Photo by Rama. Pete Ham Peter William Ham was a Welsh musician who lived between April 27, 1947 and April 24, 1975. He was a lead vocalist and composed songs for the band Badfinger. The band released popular songs such as “No Matter What,”“Baby Blue,” and “Day After Day.” He...
it has finally seen the light of day, thanks to the tireless efforts of the Coventry Kid who played a key role in the Badfinger story for eight years.Keyboard player Bob Jackson was recruited in 1974, shortly after Badfinger had moved on from the Beatles' Apple label and signed up for Wa...
"Jessie's Girl" was the No. 1 single in the U.S. on Aug. 1, 1981, the day MTV was launched, but it was not part of that day's programming. Springfield reportedly storyboarded the video; it took about 24 attempts at smashing the mirror before getting the right take. The song has...
Geoff Emerick joined the staff at EMI studios in London as as assistant engineer in 1962, and on his second day on the job, he watched the Beatles record “Love Me Do” with their new drummer, Ringo Starr. After graduating to an engineer position at the age of 20, Emerick landed a jo...