Podcasts about Pete Ham

Straight Up es el tercer álbum de la banda de rock británica Badfinger, lanzado en diciembre de 1971 en los Estados Unidos y en febrero de 1972 en Gran Bretaña. Publicado en el sello discográfico de Apple de los Beatles, incluye los exitosos singles "Day After Day" y "Baby Blue", y el popularmente conocido "Name of the Game", todos ellos escritos por el cantante y guitarrista Pete Ham. El álbum marcó un alejamiento del sonido más roquero de los lanzamientos anteriores de Badfinger, en parte como resultado de la intervención de Apple Records con respecto a la dirección musical de la banda. Aunque Straight Up recibió una respuesta mixta de los críticos en el lanzamiento, muchos críticos ahora lo consideran como el mejor álbum de la banda. El crítico de Rolling Stone, David Fricke, se ha referido a él como el "ápice del power pop de Badfinger".

Beatle proteges Badfinger were an Apple band that simultaneously produced some of the finest pop/rock of their era while beset by management malfeasance leading directly to their decimation by suicide. It was fifty years ago that Pete Ham, their songwriter responsible for “No Matter What,” “Day After Day” and “Baby Blue” and co-writer with Tommy Evans of “Without You” took his life at 27. Only a few months before, he and the band recorded one final album (at Apple Studios), Head First. Multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter Bob Jackson, the group's newest addition, was fully on board with the project, which went unreleased at the time but through his determination, was tracked down and fully realized in late 2024. In this conversation, Bob discusses his tenure in the band alongside Pete, Tommy, Mike Gibbins and the late Joey Molland, as well as his work with them through the years that followed as well as the lasting impact of the two tragedies. Official band site: https://badfingeruk.com/home Episode 304 playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWJwXBl8_fsf5tniBjOirCrKE-SSQL7z8&si=Oqa0_xKDPi3ds6s0 The Autumn 1974 UK tour setlist:The Winner Blind Owl Suitcase In the Meantime/Some Other Time Gotta Get Out of Here I Don't Mind Love is Easy King of the Load Andy Norris Give It Up Get Away

With April marking 50 years since the passing of Pete Ham, Aaron takes a deep dive into the career and discography of power pop legends Badfinger.  This episodes focuses on the five albums the band released on Apple Records. While not marked as explicit, these two episodes (specifically the second part) deal with the topic of suicide. Listener discretion is advised. 

The 27 Club Curse has taken so many lives. Here are a few more for you to dive into. Be sure to check out their music. Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_Clubhttps://au.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/the-27-club-a-brief-history-26933/dave-alexander-26942/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Bell_(American_musician)https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/the-27-club-a-brief-history-17853/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Ham Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/lattes-and-legends-1. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Afgelopen weekoverleed Joey Molland, de gitarist van Badfinger. Met zijn heengaan is er geen lid meer over van de band. Badfinger had een heel grote band geweest kunnen zijn. De band schreef geweldige liedjes, maar werd achtervolgd door pech en ongeluk en had een crimineel als manager die de kluit op een monstrueuze manier belazerde. Pete Ham en Tom Evans van die groep schreven monsterhit 'Without You', nummer 1 voor Harry Nilsson en later Mariah Carey. Normaal genoeg voor een rustige oude dag, maar die was Ham en Evans niet gegund. Dit is het trieste verhaal van Badfinger.

Do you know the tragic story of Badfinger? Behind such life-affirming songs as “No Matter What,” “Day After Day” and “Baby Blue” and the much-covered power ballad “Without You” lay a dark tale in which Badfinger's manager defrauded the band and left them destitute. Bob Jackson played keyboards and guitar in the last Badfinger lineup that featured Pete Ham, the honey-voiced singer-songwriter behind most of those hits. This lineup recorded the album Head First in late 1974, but Warner Bros. refused to release it amid the manager's financial misconduct. Ham took his own life months later. Bassist-singer-songwriter Tom Evans would take his own life in 1983. A rough mix of Head First finally came out in 2000, but Jackson, the last surviving member of the lineup that recorded it, marked its 50th anniversary by locating the original multi-tracks and releasing what he considers the definitive version. Jackson recounts his fraught yet creatively productive time with Badfinger, his chilling final visit with Ham, and how bringing the music of Head First to the world became his raison d'etre.

Dive into the compelling and tragic story of Joey Molland and his legendary band, Badfinger, in this must-listen episode. Packed with exclusive insights into the history of one of the most beloved bands of the '60s and '70s, this is your ultimate guide to understanding the highs and lows of Badfinger's incredible journey. Perfect for music lovers, Baby Boomers, Beatles fans, and anyone with a passion for classic hits from the golden era of British pop music, this episode captures the essence of a band that remains iconic to this day. Who Was Joey Molland and Why Was Badfinger So Special? Joey Molland, an exceptional guitarist, singer, and songwriter, joined Badfinger at the height of their success and played a pivotal role in shaping the band's timeless sound. Hailing from Liverpool, the same city that gave the world The Beatles, Molland brought a unique energy and creativity to Badfinger, solidifying their place in music history. Badfinger was one of the first bands signed to The Beatles' Apple Records, a fact that forever intertwined their legacy with the Fab Four. Songs like "Come and Get It," "Day After Day," and "No Matter What" became anthems of their time. The Badfinger-Beatles Connection Badfinger's rise to fame owes much to their connection with The Beatles. Handpicked by Paul McCartney , their first major hit, "Come and Get It," was written and produced by McCartney himself. George Harrison and Todd Rundgren also contributed to the production of some of their most memorable albums. Fans of The Beatles will find a treasure trove of stories and insights here as we delve into how Badfinger became the torchbearers of the British Invasion's next wave. The Tragic Side of Success Despite their immense talent and commercial success, Badfinger's story is one of heartbreak and tragedy. We explore the darker side of their meteoric rise, including the mismanagement and financial woes that plagued the band. From their tumultuous relationship with their manager to the devastating losses of band members Pete Ham and Tom Evans, we uncover the heartbreaking events that turned Badfinger's dream into a nightmare. Badfinger's Timeless Legacy Badfinger's music continues to resonate with audiences around the world. Their influence can be heard in countless bands and artists who followed in their footsteps. Tracks like "Baby Blue," used in the finale of Breaking Bad, have introduced new generations to their work. Joey Molland remains a custodian of Badfinger's legacy. For Baby Boomers who grew up with their music, and for younger fans discovering their brilliance, their story is a testament to the enduring power of great songwriting. What You'll Learn in This Episode Joey Molland's early years in Liverpool and his path to joining Badfinger. The group's formation and early struggles Behind-the-scenes stories working with Paul McCartney and George Harrison. The creation of iconic albums and their chart-topping hits. The band's challenges with management and the financial troubles that led to their downfall. The tragic losses of Pete Ham and Tom Evans and how their deaths impacted the music world. Joey Molland's role in preserving Badfinger's legacy and his continued contributions to music. Why This Episode Is a Must-Listen If you're a fan of sixties and seventies music, this episode is a goldmine of information and nostalgia. Whether you're a longtime admirer of Badfinger or discovering them for the first time, you'll gain a deeper appreciation for their artistry and resilience. Music lovers, Beatles fans, and aficionados of British pop music will find themselves captivated by the stories, music, and legacy of Joey Molland and Badfinger. Engage with Us: We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts, favourite Badfinger memories, and how their music has impacted your life. Join the conversation and connect with fellow fans by leaving comments and reviews. Subscribe to the podcast and share this episode with friends.

This week's show, after a 1968 Dave Davies dip: The Descendents, Dummy, Healees, Linda Lindas, Rifles, Brief Candles, and Royal Headache, plus Pete Ham, Fats Domino, Kaleidoscope, Hank Williams Sr., Paul McCartney, 1970 Barry Gibb, and Adelyne Hood & V...

Rich Ulloa has always been passionate about music. That was evident early on when he established one of the most important independent record stores in the nation with Miami's Yesterday and Today Records. That led to the founding of Y&T Records, which gave birth to the Mavericks, Mary Karlzen and other seminal Florida artists that got their start courtesy of the label. In recent years, Y&T has achieved even greater prominence through several high profile releases, including an all-star tribute album saluting the legendary Eric Andersen and an ongoing series of unreleased Badfinger efforts offered through the cooperation of the Tom Evans and Pete Ham estates.  Rich talks with Lee and Billy about the evolution of the label, his current plans and the enthusiasm for music that brought him to  this point... and well beyond. Check out Y&T Records and their artists online at http://www.ytmusiconline.com/ and http://www.marykarlzen.net/Host Lee Zimmerman is a freelance music writer whose articles have appeared in several leading music industry publications. Lee is a former promotions representative for ABC and Capital Records and director of communications for various CBS affiliated television stations. Lee recently authored the book "Thirty Years Behind The Glass" about legendary producer and engineer Jim Gains.Podcast producer/cohost Billy Hubbard is an Americana Singer/Songwriter and former Regional Director of A&R for a Grammy winning company. Billy is a signed artist with Spectra Music Group and co-founder of the iconic venue The Station in East TN. Billy's new album was released by Spectra Records 10/2023 on all major outlets! Learn more about Billy at http://www.BillyHubbard.com Send us a textSupport the showIf you'd like to support My Backstage Pass you can make a donation to Billy & Lee's coffee fund at this link https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MyBackstagePassMy Backstage Pass is sponsored by The Alternate Root Magazine! Please subscribe to their newsletter, read the latest music reviews and check out their weekly Top Ten songs at this link http://www.thealternateroot.com

JagCore Professor of Jams Scott OKen is back to talk one of the all-time best bands you've never heard of: Badfinger. Known mainly for hits such as "Come and Get It", "No Matter What", and "Baby Blue", the story of this UK-based band is incredibly compelling (and tragic). We talk about Badfinger's deep connection with the Beatles, and how the band is named for the working title of a Beatles song. We dive into their first four albums, which are as good as any classic rock records from the early 70s. And we discuss their place in the Pantheon as well as the history of "power pop". And did you know that Harry Nilsson's "Without You" was written by Badfinger? Tune in for ultimate education!

Are you ready to spin the dial back to 1975 and immerse yourself in the year's iconic music and culture? Strap in for a nostalgic journey with us, your host Scott McLean and co-host's Mark Smith and Lou Collichio, as we revisit this vibrant era. We'll not only explore landmark events and releases like John Lennon's deportation case and the premiere of "The Wiz", but also share our personal experiences and memories from this unforgettable year in music.From the Bossa Nova tones we fell in love with, to the controversial breakup of The Beatles, we've got it all covered. We open up about the tremendous impact of the 17th Annual Grammy Awards and share our impressions of Olivia Newton-John and Bob Dylan. We also navigate through a whirlwind of events that rocked the music industry from April to August 1975, including the tragic death of Pete Ham, the Rolling Stones' North American tour, and Stevie Wonder's spellbinding performance at the Washington Monument.As we round off our time-travelling escapade, we reminisce about the birth of punk music with the Sex Pistols' first concert, the formation of Iron Maiden, and our personal favorite films from 1975 like "Trilogy of Terror" and "Jaws." To top it all off, we dive into the top songs and albums of 1975, including "Fly, Robin, Fly" by Silver Convention and "That's the Way (I Like It)" by KC and the Sunshine Band. So, join us as we relive 1975—a year that left an indelible stamp on the world of music!

Made Swedish Meatballs last night.  Who knew that it was nutmeg that makes them Swedish as opposed to just meatballs?!  I sure didn't, but I could taste a difference.  Served with mushroom gravy and buttered braised cabbage instead of noodles.  Carbs…I cut them where and when I can.  The Music Authority Podcast...listen, like, comment, download, share, repeat…heard daily on Podchaser, Deezer, Amazon Music, Audible, Listen Notes, Mixcloud, Player FM, Tune In, Podcast Addict, Cast Box, Radio Public, and Pocket Cast, and APPLE iTunes!  Follow the show on TWITTER JimPrell@TMusicAuthority!  Please, are you listening? Please, are you sharing the podcast?  Please, has a podcast mention been placed into your social media?  How does and can one listen in? Let me list the ways...*Podcast - https://themusicauthority.transistor.fm/   The Music Authority Podcast!  Special Recorded Network Shows, too!  Different than my daily show! *Radio Candy Radio Monday Wednesday, & Friday 7PM ET, 4PM PT*Rockin' The KOR Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 7PM UK time, 2PM ET, 11AM PT  www.koradio.rocks*Pop Radio UK Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 6PM UK, 1PM ET, 10AM PT!  *The Sole Of Indie  https://soleofindie.rocks/  Monday Through Friday 6-7PM EST!July 13, 2023, Thursday, page one…Orbis 2.0 - TMA SHOW OPEN THEMEParthenon Huxley - Bazooka JoeMagic Eight Ball - 06 If The World's Never Falling AsleepBest Supporting Actor - Looking Glass@Machine & Hummer - Violent WeekendThe Heartdrops - 02 Coming Back [If it ain't Rum Bar Records it ain't worth a shot vol 2] (Rum Bar Records)Bob Burger - The Love Of You [The Day After]Cindy Lawson - 08 Let's Pretend [New Tricks] (Rum Bar Records)The Lovely Intangibles - Do You Remember? [Air & Numbers]Triptides - Hand Of Time [Alter Echoes]The Anderson Council - Beautiful [The Fall Parade]Louise Goffin - Some of Them Will Fool You@Blue Ash - At the Movies [Around Again...A Collection Of Rarities From The Vault 1972-1979] (Frank Secich)The Sails - 05_Peter Shilton [BANG!] (koolkatmusik.com)Bruce Moody - Big Big Numbers [Forever Fresh!]James Clark Institute - 01 Little Powder Keg [The Colour Of Happy]Papa Schmapa - 1. Warm [Where Are You Now?]Pete Ham - 22 - Makes Me Feel Good

Josh's guests: Tracy Slepcevic - author, Warrior Mom How you can help your child with Autism George Grossberg, MD New thinking about the causes of Alzheimer's and the lifestyle and new drug therapies now in use Rich Ulloa - Music Producer, Pete Ham Tribute Album Pete Ham, singer/songwriter Badfinger, new album with contributions by Melanie, Janis Ian, Scarlett Rivera, Rick Danko, Lenny Kaye and many others highlight the musical magic of Pete Ham find us at: www.HeresToYourHealthWithJoshuaLane.com  

TRACY SLEPCEVIC, author, WARRIOR MOM how you can help your child with Autism, GEORGE GROSSBERG, MD new thinking about the causes of Alzheimers and the lifestyle and new drug therapies now in use RICH ULLOA, music producer, PETE HAM TRIBUTE ALBUM Pete Ham, singer/songwriter BADFINGER, new album with contributions by MELANIE, JANIS IAN, SCARLETT RIVERA, RICK DANKO, LENNY KAYE and many others highlight the musical magic of PETE HAM

One  of my favorite titles for an album comes from The Animals. They did a bunch of albums up to 1969, then for a year or two there were a couple of compilation albums after they broke up.  But in 1977 the Animals reunited and released a new album, titled Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted. I don't know what made me think of that. Anyway. (heh.) This was one of those episodes where, the more I found, the more there was TO find. And so what I thought would be a relatively short episode clocks in at close to twenty minutes. What a bonus for ye! "Without You" has humble beginnings and a huge, happy ending, except for the composers, Pete Ham and Tom Evans. Although it was a huge hit for Harry Nilsson and later Mariah Carey, neither composer saw much money for it. They, themselves, didn't see much potential in the song, so they buried it in the dead center of the album, at the end of Side 1. Then in 1975, after years of mismanagement and legal squabbles, Ham committed suicide shortly after learning that all of his money had disappeared. Then, in 1983, following a dispute over royalties from the song, which had been in escrow going back to the Apple Records era, Evans also committed suicide. Click here for a transcript of this episode. Click here to become a Patron of the show. As a Patron, you get access to a weekly newsletter that publishes at least 48 times per year (stuff happens once in awhile, ya know?). You also get occasional goodies like: Giveaways Special videos Bonus Episodes A Sense of Pride for Having Helped Foster an Independent Creator

Founder Of Y&T Music On New Tribute Album#ytmusic #badfinger #peteham #tributealbum #newmusic #mentalhealth Y&T Music is proud to announce the release of a special tribute album, “Shine On: A Tribute to Pete Ham,” featuring 35 new recordings of songs written by the legendary founding member of the British rock band, Badfinger. All net profits will go to Mental Health America of Southeast Florida, the wonderful organization that is doing very important work in the field of mental health care and suicide prevention. The album will be released on all streaming services on June 23, 2023.To purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Shine-Tribute-Pete-Ham-Various/dp/B0C4FW4Y38Website: https://www.ytmusiconline.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ytmusic1/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100028607966583Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@YTMusic1Thanks for tuning in, please be sure to click that subscribe button and give this a thumbs up!!Email: thevibesbroadcast@gmail.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/listen_to_the_vibes_/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thevibesbroadcastnetworkLinktree: https://linktr.ee/the_vibes_broadcastTikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeuTVRv2/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheVibesBrdcstTruth: https://truthsocial.com/@KoyoteFor all our social media and other links, go to: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/the_vibes_broadcastPlease subscribe, like, and share!

Hailed as the new Beatles but "mismanaged and exploited beyond the bounds of human decency" Badfinger's thankless career drove two members to take their own lives. Badfinger could have been huge. What's more, the band's connections with The Beatles once earned them the tag of ‘the new Fab Four'. But instead, despite writing and recording some wonderfully memorable music, Badfinger went down in the annals of rock history for all the wrong reasons. Most people who remember the band today will probably point to the fact that two key members took their own lives. The story of Badfinger is probably one of the most tragic in rock'n'roll. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong – twice– while their occasional triumphs over adversity never seemed to bring them their rightful reward. When Harry Nilsson first heard Without You (his future worldwide No.1 hit single), written by Badfinger's Pete Ham and Tom Evans, he assumed it was a Beatles song. It was an understandable mistake, given that Paul McCartney had taken the band under his wing, signed them to The Beatles' Apple label, and even written a hit for them in Come And Get It. Badfinger also backed George Harrison on his Bangladesh concerts. But their connection with The Beatles would become a double-edged sword. My special guest this week is singer, songwriter and guitarist JOEY MOLLAND - Badfinger's sole surviving member. During our chat, Joey discusses his life and career in the music industry. He talks about his early days in Liverpool, where he was part of a tight-knit musical community that included some of the most famous bands of the time, such as The Beatles and The Searchers. He talked about his experiences playing in various bands and making records, including joining The Ivey's, which later became Badfinger. Joey talks about the success of Badfinger in America, particularly their hit song 'Come and Get It', which was written by Paul McCartney. He also discusses the band's formation and later successes with songs such as No Matter What and Day After Day. However, despite the band's success, Joey walks us through the struggles the band faced with management and financial ruin. He still believes that "whatever doesn't kill you, makes you stronger." Today Joey Molland continues to perform under the name Joey Molland's Badfinger and is proud of the band's legacy of hits. He chats about his latest solo album, 'Be True to Yourself', which features collaborations with notable musicians such as Mark Hudson, a Grammy-winning producer who has worked with bands like Aerosmith and Rainbow. The album also features contributions from his friends Julian Lennon and The Monkees' Micky Dolenz. "Be True to Yourself," is Joey Molland's sixth solo album and the first in seven years. It definitely has echoes of John, Paul, George and sometimes even Ringo.  To learn more about Joey Molland, check out my website https://abreathoffreshair.com.au You may also like to take a look at the 1997 book "Without You: The Tragic Story of Badfinger,” by Dan Matovina https://www.amazon.com.au/Without-You-Tragic-Story-Badfinger/dp/0965712222 Please get in touch with me with any comments, feedback or guest suggestions - sandy@abreathoffreshair.com.au I hope you enjoy this episode.    

This week's show, after a 1973 Stooges refrain: brand new The Tubs, Eyelids, Successful Failures, Anderson Council, Tetsuians, Pam Risourié, Sadies, and Laveda; plus Pete Ham, Hollies, Big Bill Broonzy, Buck Owens, Rolling Stones, Larry Terry, Delroy W...

Badfinger, Pete Ham, Chris Thomas, and me.

Para ilustrar este programa tenemos en nuestras manos el doble LP editado en 1997 por el sello Strange Fruits Records, que lleva por título BBC In Concert 1972-1973, también contaremos con EP y un single promos de Japón. Hoy vamos a hablar de Badfinger banda de power rock originaria de Gales, que a pesar de ser grandes músicos y excelentes compositores no tuvieron especial reconocimiento, siendo hoy son una banda de culto. A lo largo de su carrera vieron como a pesar de ser una banda prometedora, una serie de circunstancias de las que más tarde hablaremos, los llevó a una serie de desgracias que truncaron su carrera. En los años 60 y 70, la política de las emisoras de radio inglesas era la de no pinchar vinilos. Los músicos accedían al estudio a cantar en directo el éxito que querían promocionar. La BBC disponía de algunos teatros donde se grababan conciertos para su posterior emisión. El disco que nos ocupa consta de dos conciertos de siete temas cada uno de ellos grabados en el Paris Theatre de Londres. El primero se grabó el 8 de junio de 1972 y el segundo 14 meses después, el 10 de agosto de 1973. Molland y Pete Ham muestran sus dotes con las guitarras solistas en estas grabaciones. El grupo se formó en los 60 con el nombre de The Iveys en Swansea, Gales, por el guitarrista Pete Ham, el bajista Ron Griffiths y Dai Jenkins a la guitarra. El sello de The Beatles, Apple Records que había sido creado para promocionar nuevos talentos les firmó un contrato. Grabaron el single 'Maybe Tomorrow', para posteriormente grabar su primer álbum con el mismo título que no tuvieron repercusión alguna. A pesar de ello, McCartney vio algo en ellos y les cedió su canción 'Come and get it', que grabaron como sencillo, teniendo un éxito apabullante. El tema formó parte de la banda sonora del film 'The Magic Christian'. Lennon bautiza al grupo como Badfinger, inspirado en una canción de The Beatles, 'With a Little Help From my Friends', que en sus inicios se llamaba 'Bad Finger Boogie'. Entra Joey Molland guitarrista y cantante rudo, lo que sirve a la banda para encontrar nuevos sonidos. Graban su primer álbum con el nuevo nombre de título 'Magic Christian Music', con canciones de la película 'Magic Christian' y remezclas de los temas de su debut como Iveys. El siguiente álbum, el que está considerado el mejor de la banda salió al mercado en 1970 con el nombre No dice, incluyo su éxito No matter what y la preciosa balada Without you, que se convertiría en un hit mundial a cargo de Harry Nilsson.

Twitter: @podgaverockInsta: @podgaverockSpecial Guest Host: John ShafranskiHarry Nilsson “Without You" from the  1971 album "Nilsson Schmilsson" released on RCA. Written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans and produced by Richard Perry. Personel:Harry Nilsson – vocalsGary Wright – pianoJohn Uribe – acoustic guitarKlaus Voormann – bass guitarJim Keltner – drumsPaul Buckmaster – string and French horn arrangementsCover:Performed by Josh BondIntro Music:"Shithouse" 2010 release from "A Collection of Songs for the Kings". Written by Josh Bond. Produced by Frank Charlton.Other Artists Mentioned:Toto “Africa”Aha “Take On Me”Mariah Carey

Se estima que Badfinger han vendido más de catorce millones de discos y, sin embargo, sus miembros siguieron compartiendo piso porque no llegaban a final de mes. Hoy, la banda maldita por excelencia, son los grandes protagonistas de 'El Rock&Roll Ha Muerto.Badfinger surgió en Swansea (Gales) a principios de los años 60, cuando Pete Ham fue pasando de unas formaciones a otras hasta que terminó con la formación más emblemática del grupo: Pete Ham (voz, guitarra y teclados), Tom Evans (bajista), Joey Molland (teclados y voz) y Mike Gibbins (batería y percusión). Pero no solo trabajaron como banda, sino que, también, lo hicieron como músicos de sesión para los propios beatles (bueno, para sus trabajos en solitario). Todos lo miembros de los beatles estaban fascinados con el talento y la creatividad de Badfinger; hasta el punto de ficharles para su propia discográfica: Apple Records.

Twitter: @podgaverockInsta: @podgaverockSpecial Guest Host: John ShafranskiHarry Nilsson “Without You" from the  1971 album "Nilsson Schmilsson" released on RCA. Written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans and produced by Richard Perry. Personel:Harry Nilsson – vocalsGary Wright – piano John Uribe – acoustic guitarKlaus Voormann – bass guitar Jim Keltner – drums Paul Buckmaster – string and French horn arrangementsCover:Performed by Josh BondIntro Music:"Shithouse" 2010 release from "A Collection of Songs for the Kings". Written by Josh Bond. Produced by Frank Charlton.Other Artists Mentioned:Jeff BeckDavid CrosbyThe ByrdsCrosby, Stills, and NashGallagherBob DylanThe Beatles “A Day in the Life”The YardbirdsCSNY “So Far”Neil Young “Decade”David Crosby “Almost Cut My Hair”The Byrds “Mr. Tambourine Man”They Byrds “My Page Pages”CSN “Guinneviere”CSN “Deja Vu”The Byrds “We've All Been Burned”Buffalo SpringfieldThe Byrds “Triad”CSN “Wooden Ships”SupermanMonterrey Pop FestivalAmerica the BeautifulBarack ObamaCSNY “Four Way Street”Mariah CareyHarry Nilsson “Everybody's Talkin'”Harry Nilsson “One”Paul McCartneyBadfingerHarry Nilsson “Gotta Get Up”Harry Nilsson “Early in the Monring”Harry Nilsson “Jump Into the Fire”Captain BeefheartFats DominoTiny TimCeline DionTitanticWhitney Houston “I Will Always Love You”Dolly PartonGary Wright “Dream Weaver”John LennonGeorge HarrisonThe Beatles “Revolver”The Traveling WilburysDavid Bowie “Space Oddity”Elton John “Levon”Elton John “Tiny Dancer”Elton John “Your Song”The Rolling Stones “Moonlight Mile”The Rolling Stones “Sway”The Beatles “For No One”Ringo StarrSam CookeRoy OrbisonThe Beatles “Yesterday”The Rules of AttractionJames van der BeekGlen CampbellAfrica “Toto”The Skyliners “Since I Don't Have You”Guns n Roses “November Rain”The Platters “Only You”Billy JoelPhil Collins “Against All Odds”Billy Vera “If You Don't Know Me By Now”Sinead O'Conner “Nothing Compares To You”U2 “With or Without You”BonoO, Holy NightAretha FranklinWhitney HoustonTG Sheppard 

Jeff Alan Ross is a multi-talented guitarist and keyboard player. He's the Musical Director for Peter Asher (Peter and Gordon). He also co-produces with Peter their weekly Beatles radio show “From Me To You” on Sirius/XM. Jeff has toured with Badfinger, Mick Taylor (former Rolling Stone), Gerry Marsden (Gerry and the Pacemakers), Denny Laine (Moody Blues/Wings), Billy J. Kramer, Kate Taylor and others.My featured song is “Stockbridge Fanfare”. Spotify link here.“Dream With Robert Miller”. Click here.---------------------------------------------If you enjoyed the show, please Subscribe, Rate, and Review. Just Click Here.Jeff and I discuss the following:Sirius/XM show“Penny Lane” rarities with piccolo trumpet endingDavid Mason played the piccolo trumpet part on “Penny Lane”Alan Civil - French horn on “For No One”Sirius/XM show - over 250 Beatles episodes to dateMcCartney living and composing at Peter Asher's family's housePlaying with Badfinger“Without You” by Harry Nilsson; written by Pete Ham and Tommy Evans of Badfinger“Day After Day”“Still Dreaming”“Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Today”Kate TaylorBOBBY M AND THE PAISLEY PARADE is Robert's forthcoming album. Featuring 10 new songs and guest appearances by John Helliwell (Supertramp), Tony Carey (Rainbow) and international sitar sensation Deobrat Mishra. Called"ALBUM OF THE YEAR!" by Indie Shark. Praised by Steve Hackett (Genesis), John Helliwell (Supertramp), Gary Puckett (Union Gap), Jim McCarty (The Yardbirds), Peter Yarrow (Peter Paul and Mary), and David Libert (The Happenings).LIVE AT STEELSTACKS is the 5-song EP by Robert and his band, Project Grand Slam. The release captures the band at the top of their game and shows off the breadth, scope and sound of the band. The EP has been highly praised by musicians and reviewers alike. “Captivating!” Elliott Randall (Steely Dan) “PGS burns down the house!” Tony Carey (Rainbow)“Full of life!” Alan Hewitt (The Moody Blues) “Virtuoso musicians!” (Melody Maker) “Such a great band!” (Hollywood Digest) The album can be streamed on Spotify, Amazon, Apple and all the other streaming platforms, and can be downloaded at The PGS Store.ALL OF THE TIME is Robert's recent single by his band Project Grand Slam. It's a playful, whimsical love song that's light and airy and exudes the happiness and joy of being in love. “Pure bliss…An intimate sound with abundant melodic riches!” Melody Maker/5 Stars) “Ecstasy…One of the best all-around bands working today!” (Pop Icon/5 Stars) “Excellence…A band in full command of their powers!” (Mob York City)Watch the video here. You can stream “All Of The Time” on Spotify, Apple or any of the other streaming platforms. And you can download it here.THE SHAKESPEARE CONCERT is the album by Robert's band, Project Grand Slam, recorded "live" in the studio. It's been praised by Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad), Jim Peterik (Ides Of March), Joey Dee (Peppermint Twist), Elliott Randall (Steely Dan) and Sarah Class (British composer). Reviews: “Perfection!”, “5 Stars!”, “Thrilling!”, and “A Masterpiece!”. The album can be streamed on Spotify, Apple and all the other streaming services. You can watch the Highlight Reel HERE. And you can purchase a digital download or autographed CD of the album HERE. THE FALL OF WINTER is Robert's single in collaboration with legendary rocker Jim Peterik of the Ides Of March and formerly with Survivor. Also featuring renowned guitarist Elliott Randall (Steely Dan/Doobie Brothers) and keyboard ace Tony Carey (Joe Cocker/Eric Burden). “A triumph!” (The Indie Source). “Flexes Real Rock Muscle!” (Celebrity Zone). Stream it on Spotify or Apple. Watch the lyric video here. Download it here.FOLLOW YOUR DREAM HANDBOOK is Robert's Amazon #1 Bestseller. It's a combination memoir of his unique musical journey and a step by step how-to follow and succeed at your dream. Available on Amazon and wherever books are sold.  Audio production:Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films Connect with Jeff at:www.jeffalanross.com Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast:Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comFacebook - www.facebook.com/followyourdreampodcastEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.comYouTubeLinkedIn Listen to the Follow Your Dream Podcast on these podcast platforms:CastBoxSpotifyApple Follow Robert's band, Project Grand Slam, and his music:Website - www.projectgrandslam.comInstagramPGS Store - www.thePGSstore.comYouTubeFacebook - www.facebook.com/projectgrandslamSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com

It's hard to discuss British rock band Badfinger and NOT focus on the tragic details of their too-short career. This week's guest, legendary Miami music maven Rich Ulloa (Yesterday & Today Records, Y&T Music), doesn't shy away from the dark parts, but much prefers to focus on the wonderful music these four lads from Swansea gifted the world. Their 1971 release 'Straight Up' is as fine an example of lush, meticulously recorded and thrillingly played power-pop as you're ever likely to find.  Songs featured in this episode: Take It All (Live) - Badfinger; We Can Work It Out - The Beatles; Clowntime Is Over - Elvis Costello; This Broken Heart - The Mavericks; Flagboy - For Squirrels; Thirsty Boots - Bob Dylan; Perfection - Sweet Lizzy Project; Come And Get It, No Matter What, Apple Of My Eye, Take It All - Badfinger; Golden Slumbers - The Beatles; Maybe I'm Amazed (Live) - Paul McCartney and Wings; Baby Blue - Badfinger; Money - The Flying Lizards; Money, Flying, I'd Die Babe - Badfinger; No Matter What - Jellyfish; Name Of The Game - Badfinger; Time Has Come Today - The Chambers Brothers; Suitcase, Sweet Tuesday Morning, Day After Day - Badfinger; No More - Pete Ham; Sometimes - Badfinger; It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference - Todd Rundgren; Perfection, It's Over - Badfinger; Piano Red - Albert Castiglia Band (Featuring Mandy Marylane); No Matter What (World Version) - Stan Lynch; Eyesight To The Blind - Mose Allison; Name Of The Game - Amanda Green

This week's show, after a 1982 Descendents refrain: brand new Beatles, Sloan, I Was a King, Wet Leg, Black Nite Crash, Robert Forster, and Sadies; plus Pete Ham, Little Willie John, Hank Snow, Fats Domino, Electric Light Orchestra, Guy Lombardo & His R...

On this week's episode Pete and PJ discuss Pete Hamm, and his sad and gruesome final days. P.S. Stan Polley is a soulless bastard. I will take him with me.

Hamming it up again with Pete Ham and Badfinger, with the albums 'No Dice' and 'Straight Up'. Will they stop ripping off The Beatles this week, tune in to find out!

She was already huge in Australia, with the biggest single of 1987 under her belt, but no one could have predicted just how massive a pop star Kylie Minogue would become in 1988, with her fame extending way beyond her home country. Certainly no one at PWL had any idea that the polite teenager sitting in reception waiting for a promised recording session with Stock Aitken Waterman would change everything for the Hit Factory. In this special episode dedicated to Kylie's UK debut single and Australian follow-up to "Locomotion", we hear from former PWL MD David Howells, Mike Stock, Pete Hammond, Karen Hewitt and Dee Lewis about how "I Should Be So Lucky" came together. Why didn't Stock and Aitken know anything about Kylie? Was the writing and recording of the song as much of a whirlwind as legend would have it? How did Kylie react after she'd recorded it? We also connect the dots and hear from PWL's Mike Duffy about how he ended up producing "Locomotion", the song that resulted in Kylie being flown over to work with SAW themselves in the first place.

PJ, and Pete are back this week talking about Pete, and not the host. It's Pete Ham of Badfinger, a band you've probably never thought about!

Originally released in October 2013 and September 2014. RA/OR 17: Badfinger were the first band signed by The Beatles when they launched their own record label Apple Records in 1968 and the band had several hits before the harsh reality of the corrupt record industry came crashing down on their hopes and dreams. The band's song "Baby Blue" was prominently featured in the finale of Breaking Bad and sold 5300 downloads that night on iTunes. On this episode BJ tells the tragic story of the band but also celebrates the amazing songwriters that they were, especially true genius Pete Ham. RA/OR 51: BJ presents an overview of the lamentably short career of one of his favorite unsung rock bands of the seventies, a terrific band called Artful Dodger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally released in October 2013 and September 2014.RA/OR 17:Badfinger were the first band signed by The Beatles when they launched their own record label Apple Records in 1968 and the band had several hits before the harsh reality of the corrupt record industry came crashing down on their hopes and dreams. The band's song "Baby Blue" was prominently featured in the finale of Breaking Bad and sold 5300 downloads that night on iTunes. On this episode BJ tells the tragic story of the band but also celebrates the amazing songwriters that they were, especially true genius Pete Ham.RA/OR 51:BJ presents an overview of the lamentably short career of one of his favorite unsung rock bands of the seventies, a terrific band called Artful Dodger.

Badfinger, Pete Ham, and Leon Russell.

Brandon kicks off another rotation around the sun with a visit to Stumpedtown. In observance of his 27th birthday, we take a dive into the lives and deaths of our 6 favorite members of the 27 Club: Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Pete Ham, Kurt Cobain, & Amy Winehouse. Check out our sponsor! Maison Kuro Website: www.maisonkuro.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/hommekuro?utm_medium=copy_link Email: tyler@maisonkuro.com Recorded on October 23rd, 2021

GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom “I remember finding out about youEvery day my mind is all around youLooking out from my lonely roomDay after dayBring it home, baby, make it soonI give my love to you”I will in God Day after Day.I was four when this Beautiful song came out.The Legends, the Kings who hailed from Swansea, Wales;              Badfinger. Day after Day evil preyed on them in the form of a #narcissistic manager who stole from them and left them destitute.  It would drive two of its members Pete Ham and Tom Evans to suicide. Pete Ham left behind a sucide note in 1975, specifically blaming the band's manager, Stan Polley. “I will not be allowed to love and trust everybody. This is better.”  After I was done dealing with the narcissist in my life, my daughter and I were left homeless and I was  at the end and I could take no more.  I Loved the World but I had failed in finding Love for Me.  I never found a Love that wasn't out to Use me (besides my 1st husband)I was ready to let go I completely understand The Pain  and despair they felt.  Ecclesiastes Chapter 4 tells us; The dead are better off than the Living in the Oppression under the Sun.To Love and Trust and be let down.  Smile don't frown.Rise Kings and Queens we shall GROW as Keepers of the Dream To drive out the evil and hate To use Love  Day after Day                 and make the World Great

Harry Nilsson's most commercially successful album, “Nilsson Schmilsson”, was released in November 1971, producing three of his best-known songs, including his number 1 hit "Without You", written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans of the group "Badfinger". I remember the “Nilsson Schmilsson” album well. I loved that album, especially, the hit song, “Without You.” Nilsson's version of the song starts with only a solo piano and his voice. As I listen to a remastered version of it now, I am further blown away by the sound of Nilsson's voice. The song holds a special place in my memory for a lot or reasons. In spite of the sadness that encountered this song in my life, it still will always be one of my favorite pop songs of all time. This is the story of this iconic song's impact on my life, and the lesson I learned,,,Galatians 6:1-10Official Audio for “Without You” by Harry Nilsson“Without You” Lyrics Wiki article on Harry NilssonWiki article on “Nilsson Schmilsson”Wiki article on “Without You” by Harry Nilsson.Original version of “Without You” by BadfingerThe Roller RinkThe Mariana TrenchCut & Paste Personal Invitation to invite your friends to check out “gwot.rocks” podcast: I invite you to check out the podcast, “gwot.rocks: God, the World, and Other Things!” It is available on podcast players everywhere! Here is the link to the show's home base for all its episodes: http://podcast.gwot.rocks/ US>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>All of the links below have been updated and are valid. Upon checking, I discovered that a few of the addresses had changed! Enjoy!(Ctrl+click to follow the link) DONATE You can help support this podcast by clicking our secure PayPal account. For donation by check, make payable to Transform This City, P.O. Box 1013, Spring Hill, Tennessee, 37174. “gwot.rocks” is a ministry of Transform This City. gwot.rocks home page Transform This City Transform This City Facebook gwot.rocks@transformthiscity.org Digital Tools>>>>>>>>>>YouVersion The Bible App Multifaceted Bible with audio capabilities! Bible.Is Audio Bible The Bible Project The Bible Project Resources Plan of Salvation JESUS Film: This free full-length movie tells the story of Jesus and God's plan to redeem mankind to himself. The film is based on the Gospel of Luke and available in over 1,800 other languages. Thank you for listening! Please tell your friends about us! Listen, share, rate, subscribe! Empowering Encouragement Now segments are inspired in part by C.H. Spurgeon's Morning & Evening Devotions, which is in the public domain. Cut & Paste Personal Invitation to invite your friends to check out “gwot.rocks” podcast: I invite you to check out the podcast, “gwot.rocks: God, the World, and Other Things!” It is available on podcast players everywhere! Here is the link to the show's home base for all its episodes: http://podcast.gwot.rocks/ US>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>All of the links below have been updated and are valid. Upon checking, I discovered that a few of the addresses had changed! Enjoy!(Ctrl+click to follow the link) DONATE You can help support this podcast by clicking our secure PayPal account. For donation by check, make payable to Transform This City, P.O. Box 1013, Spring Hill, Tennessee, 37174. “gwot.rocks” is a ministry of Transform This City. gwot.rocks home page Transform This City Transform This City Facebook gwot.rocks@transformthiscity.org Digital Tools>>>>>>>>>>YouVersion The Bible App Multifaceted Bible with audio capabilities! Bible.Is Audio Bible The Bible Project The Bible Project Resources Plan of Salvation JESUS Film: This free full-length movie tells the story of Jesus and God's plan to redeem mankind to himself. The film is based on the Gospel of Luke and available in over 1,800 other languages. Thank you for listening! Please tell your friends about us! Listen, share, rate, subscribe! Empowering Encouragement Now segments are based in part on C.H. Spurgeon's Morning & Evening Devotions (public domain.)Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Christian StandardBible®, Copyright © 2016 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. ChristianStandard Bible® and CSB® is a federally registered trademark of Holman Bible Publishers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join Lord Ben as he explores the tragic tale of Pete Ham. After being signed to The Beatles' Apple Records label and having some early success despite being in a band called Badfinger, Ham was eventually butchered by corrupt management.

Sometimes, rock and roll dreams can get waylaid, subdued, or even killed by the signing of the line which is dotted. This episode would take 1,000 hours if we only include black artists from the '40s, '50s, and '60s. And '70s, '80s, and '90s. And '00s and '10s. So I just focused on the easy-hanging fruit that is the people who ALSO profited from the hard work of black musicians to make their palatable caucasian crafting.    Adam VIII John Lennon "Roots" Commercial (1975)   What a shitty, washed-out picture. This gives you the idea that Morris Levy just wanted to fuck with Lennon to pay him back for his hubris. Devout (at the time) fans of Lennon like me were perplexed when the last track on "Walls And Bridges" was a strangely shoddy cover of "Ya Ya" with Julian Lennon on drums. Little did we know that that was John Lennon "fulfilling a legal obligation". Just like a junkie would. I don't think anyone would think of Morris Levy as anything but a very sleazy anti-art leech, but that little joke was probably the last straw. "What the fuck is this washed-up hippy doing, and does he know what I can do to him?" Did this whole thing sour Lennon on recording more music, and did he sense his own waning desire to compete with McCartney and use this whole sorry escapade as a good excuse to spend some time in Japan?  Lennon was as dishonest and immature as he was gifted, and we will never know for sure.  The insert. Almost as insulting as "The Wedding Album".  Marvin Gaye - Where Are We Going? (1972) I talk to you like you know at least something about popular music. If you don't, let me be the first to tell you that Marvin Gaye recorded an album AFTER "What's Going On" and BEFORE "Let's Get It On". "You're The Man" was intended as another socially conscious record like "What's Going On" (1971), but following the release of its lead single, the title track "You're The Man", [ed: and the lack of positive reaction to same] Gaye canceled its release. [ed: I like this record a lot.] This was in part due to the reception of the song, as well as the fact that Gaye's political views were different from those of Motown founder Berry Gordy. For these reasons, "You're The Man" was long considered a lost album. Marvin Gaye - You're The Man (Pts. I&II) (1972) Marvin Gaye - The World Is Rated X (1972) Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music (1975) Like The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, etc., some artists tend to benefit from revisionist history. No, "Metal Machine Music" is not a deep, thoughtful cry for help from a misunderstood genius. This was nothing but a big "fuck you" to RCA, which is sad to me because there were so many more talented, interesting, and profound artists than Lou Reed, struggling for royalties, swimming against the tide of record comp.....wait. Maybe he had a point.  ...but it's STILL not as bad as "Having Fun On Stage With Elvis". Badfinger - Apple Of My Eye (1973) Lookie here.  Badfinger - Get Away (1973) So you all know the struggles that Badfinger enjoyed with Stan Polley, who once managed one of my favorite singers, Lou Christie. But Badfinger also suffered under the weight of the lethargic promotion afforded them by The Beatles and Apple Records. This was THEIR Contractual Obligation album, and it's not bad at all. Guys that talented could never turn in a clunker.  From Loudersound:  (In 1973) Apple was in disarray, but Badfinger – by far the label’s most successful artists after The Beatles – had further cause for complaint. Their original contract, drawn up in the days when Apple was living up to its fair-minded (i.e. hippy) ideals, offered a generous artist royalty of 5 percent, with Apple also paying for all recording and promotion expenses. Now, with legendary US tough guy Allen Klein running the company, the band were being asked to not only take a reduced royalty rate but also to pay recording costs. George Harrison, for one, was devastated at the loss from the label of a group he held dear, and allegedly (and uncharacteristically) confronted Bill Collins [ed: their manager since 1966) and said: “You guys fucked us after we did all that work for you.” Collins retorted that they had been unable to speak to their former champion directly (an accusation that rings true with all the superstar retinue surrounding the former Beatle), let alone with the formidable Klein. In retrospect, Badfinger’s departure marked the beginning of the end of Apple as anything other than a ‘vanity’ label for John, Paul, George, and Ringo. But the inevitable payback was Apple issuing Ass (as the 1973 album ended up being rather unflatteringly called) as a spoiler three months ahead of the band’s debut for their new label. As it transpired, Ass would be the final non-Beatles album to appear on Apple (it reached No. 122 in the US). One track, Pete Ham’s Apple Of My Eye, was a genuinely fond farewell to their former paymasters, and he contributed only one other; much of the music was written by Joey Molland, which gave it a different feel. Al Steckler, the man who had given Badfinger ‘their’ gold disc in New York City, was later incredibly revealing to Stefan Granados, author of the invaluable Apple history Those Were The Days (Cherry Red Books) when he outlined the contract Badfinger signed with Warner Brothers. A band at the peak of their powers, with a track record of US success and the Beatles’ imprimatur, might have thought their next record deal would set them up for life. Not so. The advance, which looked good on paper, was $2 million for, Steckler told Granados: “something like six albums. After they signed, Bill Collins and Pete Ham told me what the advance was and I figured it out for them. When you deducted the cost of the albums they had to pay for, deducted Polley’s cut, and split the money between Collins and the four guys in the group, it came out to nothing… $60,000 apiece per album. They’d really thought they were millionaires. They looked at each other and realized that I was right and that it was too late to do anything about it. Peter had this horrible look on his face… it was the last time I saw him.” Badfinger - Timeless (1973) Bonzo Dog Band - King of Scurf (1971) Neil Innes wrote music for Monty Python and starred in "All You Need is Cash" with Eric idle. He was brilliant and he wrote songs that you know but don't know that it was him. I never liked this group, but as I mentioned in my show, they were in Magical Mystery Tour. These songs were recorded in 1971, a few years after they broke up. But the United Artists label pointed the Fickle Finger of Fate at the boys, and we have this.  Bonzo Dog Band - The Strain (1971)  Bonzo Dog Band - Bad Blood (1971) ELP - Memoirs of an Officer and a Gentleman (1978) The Mamas and the Papas - Blueberries For Breakfast (1971) Like the Bonzos, they were gently reminded by the bean-counters at Dunhill that there was some unfinished business. So they created this. Again, not that bad!  The Mamas and the Papas - Lady Genevieve (1971) For a drug-addled, amoral daughter-fucker, John Phillips sure wrote a lot of songs about his wife.  The Mamas and the Papas - Pacific Coast Highway (1971) The Mamas and the Papas - People Like Us (1971)

BE TRUE TO YOURSELF, BADFINGER GUITARIST, SINGER AND SONGWRITER JOEY MOLLAND’S FIRST ALBUM OF NEW MATERIAL IN NEARLY 10 YEARS, IS DUE FROM OMNIVORE RECORDINGS ON OCTOBER 16. Album contains the singles “Rainy Day Man” and “Better Tomorrow”; produced by Mark Hudson (Ringo Starr, Harry Nilsson, Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne) You can listen to the first two singles at https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ir4qcqXLQRraLp8QYZkFo?si=pbp1K3ZoQj6kW7FJ7UWWvg The story of Badfinger is one of rock’s saddest and most tragic tales. But one thing is for certain: the group that practically invented “power pop” was abundantly filled with talent. To have three great songwriters in one band was reminiscent of the group’s original label founders, the Beatles. Badfinger’s singles are still regarded as pop gems some 50 years later: “Come and Get It,” “No Matter What,” “Day After Day,” and “Baby Blue.” Perhaps the most unheralded of the three in Badfinger was Liverpudlian guitarist Joey Molland. His songwriting talent started to blossom with the group’s finest album, 1971’s Straight Up. Molland contributed five songs to the group’s fourth platter including “I’d Die Babe,” “Sweet Tuesday Morning” and “Suitcase.” Joey continued to play and write as Badfinger motored through the ’70s recording and touring. But great albums like 1974’s Wish You Were Here were met with record company and personal mismanagement. And in 1975, the group’s leader, Pete Ham, tragically passed away. Molland eventually left the group, returned, and left again to launch his own solo career. He’s played in various groups and under the name Joey Molland’s Badfinger since 1983. His several solo albums won critical acclaim but nothing could have prepared us for his latest album. Omnivore Recordings is proud to announce the release of Be True to Yourself, a tour de force pop album by Molland co-written with producer Mark Hudson (producer of last year’s Losst And Founnd by Harry Nilsson, also on Omnivore). The album is filled with delicious pop hooks and features musical contributions from Joey’s friends (Julian Lennon, Micky Dolenz, Jason Scheff and Steve Holley). With front and back cover photography by Julian Lennon, this album is a veritable feast for the eyes and ears! So, sit back and “take it all” in from one of the genre’s progenitors ... Be True to Yourself by Joey Molland. Track Listing: 1. This Time 2. Better Tomorrow 3. Rainy Day Man 4. Heaven 5. All I Want To Do 6. I Don’t Wanna Be Done With You 7. All I Do Is Cry 8. Loving You 9. Shine 10. Be True To Yourself Twitter @BadfingerJoey Instagram @badfingerjoey https://omnivorerecordings.com/shop/be-true-to-yourself/ Joey Molland One of the original members of Apple Records' most successful recording act, Badfinger - Joey is a guitarist/vocalist/songwriter from Liverpool UK. www.badfingersite.com #música #musicaboa #musicstudio #musicians #musicartist #tamilmusic #musicvideos #musiclove #musicproducers #music #musician #musicvideo #musico #musicphotography #musicproducer #musicislife #musicfestival #musica #musicals #musically #musicaltheatre #musicaly #musiccity #musicpromotion #musiciansofinstagram #musical Please follow us on Youtube,Facebook,Instagram,Twitter,Patreon and at www.gettinglumpedup.com Get your T-shirt at www.prowrestlingtees.com/gettinglumpedup And https://www.bonfire.com/store/getting-lumped-up/ Subscribe to the Youtube channel Smash the like

Episode #66 - Joey Molland from Badfinger! Joey calls in to promote his new album “Be True To Yourself” and talk about the legacy of Badfinger, the first band signed to the Beatles Apple Records. Badfinger went on to four very big hit songs- “Come & Get It”, “No Matter What”, “Day After Day” & “Baby Blue.” Their song “Without You” has been recorded over 180 times, most notably for Harry Nilsson and Mariah Carey. The band enjoyed a resurgence in popularity after “Baby Blue” was played at the end of the finale of Breaking Bad. We’ll discuss all of this plus working with the Beatles & Todd Rundgren and much more! 0:00:00 - Intro0:01:11 - Eddie Van Halen Dies 0:03:39 - Growing Up In England in the 50s & 60s0:04:46 - Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry & More0:06:45 - Playing Guitar on Street Corners0:09:20 - The Iveys & Apple Records 0:10:20 - Paul McCartney's "Come & Get It" 0:11:42 - The Name "Badfinger" Vs Others0:12:52 - The Beatles Involvement With the Band 0:16:25 - Producers Mal Evans & Geoff Emerick 0:18:40 - Playing on George Harrison's Album 0:19:40 - Playing on John Lennon's Album 0:22:18 - George Harrison, Beatles & Rockstars0:26:20 - Producer Todd Rungren 0:30:05 - Song "Baby Blue" Meaning 0:31:14 - "Ass" Album in 19730:32:10 - Manager Stan Polley 0:33:25 - Suicide of Pete Ham & Manager Money Issues 0:37:13 - Tom Evans Suicide 0:38:55 - Royalties & Money For Music 0:42:29 - "Baby Blue" Comeback 0:44:25 - Interview on Life Story 0:46:55 - New Record & Producer Mark Hudson 0:48:58 - Guests on the Album 0:50:38 - Touring As Joey Molland 0:52:57 - Antique Stores in St. Paul 0:53:58 - America Vs England 0:54:24 - Hard Times After Band Breakup0:56:50 - Badfinger Reformation 1:00:55 - Working with Many Charities 1:01:35 - Wrap Up Joey Molland Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/badfingerjoey/Chuck Shute Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/chuck_shute/Support the show (https://venmo.com/Chuck-Shute)

김태훈의 시대음감 064-2 # ‘안다’와 ‘동의한다’의 의미 ♪ Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood / Santa Esmeralda # 시간을 달리는 음악 feat. 김경진 음악평론가 2) 27 Club (Robert Johnson, Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Pete Ham, Gary Thain, Chris Bell, Curt Cobain, Richey Edwards, Amy Winehouse) ♪ Paint it, Black / Rolling Stones ♪ Without You / Badfinger ♪ Back To Black / Amy Winehouse

Bad Luck or Bad Apple?: The Tragic Story of BadfingerSigned to Apple Records. Aided by contributions from The Beatles. First 3 singles are Top 10 hits. Appeared on classic albums such as Imagine and All Things Must Pass. The band was poised to be the best thing since The Beatles. Two years later, they were broke, Apple Records disbanded, Warner Brothers sued them and when things seemed like they could not get worse, a band member committed suicide. In Episode 001 of #1 Fanclub, Craig and Shawn tell the story of Badfinger and try to reconcile how did it go from great to tragic so fast.Intro music provided by Joe Giddings"#1" from Star Collector's album Songs For The Whole Family

Ringer and Jesse are discussing the 27 Club in this episode. The show kicks off with a little bit of "Guess this member of the 27 Club trivia" then Ringer and Jesse answer some questions about the 27 Club including what are the criteria to enter? And where would the members fit in today's music scene if they were still alive? And finally the guys spotlight 3 lesser talked about members of the 27 Club including blues legend (and creator) Robert Johnson, Badfinger's Pete Ham and Amy Winehouse.Facebook: OnTheRecordMusicInstagram: OnTheRecordMusic

Se decía que eran los "Nuevos Beatles". Tenían todo: talento, creatividad, motivación y contactos. Sin embargo, su carrera prominente se convertiría en una de las historias más trágicas de la música. Esta es la historia de Badfinger. La leyenda que no pudo ser.

Nos habíamos quedado la semana pasada repasando la pléyade de artistas que eclosionaron en el pequeño espacio de tiempo que va de inicios de 1972 hasta mediados del 1973, nombres importantes en la historia de la música popular que, con mayor o menor fortuna, consiguieron, al menos en una ocasión, captar la atención de los aficionados. Pasaron por el programa un buen número de ellos pero fueron muchos más. Así que, hoy, nos ocuparemos de todos, bueno, de casi todos ellos. Todavía a este lado del Atlántico, nos encontramos con un gran grupo inglés, Faces, liderado por el carismático Rod Stewart. Les hemos oído interpretando su éxito Maggie may. En ediciones anteriores ya nos ocupamos de este consagrado cantante por lo que, hoy, lo citamos solo de pasada. Con nuestro siguiente invitado nos pasa más o menos lo mismo. Ya hablamos de él en otro programa pero, merece la pena, y mucho, volver sobre su obra y su genial estilo de tocar la guitarra, esa manera descarnada y directa de ponernos el corazón en un puño. Estamos hablando de Rory Gllagher, líder del grupo Taste y guitarrista de técnica envidiable. Lo escuchamos en Cradle rock. Hablaremos ahora de un tipo especialmente controvertido. Yusuf Islam, más conocido por su nombre artístico Cat Stevens y que antes se llamó Steven Demetre, nacido en Londres, el 21 de julio de 1948, y que fue un brillante cantautor, compositor y multinstrumentista. Desde su debut en 1967 fue cosechando éxito tras éxito con, entre otros, dos álbumes triple platino. Y esto no es cualquier cosa. Concretamente, su álbum debut de 1967 ingresó en el Top 10 de éxitos en el Reino Unido, y la canción "Matthew and Son" logró colarse en la segunda posición en la lista UK Singles Chart. Le escuchamos en Morning has broken Tras alguna crisis entre existencialista y mística, Stevens se convirtió al Islam en 1978 y adoptó el nombre Yusuf Islam al año siguiente. Aunque renunció a su carrera como músico pop, fue persuadido para realizar un último recital. Apareciendo con cabello corto y una larga barba, encabezó un concierto benéfico el 22 de noviembre de 1979 en el estadio de Wembley en beneficio del Año Internacional del Niño de UNICEF. Después de esta aparición, Yusuf abandonó su carrera musical durante casi tres décadas. Desde su conversión, su actividad ha estado seguida con lupa y fue duramente criticado cuando supuestamente apoyó con sus declaraciones la fatua o pronunciamiento jurídico del ayatollah Jomeini contra el escritor anglo-indio Salman Rushdie, debido a la presunta blasfemia cometida en su novela Los versos satánicos. Más tarde aseguró que había sido tomado por sorpresa y que los medios, de una manera tendenciosa, desnaturalizaron el sentido de sus palabras. Días después hizo un comunicado donde dejaba muy claro que, aunque detestaba el contenido del libro, no estaba de acuerdo con la fatua, diciendo: "Según la ley del islam, los musulmanes deben ceñirse a las leyes de los países donde tengan residencia". Supongo que, para curarse en salud, inmediatamente después de los ataques del 11 de septiembre de 2001 en los Estados Unidos, Yusuf afirmó: Quiero expresar el horror que siento por los atentados terroristas contra personas inocentes en Estados Unidos el día de ayer. Aunque aún no hay claridad sobre los causantes de este acto, debo recordar que ningún musulmán en sus cabales podría siquiera avalar semejante acción. El Corán considera el asesinato de una sola persona igual al asesinato de toda la humanidad. Oramos por las familias de los que fallecieron en este acto de violencia y por los heridos y espero reflejar los sentimientos de todos los verdaderos musulmanes en relación a este penoso momento. A pesar de todo, Yusuf, que se encontraba en un vuelo entre Londres y Washington para asistir a una reunión con la actriz y cantante Dolly Parton, fue detenido por el Departamento de Seguridad de los Estados Unidos, se le negó el acceso al país y fue enviado de vuelta al Reino Unido. Por suerte, y después de muchas gestiones, dos años más tarde Yusuf fue admitido sin problema en los Estados Unidos para brindar algunos recitales y entrevistas como promoción de su nueva producción discográfica. Y bueno, ahí sigue. Y cambiando de registro, pero en este mismo lado del océano, nos topamos con la ELO, Electric Light Orchestra y su vibrante Rock n' Roll Is King. Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) es un grupo inglés de rock progresivo natural de Birmingham (Inglaterra) y liderado por el músico Jeff Lynne. La ELO se formó para dar cabida al deseo de Lynne y de su colega Roy Wood de crear canciones de rock modernas con tintes clásicos. A pesar del éxito de sus primeros sencillos en el Reino Unido, donde el grupo obtuvo una mayor popularidad fue en los Estados Unidos; alli se convirtieron en una de las bandas con mayores ventas de la industria. Entre 1972 y 1986, y a pesar de no obtener ningún número uno, la Electric Light Orchestra acumuló un total de quince sencillos top 10 en el Reino Unido y siete en los Estados Unidos, y mantiene el récord de éxitos en el top 40 de la historia de Billboard sin haber cosechado un número uno. Tras su separación en 1986, Lynne volvió a reformar la Electric Light Orchestra en dos ocasiones: en 2001, con la publicación de Zoom, y en 2015, bajo el nombre de Jeff Lynne's ELO, para el lanzamiento de Alone in the Universe. Como colofón, la banda entró en el Salón de la Fama del Rock and Roll el 7 de abril de 2017. Y ahora amigos, abróchense los cinturones porque vamos a cruzar el charco. Y, allí, en mitad todo, estaba la mastodóntica Motown que, aunque en sus orígenes estaba dedicada en cuerpo y alma a la promoción de la música negra, con notable éxito por cierto, no tardó en sumarse a las nuevas tendencias, el negocio es el negocio (como día Marx, señora estos son mis principios pero si no le gustan tengo otros), y lanza su primer grupo blanco: Rare Earth. Esta banda, radicada en Detroit, se mantuvo activa entre 1967 y 1979. Aunque lo cierto es que, su mayor mérito ha sido el ya citado, ser el primer grupo blanco del famoso sello. En fin, no digo que fueran unos mantas pero dejaron poca huella de su carrera. Quienes si que la dejaron por varios motivos fueron The James Gang, un grupo de rock y hard rock estadounidense, formado en Cleveland, Ohio, en el año 1966. Y por cierto, uno de los miembros de la banda, el guitarrista y vocalista Joe Walsh, se haría mundialmente famoso al incorporarse posteriormente a la banda Eagles. Entre sus composiciones más conocidas, se encuentran «Funk #49» y «Walk Away». El grupo se separó oficialmente en 1976, no sin antes dejarnos la ya citada joya: Walk Away. Zager & Evans fueron un grupo de música rock de Lincoln, Nebraska de finales de los años 1960 y principios de los 1970. El nombre proviene de sus dos miembros, Danny Zager y Rick Evans, quienes se conocieron en la universidad de Nebraska. Zager y Evans se hicieron famosos por el tema "In the Year 2525" ("En el año 2525"), escrita por Rick Evans, que alcanzó el número 1 de las listas en julio de 1969. La canción prevenía sobre los peligros de la tecnología, dibujando un futuro en el cual la raza humana sería destruida por sus propias innovaciones tecnológicas y médicas, por los robots, así como por la ira divina. En fin, lo de la ira divina no lo sé, pero el resto… ahí está. La última estrofa de la canción insinúa un onírico ciclo continuo de nacimiento-muerte-renacimiento de la humanidad. ¡Que cosas! "In the Year 2525" estuvo durante 6 semanas como número uno en las listas de los más populares en 1969. También llegó a ser número 1 en el Reino Unido. La coincidencia hizo que fuera número 1 de las listas en los EE.UU el 20 de julio de 1969, fecha en la que los astronautas Armstrong y Aldrin pisaron la luna por primera vez Zager y Evans disolvieron el dúo, pero ambos continúan en el mundo de la música y siguen siendo amigos. Por cierto, si alguien está interesado, Danny Zager se dedica en la actualidad a construir guitarras a medida. Harry Nilsson nació el 15 de junio de 1941, Brooklyn, Nueva York fue un notable compositor y cantante que colaboró estrechamente con el famoso productor Phil Spector. En 1967 obtuvo un considerable éxito con su canción Everybody’s talkin, tema principal de la banda sonora de la película Midnight Cowboy, pero la fama no le sentó nada bien porque, desde ese momento, el hombre empezó a beber como un autentico cosaco. A finales del mes de enero del año 1971, Nilsson se encontraba en la casa de Mama Cass, en Hollywood. Unos cuantos amigos, entre ellos, Graham Nash, jugaban al póker y bebían hasta la intoxicación, con la música puesta como fondo. En el tocadiscos sonaba el nuevo álbum de los Badfingers, un grupo patrocinado por los Beatles. En un momento dado, alguien dio la vuelta al disco de vinilo y empezó a sonar la canción ‘Without you’, el primera tema de la caba B del disco. Nilsson apartó la cartas, el alcohol, y a sus amigos y empezó a prestar atención a la canción. Como vio el sello de Apple, creyó que Paul o John le habrían dado esta enorme canción a sus patrocinados, pero en el disco de vinilo ponía claramente que la canción la habían escrito Pete Ham y Tom Evans, componentes de Badfinger. El resto es historia. Nilsson grabó ‘Without you’ en los estudios Trident de Londres, donde se había grabado y mezclado la canción. Richard Perry le sugirió que hicieran una versión más sentimental que la original, más lenta y profunda, le sugirió incluso, que se atreviera con un arreglo de cuerda. Así fue: Nilsson logró un numero uno mundial. En 1974 conoció a John Lennon y coincidiendo con una separación temporal con Y?ko Ono, se hicieron amigos y compañeros de juergas. Lennon produjo y colaboró con Nilsson en un álbum llamado: Pussy Cats en la que también participó Ringo Starr. También en ese año, Harry co-protagonizó una película titulada "Son of Dracula" al lado de Ringo Starr y cuya banda sonora fue co-producida por ambos. En la edición del disco colaboraron gente tan importantes como Peter Frampton, Klaus Voormann, Ray Cooper, Bobby Keys, Nicky Hopkins, Gary Wright, Jim Gordon, y otros. Harry Nilsson aparece también en el video de la canción "Only You" de Ringo Starr, en la cual colaboró también John Lennon. La verdad es que los Beatles, a veces, hacían cosas muy raritas. La salud de Nilsson se había deteriorado como consecuencia de su disoluta existencia. Este deterioro le provocó un ataque cardíaco masivo en 1993. Embarcado en un proyecto para lanzar una caja con los grandes éxitos de su carrera, había terminado de grabar las voces para el álbum y aquella misma noche del 15 de enero de 1994 falleció por una insuficiencia cardiaca. Amen. En 1959 murieron Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens y The Big Booper. Sobre este acontecimiento, que se conoció como el día que murió la música, el neoyorkino Don McLean compuso su famosa balada «American Pie» que fue número uno en todas las listas. En 1981, McLean llegó al número uno internacional con el clásico de Roy Orbison «Crying». El mismo Orbison describió, en una oportunidad, a McLean como «la voz del siglo», y una posterior regrabación del tema por Orbison incorporó elementos de la versión de McLean. Un músico que influenció en gran medida a un gran número de estrellas fue JJ Cale. Cale nació el 5 de diciembre de 1938 en Oklahoma City y se trasladó a Los Ángeles a comienzos de la década de 1960, donde comenzó a trabajar como ingeniero de sonido en diferentes estudios. Debido a su poco éxito como artista, regresó a su pueblo y consideró abandonar la industria de la música hasta que Eric Clapton hizo una nueva versión de «After Midnight» en 1970. Escuchamos una versión interpretada por ambos. Su primer álbum, Naturally, estableció su propio estilo musical, que en el periódico Los Angeles Times definia como «un híbrido único de blues, folk y jazz, marcado por surcos relajados, la guitarra fluida de Cale y una voz lacónica. Su uso temprano de cajas de ritmos y su mezcla poco convencional dio una calidad distintiva y atemporal a su trabajo.» En 2013, Neil Young comentó también que de todos los músicos que había escuchado, Cale era, junto a Jimi Hendrix, el mejor guitarrista eléctrico. Su mayor éxito en los Estados Unidos, "Crazy Mama", alcanzó el puesto 22 en la lista Billboard Hot 100 en 1972. En el documental To Tulsa and Back, Cale relató que recibió una oportunidad para aparecer en el programa American Bandstand para promocionar la canción. Cale declinó la oferta cuando supo que no podía llevar a su grupo y que tenía que cantar en playback. Cale también fue conocido por su rechazo y aversión al estrellato, a las giras largas, y a las grabaciones periódicas. Fue un artista de culto para los músicos, y relativamente desconocido para el público durante los últimos 35 años. El 26 de julio de 2013, Cale falleció en el Scripps Hospital de La Jolla, California a consecuencia de un ataque al corazón. Nos despedimos de este gran artista con otro de sus grandes éxitos, por cierto también popularizado por Eric Clapton, aunque en esta ocasión lo escucharemos en su versión original. Cocaine. Es tremendo que, después de dos programas dedicados a acercarnos al año 1973, todavía nos queden en el tintero un montón de artistas imprescindibles. No importa, daremos buena cuenta de todos ellos en el próximo programa. Gente como Isaac Hayes, Linda Ronstadt, John Denver, Johnny Winter, y tantos otros buenos músicos. Por hoy nada más, el equipo de nada más que música ha disfrutado enormemente con vuestra compañía y esperamos que vosotros lo hayáis hecho con la nuestra. La amenaza de volver la próxima semana sigue vigente. Así que, hasta entonces… buenas vibraciones!!!

Nos habíamos quedado la semana pasada repasando la pléyade de artistas que eclosionaron en el pequeño espacio de tiempo que va de inicios de 1972 hasta mediados del 1973, nombres importantes en la historia de la música popular que, con mayor o menor fortuna, consiguieron, al menos en una ocasión, captar la atención de los aficionados. Pasaron por el programa un buen número de ellos pero fueron muchos más. Así que, hoy, nos ocuparemos de todos, bueno, de casi todos ellos. Todavía a este lado del Atlántico, nos encontramos con un gran grupo inglés, Faces, liderado por el carismático Rod Stewart. Les hemos oído interpretando su éxito Maggie may. En ediciones anteriores ya nos ocupamos de este consagrado cantante por lo que, hoy, lo citamos solo de pasada. Con nuestro siguiente invitado nos pasa más o menos lo mismo. Ya hablamos de él en otro programa pero, merece la pena, y mucho, volver sobre su obra y su genial estilo de tocar la guitarra, esa manera descarnada y directa de ponernos el corazón en un puño. Estamos hablando de Rory Gllagher, líder del grupo Taste y guitarrista de técnica envidiable. Lo escuchamos en Cradle rock. Hablaremos ahora de un tipo especialmente controvertido. Yusuf Islam, más conocido por su nombre artístico Cat Stevens y que antes se llamó Steven Demetre, nacido en Londres, el 21 de julio de 1948, y que fue un brillante cantautor, compositor y multinstrumentista. Desde su debut en 1967 fue cosechando éxito tras éxito con, entre otros, dos álbumes triple platino. Y esto no es cualquier cosa. Concretamente, su álbum debut de 1967 ingresó en el Top 10 de éxitos en el Reino Unido, y la canción "Matthew and Son" logró colarse en la segunda posición en la lista UK Singles Chart. Le escuchamos en Morning has broken Tras alguna crisis entre existencialista y mística, Stevens se convirtió al Islam en 1978 y adoptó el nombre Yusuf Islam al año siguiente. Aunque renunció a su carrera como músico pop, fue persuadido para realizar un último recital. Apareciendo con cabello corto y una larga barba, encabezó un concierto benéfico el 22 de noviembre de 1979 en el estadio de Wembley en beneficio del Año Internacional del Niño de UNICEF. Después de esta aparición, Yusuf abandonó su carrera musical durante casi tres décadas. Desde su conversión, su actividad ha estado seguida con lupa y fue duramente criticado cuando supuestamente apoyó con sus declaraciones la fatua o pronunciamiento jurídico del ayatollah Jomeini contra el escritor anglo-indio Salman Rushdie, debido a la presunta blasfemia cometida en su novela Los versos satánicos. Más tarde aseguró que había sido tomado por sorpresa y que los medios, de una manera tendenciosa, desnaturalizaron el sentido de sus palabras. Días después hizo un comunicado donde dejaba muy claro que, aunque detestaba el contenido del libro, no estaba de acuerdo con la fatua, diciendo: "Según la ley del islam, los musulmanes deben ceñirse a las leyes de los países donde tengan residencia". Supongo que, para curarse en salud, inmediatamente después de los ataques del 11 de septiembre de 2001 en los Estados Unidos, Yusuf afirmó: Quiero expresar el horror que siento por los atentados terroristas contra personas inocentes en Estados Unidos el día de ayer. Aunque aún no hay claridad sobre los causantes de este acto, debo recordar que ningún musulmán en sus cabales podría siquiera avalar semejante acción. El Corán considera el asesinato de una sola persona igual al asesinato de toda la humanidad. Oramos por las familias de los que fallecieron en este acto de violencia y por los heridos y espero reflejar los sentimientos de todos los verdaderos musulmanes en relación a este penoso momento. A pesar de todo, Yusuf, que se encontraba en un vuelo entre Londres y Washington para asistir a una reunión con la actriz y cantante Dolly Parton, fue detenido por el Departamento de Seguridad de los Estados Unidos, se le negó el acceso al país y fue enviado de vuelta al Reino Unido. Por suerte, y después de muchas gestiones, dos años más tarde Yusuf fue admitido sin problema en los Estados Unidos para brindar algunos recitales y entrevistas como promoción de su nueva producción discográfica. Y bueno, ahí sigue. Y cambiando de registro, pero en este mismo lado del océano, nos topamos con la ELO, Electric Light Orchestra y su vibrante Rock n' Roll Is King. Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) es un grupo inglés de rock progresivo natural de Birmingham (Inglaterra) y liderado por el músico Jeff Lynne. La ELO se formó para dar cabida al deseo de Lynne y de su colega Roy Wood de crear canciones de rock modernas con tintes clásicos. A pesar del éxito de sus primeros sencillos en el Reino Unido, donde el grupo obtuvo una mayor popularidad fue en los Estados Unidos; alli se convirtieron en una de las bandas con mayores ventas de la industria. Entre 1972 y 1986, y a pesar de no obtener ningún número uno, la Electric Light Orchestra acumuló un total de quince sencillos top 10 en el Reino Unido y siete en los Estados Unidos, y mantiene el récord de éxitos en el top 40 de la historia de Billboard sin haber cosechado un número uno. Tras su separación en 1986, Lynne volvió a reformar la Electric Light Orchestra en dos ocasiones: en 2001, con la publicación de Zoom, y en 2015, bajo el nombre de Jeff Lynne's ELO, para el lanzamiento de Alone in the Universe. Como colofón, la banda entró en el Salón de la Fama del Rock and Roll el 7 de abril de 2017. Y ahora amigos, abróchense los cinturones porque vamos a cruzar el charco. Y, allí, en mitad todo, estaba la mastodóntica Motown que, aunque en sus orígenes estaba dedicada en cuerpo y alma a la promoción de la música negra, con notable éxito por cierto, no tardó en sumarse a las nuevas tendencias, el negocio es el negocio (como día Marx, señora estos son mis principios pero si no le gustan tengo otros), y lanza su primer grupo blanco: Rare Earth. Esta banda, radicada en Detroit, se mantuvo activa entre 1967 y 1979. Aunque lo cierto es que, su mayor mérito ha sido el ya citado, ser el primer grupo blanco del famoso sello. En fin, no digo que fueran unos mantas pero dejaron poca huella de su carrera. Quienes si que la dejaron por varios motivos fueron The James Gang, un grupo de rock y hard rock estadounidense, formado en Cleveland, Ohio, en el año 1966. Y por cierto, uno de los miembros de la banda, el guitarrista y vocalista Joe Walsh, se haría mundialmente famoso al incorporarse posteriormente a la banda Eagles. Entre sus composiciones más conocidas, se encuentran «Funk #49» y «Walk Away». El grupo se separó oficialmente en 1976, no sin antes dejarnos la ya citada joya: Walk Away. Zager & Evans fueron un grupo de música rock de Lincoln, Nebraska de finales de los años 1960 y principios de los 1970. El nombre proviene de sus dos miembros, Danny Zager y Rick Evans, quienes se conocieron en la universidad de Nebraska. Zager y Evans se hicieron famosos por el tema "In the Year 2525" ("En el año 2525"), escrita por Rick Evans, que alcanzó el número 1 de las listas en julio de 1969. La canción prevenía sobre los peligros de la tecnología, dibujando un futuro en el cual la raza humana sería destruida por sus propias innovaciones tecnológicas y médicas, por los robots, así como por la ira divina. En fin, lo de la ira divina no lo sé, pero el resto… ahí está. La última estrofa de la canción insinúa un onírico ciclo continuo de nacimiento-muerte-renacimiento de la humanidad. ¡Que cosas! "In the Year 2525" estuvo durante 6 semanas como número uno en las listas de los más populares en 1969. También llegó a ser número 1 en el Reino Unido. La coincidencia hizo que fuera número 1 de las listas en los EE.UU el 20 de julio de 1969, fecha en la que los astronautas Armstrong y Aldrin pisaron la luna por primera vez Zager y Evans disolvieron el dúo, pero ambos continúan en el mundo de la música y siguen siendo amigos. Por cierto, si alguien está interesado, Danny Zager se dedica en la actualidad a construir guitarras a medida. Harry Nilsson nació el 15 de junio de 1941, Brooklyn, Nueva York fue un notable compositor y cantante que colaboró estrechamente con el famoso productor Phil Spector. En 1967 obtuvo un considerable éxito con su canción Everybody’s talkin, tema principal de la banda sonora de la película Midnight Cowboy, pero la fama no le sentó nada bien porque, desde ese momento, el hombre empezó a beber como un autentico cosaco. A finales del mes de enero del año 1971, Nilsson se encontraba en la casa de Mama Cass, en Hollywood. Unos cuantos amigos, entre ellos, Graham Nash, jugaban al póker y bebían hasta la intoxicación, con la música puesta como fondo. En el tocadiscos sonaba el nuevo álbum de los Badfingers, un grupo patrocinado por los Beatles. En un momento dado, alguien dio la vuelta al disco de vinilo y empezó a sonar la canción ‘Without you’, el primera tema de la caba B del disco. Nilsson apartó la cartas, el alcohol, y a sus amigos y empezó a prestar atención a la canción. Como vio el sello de Apple, creyó que Paul o John le habrían dado esta enorme canción a sus patrocinados, pero en el disco de vinilo ponía claramente que la canción la habían escrito Pete Ham y Tom Evans, componentes de Badfinger. El resto es historia. Nilsson grabó ‘Without you’ en los estudios Trident de Londres, donde se había grabado y mezclado la canción. Richard Perry le sugirió que hicieran una versión más sentimental que la original, más lenta y profunda, le sugirió incluso, que se atreviera con un arreglo de cuerda. Así fue: Nilsson logró un numero uno mundial. En 1974 conoció a John Lennon y coincidiendo con una separación temporal con Y?ko Ono, se hicieron amigos y compañeros de juergas. Lennon produjo y colaboró con Nilsson en un álbum llamado: Pussy Cats en la que también participó Ringo Starr. También en ese año, Harry co-protagonizó una película titulada "Son of Dracula" al lado de Ringo Starr y cuya banda sonora fue co-producida por ambos. En la edición del disco colaboraron gente tan importantes como Peter Frampton, Klaus Voormann, Ray Cooper, Bobby Keys, Nicky Hopkins, Gary Wright, Jim Gordon, y otros. Harry Nilsson aparece también en el video de la canción "Only You" de Ringo Starr, en la cual colaboró también John Lennon. La verdad es que los Beatles, a veces, hacían cosas muy raritas. La salud de Nilsson se había deteriorado como consecuencia de su disoluta existencia. Este deterioro le provocó un ataque cardíaco masivo en 1993. Embarcado en un proyecto para lanzar una caja con los grandes éxitos de su carrera, había terminado de grabar las voces para el álbum y aquella misma noche del 15 de enero de 1994 falleció por una insuficiencia cardiaca. Amen. En 1959 murieron Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens y The Big Booper. Sobre este acontecimiento, que se conoció como el día que murió la música, el neoyorkino Don McLean compuso su famosa balada «American Pie» que fue número uno en todas las listas. En 1981, McLean llegó al número uno internacional con el clásico de Roy Orbison «Crying». El mismo Orbison describió, en una oportunidad, a McLean como «la voz del siglo», y una posterior regrabación del tema por Orbison incorporó elementos de la versión de McLean. Un músico que influenció en gran medida a un gran número de estrellas fue JJ Cale. Cale nació el 5 de diciembre de 1938 en Oklahoma City y se trasladó a Los Ángeles a comienzos de la década de 1960, donde comenzó a trabajar como ingeniero de sonido en diferentes estudios. Debido a su poco éxito como artista, regresó a su pueblo y consideró abandonar la industria de la música hasta que Eric Clapton hizo una nueva versión de «After Midnight» en 1970. Escuchamos una versión interpretada por ambos. Su primer álbum, Naturally, estableció su propio estilo musical, que en el periódico Los Angeles Times definia como «un híbrido único de blues, folk y jazz, marcado por surcos relajados, la guitarra fluida de Cale y una voz lacónica. Su uso temprano de cajas de ritmos y su mezcla poco convencional dio una calidad distintiva y atemporal a su trabajo.» En 2013, Neil Young comentó también que de todos los músicos que había escuchado, Cale era, junto a Jimi Hendrix, el mejor guitarrista eléctrico. Su mayor éxito en los Estados Unidos, "Crazy Mama", alcanzó el puesto 22 en la lista Billboard Hot 100 en 1972. En el documental To Tulsa and Back, Cale relató que recibió una oportunidad para aparecer en el programa American Bandstand para promocionar la canción. Cale declinó la oferta cuando supo que no podía llevar a su grupo y que tenía que cantar en playback. Cale también fue conocido por su rechazo y aversión al estrellato, a las giras largas, y a las grabaciones periódicas. Fue un artista de culto para los músicos, y relativamente desconocido para el público durante los últimos 35 años. El 26 de julio de 2013, Cale falleció en el Scripps Hospital de La Jolla, California a consecuencia de un ataque al corazón. Nos despedimos de este gran artista con otro de sus grandes éxitos, por cierto también popularizado por Eric Clapton, aunque en esta ocasión lo escucharemos en su versión original. Cocaine. Es tremendo que, después de dos programas dedicados a acercarnos al año 1973, todavía nos queden en el tintero un montón de artistas imprescindibles. No importa, daremos buena cuenta de todos ellos en el próximo programa. Gente como Isaac Hayes, Linda Ronstadt, John Denver, Johnny Winter, y tantos otros buenos músicos. Por hoy nada más, el equipo de nada más que música ha disfrutado enormemente con vuestra compañía y esperamos que vosotros lo hayáis hecho con la nuestra. La amenaza de volver la próxima semana sigue vigente. Así que, hasta entonces… buenas vibraciones!!!

Mailbag May returns for round two, as Kirk continues catching up on listener questions. NEW THEME MUSIC INBOUND! Strong Songs passed its first goal of 150 backers on Patreon! That means Kirk will write all-new theme music for the show. Keep an ear out for that sometime in June, most likely. A huge thank you to everyone who's signed up to support the show so far - we've also got some new goals, which you can check out over on the page: https://www.patreon.com/strongsongs MAILBAG MAY, PART 2 The Strong Songs mailbag continues to overflow. This week we've got some follow-ups on Hamilton as well as questions about Mariah's whistle register, vocal multiphonics, rhythmic misdirection, the lydian mode, and the differences between a sequencer, a sampler, and a synthesizer.  REFERENCED ON THIS EPISODE: Various pieces from Hamilton, composed by Strong Songs celebrity endorser Lin-Manuel Miranda, 2015 The graphic novel Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli, 2009 "Counting Stars" by OneRepublic from Native, 2013 "The Third Eye" by the Pillows from My Foot, 2006 "The Simpsons Theme" by Danny Elfman, 1989 "Something" by Snarky Puppy feat. Lalah Hathaway from Family Dinner Vol 1, 2013 "Emotions" as performed by Mariah Carey on Emotions, 1991 "Movement" by Hozier, 2019 "Show Me The Way" by Peter Frampton from Frampton, 1975 "Nut Bush City Limits" by Ike and Tina Turner, 1973 "Shake Your Rump" by the Beastie Boys from Paul's Boutique, 1989 "Without You" by Pete Ham and Tom Evans, as performed by Harry Nilsson, 1971 "White Winter Hymnal" as performed by Fleet Foxes, 2008 "Fugue 24" by Anathallo from Sparrows, 2002 "God Only Knows" as performed by the Beach Boys on Pet Sounds, 1966 "Baba O'Riley" by Pete Townshend and The Who from Who's Next, 1971 "Memories" by Thutmose from the Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse soundtrack, 2018  ———————————— NEWSLETTER/MAILING LIST Sign up for Kirk's mailing list to start getting monthly-ish newsletters with music recommendations, links, news, and extra thoughts on new Strong Songs episodes: https://tinyletter.com/KirkHamilton

For fans of this blessed yet damned aggregation everywhere. Thank You Pete Ham, Joey Molland, Tom Evans, and Mike Gibbins

In general, you can tell how well a conversation went by how long the show runs. At just past the two hour mark, you get an idea of how well things went with Lon Van Eaton, one-time Apple recording artist and protege of George Harrison. In addition to being one half of the Van Eaton brothers, who issued an album and single in the US in 1972, he did session work for Ringo beginning with the 1973 self-titled release (and performed live with him on TV), as well as other 1970s acts produced by Richard Perry. He went on to good works with his charitable organization, Imagine A Better World, inspired by examples gleaned from The Beatles. While this may be the most spiritual discussion yet had on SATB, it is also perhaps one of the most lighthearted. One can easily see how Lon connected with George and Ringo particularly: being equal parts deep-thinker/philosopher and everyman comedian. Lon witnessed life with the ex-Beatles (and acolytes like Klaus Voormann, Pete Ham and Harry Nilsson) up close. He has the stories and the insight – you don’t want to miss this one. Lon’s new album is called Cupid. Find it at Imagineabetterworld.com The post 153: Lon Looks Back (And Forward) appeared first on Something About The Beatles.

In general, you can tell how well a conversation went by how long the show runs. At just past the two hour mark, you get an idea of how well things went with Lon Van Eaton, one-time Apple recording artist and protege of George Harrison. In addition to being one half of the Van Eaton brothers, who issued an album and single in the US in 1972, he did session work for Ringo beginning with the 1973 self-titled release (and performed live with him on TV), as well as other 1970s acts produced by Richard Perry. He went on to good works with his charitable organization, Imagine A Better World, inspired by examples gleaned from The Beatles. While this may be the most spiritual discussion yet had on SATB, it is also perhaps one of the most lighthearted. One can easily see how Lon connected with George and Ringo particularly: being equal parts deep-thinker/philosopher and everyman comedian. Lon witnessed life with the ex-Beatles (and acolytes like Klaus Voormann, Pete Ham and Harry Nilsson) up close. He has the stories and the insight – you don’t want to miss this one. Lon’s new album is called Cupid. Find it at Imagineabetterworld.com The post 153: Lon Looks Back (And Forward) appeared first on Something About The Beatles.

Without You kom fyrst út með hljómsveitinni Badfinger árið 1970. Það sló ekki í gegn. Höfundar lagsins, Pete Ham og Tom Evans urðu síðar óhamingju að bráð. Líf þeirra beggja endaði með sjálfsmorði. Ári síðar gaf Harry Nilsson það út og breytti því í risasmell. Nilsson átti líka tiltölulega erfiða ævi. Hann lést úr hjartaáfalli […]

 Badfinger’s Joey Molland A native of Liverpool, England, Joey Molland is the sole remaining member of the group Badfinger from their most successful period in the early 1970s.  He shared lead guitar duties with Pete Ham, wrote songs, and sang.  This is an in depth interview in two parts. In part one he shares memories […]

Joey Molland, the guitarist and sole surviving member of the British power-pop band Badfinger. BADFINGER became an incredible force of virtuoso musicians churning out hit after hit while being supported by the biggest band in the world. The band’s first album was the soundtrack to the movie The Magic Christian (Magic Christian Music). Their follow-up album, No Dice spawned the Pete Ham penned classic “No Matter What” (#8 U.S. Hot 100 Hit -1970) and an Evans/Ham composition “Without You” which became a #1 Hit in 1971 for Harry Nilsson and a #3 Hit for Mariah Carey in 1994. No Dice reached #28 on Billboard’s Hot 200 albums chart. The bands third album Straight Up was regarded by many to be their best. George Harrison had considerable input on the album including playing slide guitar on “Day After Day” (#4 on Billboard Hot 100 Chart in 1971). Leon Russell played piano on the track. The album also generated the hit single "Baby Blue" (#14 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart in 1972). George Harrison left before the album was completed to work on The Concert for Bangladesh and Todd Rundgren was brought in to finish the album. Production credits were shared between Harrison and Rundgren. In more recent news, the popular TV show, Breaking Bad, finale ended with the Badfinger song, "Baby Blue".

Badfinger was a rock band formed in Swansea, Wales in the early 1960s.Their history is closely linked with the Beatles; to some, their music imitates the Beatles; for others, it is a welcome extension to the Beatelesque repertoire. Pete Ham sings in a McCartney-esque voice, their guitars sound a lot like Eric Clapton....... The other ties to the Beatles are too many too mention all: - The name Badfinger was suggested by Apple's Neil Aspinall, and was a reference to "Bad Finger Boogie", an early working title of "With a Little Help from My Friends"; - Badfinger was signed to The Beatles label, Apple Records. - Peter Ham used one of George Harrison's Gibson guitars on this song. George used that same Gibon SG on "Paper Back Writer" and on "Hey Bulldog". - The song was initially produced by Mal Evans, long-time Beatles hand, but was rejected by Apple staff as a potential single. Geoff Emerick (the beatles engineer) then took over as their producer, and the song was remixed. July 1970 - they played acoustic guitars on tracks from George Harrison's All Things Must Pass and provided backing vocals on Ringo Starr's single "It Don't Come Easy". - Tom Evans and Molland performed on John Lennon's album Imagine, and all four members of the band appeared as backup musicians throughout George Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh in August 1971. But does the link go even further than that ? McCartney wrote 'Come and get It' for them, which became their greats hit. What about "No matter What ? To me, it sounds a lot like George Harrison, more than McCartney: the middle eight of No Matter What use the same chords as While My Guitar Gently Weeps, and is that a slide guitar playing the solo (like Harrison did) ? Harrison was quite generous with his song writing contributions, and did not alway demand being credited, so it seems certainly possible that Harrison contributed to No Matter What. Anyway, it is one of my favourites, so I made this cover version (Fender Strat, Marshall amp, Ibanez Tube Screamer), and added a solo at the end.