Badfinger has always been a baffling mystery to many music aficionados. Often called “The Original Power Pop Band,” the band was mega-talented and very connected, but for some reason, they never were able to achieve the level of stardom they once appeared to be headed for.
This band had all the necessary components to be Superstars; they had the talent, the looks, and the relationships. They were the very first artists signed to the newly formed Apple label. Paul McCartney himself penned their very first hit. Yet, in spite of everything they had going for them, they seemed to be snake-bit from the early days on.
The Beginning
Their story starts in Swansea, Wales in 1961, beginning as The Panthers, formed by Pete Ham. This group would undergo several name and line-up changes before it became The Iveys in 1965, the name as a nod to the Hollies. The initial lineup was Pete Ham, Dai Jenkins, Mike Gibbons, and Ron Griffiths. They then met Bill Collins in 1966, who would...