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Ham had shown growing signs of mental illness over the preceding months, with Gibbins remembering Ham burning his hands and arms with cigarettes. [6] Ham was cremated at the Morriston Crematorium, Swansea; his ashes were spread in the memorial gardens. [16] Ham's daughter, Petera, was born one month after his death. [17]
In 2015, former member Bob Jackson formed his own version of Badfinger with current members Andy Nixon, Michael Healey, and Ted Duggan to honour the memory of Pete Ham, Tom Evans, and Mike Gibbins and undertook a 23 date UK theatre tour, playing to over 20,000 people.
The list gives their date, cause and location of death, and their age. Rock music developed from the rock and roll music that emerged during the 1950s, and includes a diverse range of subgenres. The terms "rock and roll" and "rock" each have a variety of definitions, some narrow and some wider.
A previous incarnation of the group, then known as the Iveys, had been active since 1961, but Molland did not join until the transition to the Badfinger identity in the late ’60s. Pete Ham, who ...
The core Badfinger lineup of Molland, singer-guitarist Pete Ham, singer-bassist Tom Evans, and drummer Mike Gibbins went on to record five albums, which yielded such hit singles as "Day After Day ...
After Pete Ham died by suicide in 1975, Badfinger broke up and Gibbins found work as a session drummer in Wales. [5] One of the more notable songs that Gibbins played on during this time was "It's a Heartache" by Bonnie Tyler. [5] [7]
Pete Ham: April 27, 1947: April 24, 1975: Suicide: Singer, songwriter, keyboardist and guitarist, leader of Badfinger: 27 years, 362 days [48] Gary Thain: May 15, 1948: December 8, 1975: Drug overdose Bassist of Uriah Heep and the Keef Hartley Band 27 years, 205 days [48] Cecilia : October 11, 1948: August 2, 1976: Car accident Singer ...
April 24 – Pete Ham, founder of the group Badfinger, is found hanged in his London garage. His death is ruled a suicide. His death is ruled a suicide. April 28 – Tom Snyder interviews John Lennon on the Tomorrow Show .