Badfinger Жанры: пауэр-поп рок: поп-рок Годы: c 1969 по 1975, c 1978 по 1994 Страна: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Великобритания Город: Суонси, Уэльс Лейблы: Apple Records. Warner Bros. Records. Elektra Records. Radio Records. Fuel 2000 Records. Snapper Music Records. Бывшие участники: 1965 – 1967 The Iveys Mike Gibbins – vocals, drums, percussion Ron Griffiths – vocals, bass Pete Ham – vocals, guitar, keyboards David Jenkins – vocals, guitar 1967–1969 Mike Gibbins – vocals, drums, percussion Ron Griffiths – vocals, bass Pete Ham – vocals, guitar, keyboards Tom Evans – vocals, guitar, bass 1969 Badfinger Mike Gibbins – vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards Pete Ham – vocals, guitar, keyboards Tom Evans – vocals, bass, guitar 1969–1974 Mike Gibbins – vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards Pete Ham – vocals, guitar, keyboards Tom Evans – vocals, bass, guitar Joey Molland – vocals, guitar, keyboards Additional personnel Rob Stawinsky – drums (US tour, 1972) October 1974 – November 1974 Mike Gibbins – vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards Pete Ham – vocals, guitar, keyboards Tom Evans – vocals, bass, guitar Joey Molland – vocals, guitar, keyboards Bob Jackson – vocals, keyboards November 1974 – April 1975 Mike Gibbins – vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards Pete Ham – vocals, guitar, keyboards Tom Evans – vocals, bass, guitar Bob Jackson – vocals, keyboards, guitar May 1975 – 1978 Disbanded 1978 Tom Evans – vocals, bass, guitar Joey Molland – vocals, guitar, keyboards Kenny Harck – drums Joe Tansin – vocals, guitar 1978 Tom Evans – vocals, bass, guitar Joey Molland – vocals, guitar, keyboards Joe Tansin – vocals, guitar Mike Gibbins – vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards 1979 Tom Evans – vocals, bass, guitar Joey Molland – vocals, guitar, keyboards Peter Clarke – drums Tony Kaye – keyboards Bob Schell – guitar 1979 Tom Evans – vocals, bass, guitar Joey Molland – vocals, guitar, keyboards Peter Clarke – drums Tony Kaye – keyboards 1979–1980 Tom Evans – vocals, bass, guitar Joey Molland – vocals, guitar, keyboards Tony Kaye – keyboards Ian Wallace – drums 1980 Tom Evans – vocals, bass, guitar Joey Molland – vocals, guitar, keyboards Tony Kaye – keyboards Richard Bryans – drums Rod Roach – guitar 1980–1981 Tom Evans – vocals, bass, guitar Joey Molland – vocals, guitar, piano Tony Kaye – keyboards Richard Bryans – drums Glen Sherba – guitar 1981–1984 Two variations of Badfinger in existence.
1984 Joey Molland – vocals, guitar Randy Anderson – vocals, guitar Mike Gibbins – vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards Bob Jackson – vocals, guitar, keyboards Al Wodtke – vocals, bass
Другие проекты: The Dodgers,Natural Gas. Badfinger — британская рок-группа, образовавшаяся в 1969 году в Суонси, Уэльс, и исполнявшая пауэр-поп; многие критики относят её к числу пионеров этого жанра в Британии. В начале 1970-х Badfinger считались прямыми последователями The Beatles — как в стилистическом плане, так и в силу того обстоятельства, что группе покровительствовал Пол Маккартни, спасший её от раннего краха и спродюсировавший основные релизы. Badfinger получили контракт с Apple Records (став, как отмечает Allmusic, единственной группой экстра-класса, оказавшейся на этом лейбле), выпустили серию запоминающихся и успешных синглов («Come and Get It», «No Matter What», «Day After Day», «Baby Blue»), но оказались жертвой — как нечистоплотности представителей музыкального бизнеса, с которыми вынуждены были иметь дело, так и трагического стечения обстоятельств. В результате двое основных авторов группы покончили с собой (Пит Хэм — в 1975 году, Том Эванс — в 1983), а Badfinger вошли историю как «самая неудачливая группа» всех времён. Возможно, известнейшую из песен Пита Хэма и Тома Эванса, «Without You», сделал з