man. This is a band.”
Local musician Will Youatt telling Loudersound “They played all the local haunts,” “They were a good-looking sort of band, but no great shouts musically. Then they got rid of Dai and Ronnie and replaced ’em with the Liverpool boys - then they became songwriters.”
By the next year, The Iveys prepared demos for Apple Records, a

[@rnrtruestories]

A lot of people requested Badfinger so here it is…

[@GonzoShitcock]

Thank you very much... Next if possible...Can you do a video profiling No Doubts first singer John Spence?

[@rnrtruestories]

@@GonzoShitcock can you go to our request form and submit this so I don’t forget this one? Thanks. Link is in the description box

[@GonzoShitcock]

@@rnrtruestories Sure thing

[@brianuke2301]

Thank you for putting this one together!

[@bobthebear1246]

Definitely one of your best videos. My God, what happened to Badfinger was a literal crime. Easily the most tragic Rock band story ever. Rocking In Peace forever: Pete Ham and Tom Evans.

[@jasonnewby]

They suffered a lot of tragedy, especially Pete Ham. Another tragedy is being almost entirely forgotten by classic rock radio. Straight Up is an amazing album.

[@CorbCorbin]

You don’t love Ass?

[@jasonnewby]

@@CorbCorbin Oh yeah, I like all the albums they put out on Apple but I think Straight Up is the best. I was just spinning No Dice last night coincidentally.

[@rnrtruestories]

I remember driving around a few weeks ago and hearing their music being played . They still play some of their music where I live

[@acemechanical275]

@@CorbCorbin I don’t think he got it.

[@bubbadagger]

They still get played here in canada

[@guildguitars6349]

My friend and I were driving through NJ in the early 80’s when we saw Badfinger on a billboard in front of a club. It was a Saturday afternoon, so we stopped and walked in to get more details as we both loved that band. As we walked into the club it was pretty dark as it was very early in the day and they were closed for business. There was nobody immediately there to talk to, but we heard some music coming from the back of the club, so we walked past the bar and to the back where, to our amazement, Badfinger was rehearsing. I don’t remember exactly how many people were there, but it was not many at all, like maybe 10 or 12. Nobody seemed to care that we were there, so we simply stood there and took in the rehearsal. One song after another, they played all their hits, and we got to enjoy it like we’ve never enjoyed a performance before or since. Badfinger was an incredible band that deserved much better than they got. That was about 40 years ago, and to this day I still look back on that moment as probably the best musical experience I have ever had.

[@D-FensDogG]

@guildguitars6349 That's a terrific story. I have quite a number of terrific stories of my own. Some people just seem to be led by The Spirit, and ordinary people wind up in extraordinary situations. I shake my head daily, feeling grateful to the Master of my life.

[@kathystammen8774]

That’s amazing. You were BLESSED THAT DAY ❤

[@susanedrington4878]

Great story!!

[@Armstrong.N]

Just Wow

[@jeremyt2212]

It's hard to imagine another band that got screwed over so many times in so many different ways. Tragic doesn't even begin to describe it.

[@yonatan_max_art]

Like Rags to riches but the other way around... But only because of certain evil people. Their manager, and a Milwaukee con-man who sued Tommy.

[@Mff48]

Grand funk railroad,it was like hearingbthe same script!!! take a look!

[@michaellavender]

Moby Grape

[@barrycw1]

A truly remarkable and talented band, as great as any British invasion band ever in all ways except deserved reputation. Badfinger's legs were cut out beneath them in their prime by a corrupt NYC 'businessman' criminal named Stan Polley. Unfortunately, the band is now synonymous with tragedy. Kudos for the video

[@21stCenturySpaceOdyssey]

Well said ..I thoroughly agree.

[@bobthebear1246]

Also, "Day After Day" is one of the greatest Rock songs ever recorded. Still one of my all-time favorites.

[@colin6603]

Insanely underrated band. “Without You” and “No Matter What” are some of the best pop songs ever written. Their song “Knocking Down Our Home” is beautiful too.

[@CMalsawmhlua]

believe me is my fav song from them

[@UrScum]

My favorite of the band is Dear Angie, it’s such a cute love song

[@colleenross8752]

Day after Day is mine

[@rontompkins4623]

@@UrScum absolutely beautiful song, I remember playing the whole first album at work and being mesmerized when it came on.

[@lesterpaul9657]

My Baby blue. I had to look a long time to get Straight up. You could purchase all other Badfinger albums but not that one don' t know why.

[@norwichnorfolk1584]

I’m 68 and still often listen to them, they did not deserve to be treated so bad….. Will put flowers on Pete’s grave next year when I visit Wales RIP boys you will always be remembered…

[@hawnyfox3411]

Good call mate ; "No Matter What" was an all time classic - Great Rock, great melody, great guitar fills Would LOVE to think you'll get to fulfil your wish to put flowers on Pete Ham's grave

[@liza8423]

I would like to put flowers on Pete^s grave when I visit Wales someday...where exactly is its location...tks!

[@norwichnorfolk1584]

@@liza8423 managed to finally get flowers on his grave 👍

[@liza8423]

@norwichnorfolk1584 That's wonderful 😊 to locate his grave! 👍

[@sianiechelty1119]

@@liza8423 @Liza- It's located in Morriston Cemetery, Swansea, South Wales.

[@bobthebear1246]

What happened to Badfinger was a literal crime. Easily the most tragic Rock band story ever. Rocking In Peace forever: Pete Ham and Tom Evans.

[@RockinAllDay]

Don't forget drummer Mike Gibbins.

[@Wastelander1972]

Baby Blue was on the very last scene of Breaking Bad. And that’s pretty awesome.

[@steevidrums]

Thank you for covering this! I am from the town that Pete ham and the band by and large came from, and the story of them was forever talked about. My dad got me my first kit came from John Ham (Petes's brother's music shop) in 1985 or something. I knew the sisters of the drummer too, Marian and Joyce. Years later, people still talk of it. A plaque has since been put up on a wall at Swansea Train station to commemorate Peter Ham.

[@griffspeed]

I know you..! lol.!

[@steevidrums]

@@DMSProduktions edited.

[@charlesw.4576]

They are such an underrated band. Stan Polley was an f-ing soulless monster. I can't believe he got away with that. Pete Hamm should have offed Polley instead of himself. What he did was evil and unforgivable.

[@DMSProduktions]

@@steevidrums ;o)

[@matpeachey3946]

Until I saw this and read more about the band I had no idea Ham and Evans were drinking in a pub I frequent in the village I grew up in on the Night Pete tragically committed suicide. Thanks for the upload. And if you ever feel there's no way out please don't be scared to go get help. Speak to someone. You're loved and not alone ❤

[@twistoffate4791]

Mat Peachey, Your post is much-needed by many. You never know who's reading comments & how they might be affected. Thank you.

[@jannieccunningham4800]

Wonderful kind words fae Mat Peachey. ❤

[@simu6244]

What was the name of the pub ?

[@matpeachey3946]

@@simu6244 the white Hart in pribright in Surrey.

[@Steve-cs8nd]

They did speak to someone. It just wasn’t the right guy.

[@Ticonderous1]

Imagine writing songs like ;; Baby Blue Without You Day After Day No Matter What and then being told you were broke ... Stan Polley will burn in Hell

[@michaelblaine6494]

Ringside✌️

[@eduardolamboy4776]

Don't forget "come and get it".

[@MoreLifePlease]

The bastid actually made it to 87, finally croaking on 7/20/2009.

[@MoreLifePlease]

@@eduardolamboy4776 Badfinger did a great job with that and it was a very pre-psychedelic-Beatles sounding hit written by Paul McCartney.

[@michaelharrington75]

@@eduardolamboy4776 Paul McCartney wrote 'Come and get it'.

[@Atomykpimp]

I was in my teens in the 80’s when I first heard Badfinger and was blown away at how good they were and saddened at the tragedy the band went through. I’m still a huge fan of there work in 2021 and thank you for doing a story on a band that left quite a legacy for being together just a short time.

[@jesserussell7242]

I am a huge fan of the band as well even though there was a lot of tragedies going on their music is still great especially on songs like to come and get it and they after day with these two guitar players Pete ham and George Harrison playing on that wonderful guitar solo.

[@waycnf7229]

@@jesserussell7242 Check out Wish You Were Here (not the pink floyd record). Has some of their best work and is definitely their best album. Last with the classic lineup of Ham-Molland-Evans-Gibbins. My personal highlights are In the Meantime/Some Other Time and Meanwhile Back at the Ranch/Should I Smoke. Technically they're 4 songs, but pieced together to make them just two. Love Gibbins' vocals on In the Meantime, he should've sung more.

[@lincbond442]

I got into Badfinger in the mid-1980's when all of their albums were long out of print. I recall finding them at used record swap meets in the late 1980's and playing them often. A couple of years later they were all reissued on CD. I own them all and enjoy them to this day. Some of my favorite songs are "They're Knocking Down Our Home", "I'd Die Babe", and "No One Knows". This story breaks my heart every time I hear it. May they all rest in peace.

[@redsox4life]

Badfinger was a very talented band. It's sad and tragic how their management screwed them over.

[@JuanRamirez-xh3kc]

Was always hoping you would do a video on Badfinger, such a great band with great songs and such a tragic story. They deserve to be remembered.

[@rnrtruestories]

Lot of requests for badfinger so the fans have spoken

[@jannieccunningham4800]

I cry every time I read about these poor guys...and hope someone makes a movie of them. The guy who ripped them off is nowt short of a murderer!! r.i.p. Pete and Tom 😪💙

[@jesserussell7242]

I think there should be a movie made with the life story of a bad finger because there’s so much drama in their lives and they are one of the best bands ever and I am one of the big fans of Badfinger music since they were signed to the Apple records label founded by my all-time favorite rock band the Beatles. even though some of the members of Badfinger are gone their music will still live on which is really just magnificent songs like maybe tomorrow no matter what day after day among others.

[@dathorndike4908]

The story of Badfinger desperately needs to be made into a movie

[@BadGuyGoodAudioReviews]

That manager shoulda been jailed...con man😡

[@user-il4br8du1s]

Absolutely!!!

[@sethkaicer319]

Rock and roll true stories will always get to the heart of the matter.

[@JasonNation72]

The story of Badfinger needs to be a biopic. I'm sure it would be a bonafide tearjerker.

[@andrewpappas9311]

Yeah, that'd be great

[@garyj.spatola2902]

It already is...

[@jannieccunningham4800]

Gary j spitola..where can biopic of Badfinger be found please? Thanks.

[@moozartney]

Yeah I definitely think we need a biopic for Badfinger.

[@jesserussell7242]

Yes that would be and I would definitely go and see that bio pic of Badfinger it would be fantastic because it has all of the elements of drama and tragedy and success.

[@AnAdorableWombat]

Their story is absolutely heartbreaking. RIP to the departed members

[@Automedon2]

In the early 70s, I worked the door at a rock club in Ohio. Baby Blue was a standard for all the bar bands that came through. I'd almost forgotten about 'Baby Blue', but when it was recommended in my feed, man, the memories came flooding back.

[@edalder2000]

Perhaps the unluckiest band ever seen. Such amazing pop songs.

[@johnkean6852]

Yes of course, "unlucky."

[@Waynefitzpatrick2032]

No, there is a long list.

[@knk4ever83]

Day after day is my favorite bad finger song

[@BullToTheShit]

Well that's a relief to know. We were all wondering which BF song is your favorite. 😉

[@ClownfishV2]

I like no matter what

[@rinaticson390]

❤❤

[@Cincinnatus1869]

My sister had a Badfinger album in our house when I was a kid and I listened to it a lot and always thought they were a really good band . I couldn't figure out why they weren't well known. Sweet, T Rex Badfinger and Humble Pie were the records I listened to the most in my sister's collection. This was the early 80s and most of my friends had never heard of any of those bands . They were all listening to Run DMC but I preferred 70s rock and roll

[@felipehernandez-pedroza8288]

Same as me. In the late 1980s I was listening 1970s rock music. Way better than that 80s crap.

[@user-xy3ci6hk5x]

They should be in the Rocking Roll Hall of Fame❤️🎵☮️

[@user-gw1iy8nh9r]

They Certainly Should Be! What A Band! Loved Those Guitars! What A Tragic Ending.

[@timmotel5804]

They were a great band. Such a mostly, sad story. Thank You for this Fine Post.

[@jwwj30]

These guys really did capture the Beatles sound in their early years, before all the drama. To bad they had such poor management, because no one else ever filled that niche. They really could have been millionaires if they stayed together, under positive guidance & continued to produce big hits.

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

Honestly, filling that niche wasn't as good as how they grew into their own distinct sound and influenced the development of Power Pop and power ballads as genres.

[@ddobry21]

It sucks that making music can be this complicated and soul destroying

[@Regulo1d]

Fucking capitalism and shit, record companies screwing over talent for pure profit sucks ass, thank god you can use the internet to release music nowadays

[@kimsullivan5576]

That is so sadly true.

[@zackzallie8735]

@@Regulo1d Music industry is still like this sadly.

[@christiancolossus5165]

@@Regulo1d It's not capitalism. It's monopolies and the vampires at the top that control everything.

[@johnzane4610]

I find it astonishing that Paul McCartney and the other Beatles did not assist the members of Badfinger in their disputes with their Management; they had all of the Lawyers and Accoutants and they could have prevented the tradegy that resulted in the deaths of Pete Ham and Tom Evans .... Tragic !!!!

[@CosmicLion777]

Beatles were busy suing themselves. They themselves were in absolute mess.

[@BobbyGeneric145]

One of the most underrated bands of the 70s.Day After Day and Baby Blue are two of the most beautiful songs ever written. Poor Peter.

[@pinkfreud62]

Day After Day

[@BobbyGeneric145]

@@pinkfreud62 typing while walking! My fingers failed to translate what I meant.

[@kevin2400]

Day after day is an awesome song.. when I was a kid. I thought that was the band Boston

[@BobbyGeneric145]

@@kevin2400 Boston is an excellent band too, especially the self titled album!

[@jesserussell7242]

Day after day Hass to be one of my favorite songs and what’s great about Badfinger is that they were one of the greatest musicians and songwriters ever and I love the fact that one of the former Beatles George Harrison plays with Pete ham on that wonderful guitar solo one day after day it gives me chills every time I hear it and they are one of the most greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands ever even though the band had some tragedies but their music will still live on especially with songs like without you day after day no matter what and come and get it.

[@UNUSUALUSERNAME220]

Finally! A video where the use of the word "tragic" is applicable.

[@thejasonknightfiascoband5099]

Well like George Harrison said, "Apple was a reflection of how out of control John & Paul's egos were @ that time."

[@murmursmeglos]

It's a shame that the Beatles wanting to take control of their finances and help out others is 'their egos out of control', but sadly they weren't businessmen and the pressure simply speeded up their break-up.

[@barnabywilde374]

THANKS R N' R True Stories! it's ridiculous to say i nearly openly cried when Badfinger just... disappeared, but i WAS let down immensely. The Beatles were no more, and Badfingers' sound and talent was therapeutic to getting over that. Then they too were gone, and way too soon.

[@aisforapple2494]

You should have mentioned that the Ham/Evans tune, 'Without You' was covered by Nilssonn and became a worldwide smash hit, robbed of what would have been millions in royalties for just that song, and seriously contributed to the suicides of Ham and Evans.

[@CorbCorbin]

Nillson recorded that in what 1970? Very few bands, especially back then, owned their own masters or even songs when they started out. At best they owned a percentage. Record companies flash some quick cash, then promise the world, while they are billing you for everything they act like is a service provided by them while you’re one of their artists. Then they hit you with, “well, actually after what you spent touring, partying, buying stuff and in the studio, you owe us money…” It’s a shitty thing, but when they’re still making the same mistakes years later, what could anyone do? They also seemed to keep signing shit even after they knew the manager was ripping them off years later.

[@aisforapple2494]

@@CorbCorbin The reason they were broke, and eventually took their own lives, was due to shitty, predatory management. I know that the music industry is a snake pit.

[@nick_vee]

Actually, Harry Nilsson did the original which was later covered by Badfinger.

[@aisforapple2494]

@@nick_vee YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY INCORRECT! Ham and Evans wrote 'Without You'!

[@aisforapple2494]

@@nick_vee Badfinger recorded it BEFORE Nilssonn. Look it up on wiki.

[@hashenone]

Thanks for making this video. As someone who discovered Badfinger in recent years (never seen Breaking Bad), I’d heard their story was tragic. On a side note, if you’ve ever listensed to Guided by Voices, in my opinion Badfinger is clearly Robert Pollard’s single largest influence sound-wise.

[@davidrpriest]

Never call a band The New Beatles. Too much pressure!

[@beeragainsthumanity1420]

I remember when The Knack was hyped that way also.

[@Marty2011uk]

Didn't they say that about the Monkeys ?

[@davidrpriest]

@@Marty2011uk LOL yes! Dumb people did!

[@robwalsh9843]

Or the New Nirvana. Or the saviors of rock.

[@clayboutin400]

@@beeragainsthumanity1420 And Duran Duran when they first started.

[@hellfire8883]

I really can't believe this band wasn't even more popular. They were amazing songwriters and performers. They sound like a continuation of the Beatles but not just some imitation or tribute. No they have their own amazing material and sound. So sad that 2 of them committed suicide due to the tragic circumstances that troubled the band.

[@recklesswhisper]

Went to see Badfinger at the Whisky on Sunset Blvd back in the day, and wow! were they ever good! We sat on the balcony right above them and I can still run the video and soundtrack of them that night in my head. ^..^~~

[@ericcampbell6370]

I love Badfinger. Straight Up is one of my favorite albums of all time. The ill-fated Wish You Were Here is also high on my list. Pete was the heart and soul of the band. He seemed to sneeze out great songs which often burned with such emotional intensity.

[@drewnations4501]

Bad finger the great band of 70s

[@lildee2626]

I saw Badfinger in the70's and I can say that it was one of the best sounding bands in concert. They sounded just as good as if they were in the studio singing. Very good sound I'll never forget! I'm sorry they were treated the way they were. They deserved so much better. Thank you Badfinger! Peace!

[@spartyontop]

Wish I got a chance to see them.

[@limeycheesehead97]

I love Badfinger. Thanks for doing this story.

[@hivicar]

Historic duet (Here Comes the Sun) of Ham and Harrison in George and Ravi Shankar's 1971 Concert for Bangladesh (on YT).

[@micheleparker8123]

Such a sad story, and so infuriating!💔

[@justsayin2049]

I met Joey Molland a couple years ago at a concert, it was a fantastic show! What a shame, talk about a fall from grace! Love their music! I told him that, he was really cool, like you were shaking hands and taking to your neighbor. Great guitar player, great band, awesome music! I will definitely see them again if they come back my way. Just a real shame all the crazy that happened. These guys were superstars!

[@tomjones2348]

How tragic. I was about 13 when Come and Get it hit the airwaves. As a huge Beatles fan I was certain they'd got back together to record and start over. Grand Funk also got crewed over by management, all of which could have been avoided if they'd only read their contract which was set to expire in only 2 more months! CCR got bigtime screwed as well. John Fogarty couldn't even perform the music he'd written! Artists need good management (which is hard to find). Queen got screwed, but then hired Elton John's manager, and Night at the Opera was born. Some artists take total control of not only their art, but of marketing and finances as well. Maxfield Parrish is a good example of that. It's rare. Most artist do not have a head for business.

[@georgeharleydavidsonrider156]

Very informative video. Thanks for posting.

[@gregoryirwin263]

They were such a great band with fantastic songs they had access to the best studio and equipment it's a tragic story and proof that even with hit singles and albums success isn't guaranteed their fourth record is a completely overlooked gem Sure wish we could get vinyl reissues of their apple catalog

[@jesserussell7242]

I think all the bad fingers catalog should be reissued as deluxe box sets with all the bonus tracks and then release stuff on cd and on vinyl it would be very fantastic to hear and if the Beatles catalog can be remixed and remastered it into a box that why not Bad finger in all the other songs should be released in a really big box that on CD and vinyl it would be great to hear the songs not just remastered but remix as well from the original master tapes.

[@RobHouston-xh4qv]

It's just a damn shame that such an intelligent group of musicians had to go through such a tragic end I love every song they wrote and they will always remain one of my favorites

[@raymondgillespie3529]

Had the Staight Up album on 8 track in high school. Great music

[@lanas9403]

Nice to see you do a video on a band that got its start in the 1960s.

[@twistoffate4791]

Yesss.

[@freefallin6871]

Makes you wonder what heights Badfinger could've risen to had they been afforded proper management. Musicians were easy prey back then, such a shame.

[@sigbauer9782]

My head is spinning after watching this...

[@deborahcooper9085]

One of my favorite bands. Their music has gotten me through some tough times. May they RIP.

[@steven2212]

You do such a fantastic job. Thanks, these are so enjoyable.

[@MrTee-hw7mp]

Just a great band. With the right management and proper promotion I truly believe they would be more widely considered as among the best bands of the Seventies, then and now.

[@OpaqueVisions47]

So glad to see you've made a Badfinger video, I've requested this one myself.

[@denisefreitas6727]

Sad story, great video.

[@rnrtruestories]

Thanks

[@franvarga709]

Heartbreaking. I loved this band as a preteen kid.

[@RadioMan2023]

"I didn't know you'd think that I'd forget, or I'd regret"

[@tag1462]

I "discovered" Badfinger by accident when I flipped the switch to FM. The line "I remember finding out about you..." always brings a smile to my face because the song was just freakin awesome. I had never heard anything like that at that time. It was the mid 70's - before classic rock was a thing - and I'm listening to the local college radio stations when they would put on an album and just drop the needle and let it play. Badfinger was always a go to. So sad to find out that they were screwed over and lead to the deaths of two gifted individuals. For The Love Of Money, indeed.

[@devinmccreery8003]

My top 16 Badfinger songs: 16.Love is gonna Come @ last 15.Dennis 14.Timeless 13.Suitcase 12.Apple of my eyes 11.I'll be the 1 10.Name of the game 9.Believe Me 8.Maybe tomorrow 7.Dear angie 6.Rock of all ages 5.Without U 4.Baby Blue 3.Come & Get it 2. Day after Day 1. No matter What

[@phaikyouser9499]

I had not heard of badfinger, but I heard a song from them on Spotify yesterday, and I thought it was great! And today this video appears in my recommended feed, thank you so much!

[@larrydotson2625]

I remember seeing these dudes at the concert for Bangladesh with George Harrison, and like a million other bands.

[@vnette9777]

Sad story,but great music.One of my favorite bands.

[@Sailor_Man_Music]

This is great stuff. I love this channel.

[@johnnypk1963]

Some of the best Rock docs on YT

[@jevinday]

Oh man, you are amazing. Baby Blue is one of my favorite songs of all time.

[@cynthiareimann9614]

So sad and tragic what happened 😢still listen to Badfinger and love their music to this day.

[@DainaSancho]

Thank you! I love this band, way more than I loved the Beatles & they were my top band until around 1969-70. I will always listen to their music until I'm gone.

[@juliusgreen7495]

Bad finger you will live on forever I’m black and love all rock music was born in the sixties great music never forget you all lm listening right now

[@matthewchance8835]

Badfinger is such an outstanding band. I've been a fan of them since the 70s

[@ralphdary4182]

Heard it ages ago. Remember it, they, for a long time; played their favs. Over past three years. Interested in composition,, arrangement, notation--very pleasantly and charmingly accommodating for gentleness while still maintaining light-hearted Gentlemenly sophistication. These qualities are very enduring in both purpose of mind and social custom. Manipulating a cord is key to pitch! Tradition lives! Thank you for your this post.

[@rogelioaraque9287]

Some of the members of the band were also featured in the story Music Artists Died Before Age 60,Pete Ham,Tom Evans & Mike Gibbins died at ages earlier or younger than 60 in 3 decade difference 1975-2005😢🤧

[@h1w1p]

Thanks for this. Some mistakes, but a good compressed rundown. Warner Brothers album tentative title was "For Love or Money" not "For Love of Money" .

[@mikemclintock3893]

Such a great band. Pete, Tom, Joey, and Mike were all great songwriters. The two Warner Bros albums get forgotten, but both are good, Wish You Were Here is a 10/10 album. So sad how things turned out for the band.

[@Bacchus69]

Rock and Roll is a vicious game. This is also a song by April Wine. Sad story with many sad endings.

[@edgaralanfrog]

Oof, I can’t imagine the bad mojo you’d get being the reason a person committed suicide and have mentioned in their suicide note

[@newworldhorsdoeuvre]

Thanks for doing this, I love Badfinger. I saw them live in 1986 when I was just 17 at a bar called Blondie's in Detroit. Someone was quick to point out that they lost their two top guys equating them as George and Ringo still performing as the Beatles, but I enjoyed the concert none the less.

[@frogwizard5637]

"No Matter What" enters my head at least once a day even though I haven't heard it without deliberately choosing too in years. That's an impact.

[@barstow_]

Such a great song

[@xdef1ne]

Baby blue is a great power pop record. It’s incredibly tragic what happened to this band.

[@JT-xy3dl]

Nice job!

[@rubenalvarez48]

There should be a movie made about this band!

[@keithmartin1067]

Great band - so talented! Very interesting video - thanks.

[@groverbaker6404]

This fabulous band is the most tragic in rock and roll..desperation and lies killed these guys!! Loved badfinger!! Underrated

[@LambentLark]

As I learned to play guitar, I figured out where the name "Badfinger" came from. Sometimes the damn things just won't do what you want them to!

[@vickihill8870]

I listen to Badfinger at least three times a week. Can't remember the last time I had a week without them. Thanks BF. Since I have first heard "Come and get it"{ '69}. Then saw "The Magic Christian". Bad finger Forever

[@tracyjacoby2382]

So very sad indeed!!😓💕 Both men had amazing voices and all those great Badfinger tunes. A tune called "Name Of The Game" blew me away & was never on AM radio in 1970's but I found it on a greatest hits Cassette in 1990's. I played cassette a gazillion times!! RIP two Lads, you deserved so much better!!!!😞💕

[@bikersoncall]

Great story. Thanks for no MIDROLL ADS!

[@tonymcnamara9368]

I've got a copy of "Come and get it ". It's not a bad song to be fair. Badfinger didn't get the break they deserved. Just because they signed to Apple, people thought they would skyrocket! The Beatles let them down on the financial, and publicity side of things.

[@nancyjones6780]

When I hear Pete Hamm sing Day after Day I get goosebumps and a massive wave of depression at the same time. He had such a rich voice. So much promise there. They were good lads but they were young and needed guidance. Instead they got taken advantage of and stolen from to such an outrageous degree that sweet Pete Hamm hung himself. He was only 28 years old and he was destroyed by an unscrupulous business. I'm sorry for what happened to those boys. It's wrong on every level! ❤😢

[@jw4321]

Nice job. A big story told compactly.

[@strangesmoke9147]

Damn, did RNRTS just go through a lawsuit? Only have seen the big disclaimer and credits on this video. But, seriously all of your vids are fantastic.

[@davidterry4952]

Paul McCartney lamented it was one of those situations where a phone call from him would have made a difference. Stan Posner who was managing Eric Carmen of Raspberry game, planned to package him with Badfinger a year after they left their greedy manager Stan Polly. George Harrison was beside himself wondering why no one told him about their financial woes. I’m sure George would’ve paid Pete’s mortgage. There were so many escapes, it’s sad. Pete wasn’t thinking straight. He was drunk. Straight Up was the #1 fan pick for album to DVD. If only he and Tommy knew their fans hadn’t forgotten them.

[@timmack2415]

You touched on a lot of subjects, but there is more and sadder pieces in this puzzle

[@ross4143]

Always loved this band. Have all of their lp's. Cheers from SpoCanada.

[@anthonydaley278]

One of the first group’s I really got into, Such a shame because they have a lot of talent , should of been as successful as the Beatles and other groups back in 70 - 74 ish . Luv them back then and still do today.

[@kathystammen8774]

Heart wrenching story. My heart is so sad. Bless their hearts. Rest in peace brothers. You were loved ❤

[@tombowman2154]

Dirty rotten shame, a wonderful band with great music. I will always love their music.

[@mikebarr1624]

Honestly never knew of this band (before my time) until hearing and falling in love with Baby Blue in the Breaking Bad finale. I had heard Day after Day on oldies radio, but always thought it was a Beatles song. 😁