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Post by rizzuto on Oct 28, 2022 19:09:31 GMT -5
What about Badfinger? Something about this song that takes me back.
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Post by rizzuto on Oct 28, 2022 19:15:40 GMT -5
"Take it all - I don't need it at all."
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Post by rizzuto on Oct 28, 2022 19:28:44 GMT -5
"Love is the answer you gave me."
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Post by chiyankee on Oct 28, 2022 19:48:58 GMT -5
When I think of The Guess Who, it's hard not to think of BTO too, since Randy Bachman was a key member of both groups. Bachman ended up reuniting and quitting from the Guess Who several times over the decades, as well as playing with Fred Turner off and on too. I wonder if these guys ever thought about joining forces as one super group? It might have been interesting to hear what they could have come up with. |
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Post by inger on Oct 28, 2022 22:32:11 GMT -5
What about Badfinger? Something about this song that takes me back. Badfinger was really talented… |
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Post by Renfield on Oct 29, 2022 7:48:55 GMT -5
What about Badfinger? Something about this song that takes me back. Badfinger was really talented… Badfinger had some great songs including this one, Baby Blue, No Matter What You Are and one made famous by Harry Nilsson--Without You, a Badfinger original. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Oct 29, 2022 9:04:24 GMT -5
Badfinger was really talented… Badfinger had some great songs including this one, Baby Blue, No Matter What You Are and one made famous by Harry Nilsson--Without You, a Badfinger original. Talented for sure. Their first hit in the US was "Come And Get It," which was written by Paul McCartney. Badfinger was one of the first acts to sign on with The Beatles' Apple Records -- Mary Hopkin, a fellow Welsh, and Billy Preston were two more. They were a star-crossed band that was royally screwed by their manager, a piece of human garbage named Stan Polley. Polley withheld funds for the band, leaving it in dire financial straits which resulted in the suicide by hanging of lead singer Pete Ham in 1975 at age 27. Ham even mentioned Polley in his suicide note. A few years later another band member, Tom Evans, also hung himself in a royalty-related depression. Polley also defrauded other of his music clients including Lou Christie, Al Kooper and Hank Medress of The Tokens. His swindles additionally included people outside the music industry, but he was always able to beat the raps and never suffered anything worse than probation for his misdeeds. Naturally he, unlike many of his clients, led a long and comfortable life and died a natural death in his late 80s. |
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Post by chiyankee on Oct 29, 2022 9:40:43 GMT -5
One of the worst days in music history.  |
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Post by chiyankee on Oct 29, 2022 9:46:08 GMT -5
Badfinger had some great songs including this one, Baby Blue, No Matter What You Are and one made famous by Harry Nilsson--Without You, a Badfinger original. Talented for sure. Their first hit in the US was "Come And Get It," which was written by Paul McCartney. Badfinger was one of the first acts to sign on with The Beatles' Apple Records -- Mary Hopkin, a fellow Welsh, and Billy Preston were two more. They were a star-crossed band that was royally screwed by their manager, a piece of human garbage named Stan Polley. Polley withheld funds for the band, leaving it in dire financial straits which resulted in the suicide by hanging of lead singer Pete Ham in 1975 at age 27. Ham even mentioned Polley in his suicide note. A few years later another band member, Tom Evans, also hung himself in a royalty-related depression. Polley also defrauded other of his music clients including Lou Christie, Al Kooper and Hank Medress of The Tokens. His swindles additionally included people outside the music industry, but he was always able to beat the raps and never suffered anything worse than probation for his misdeeds. Naturally he, unlike many of his clients, led a long and comfortable life and died a natural death in his late 80s. What happened to Badfinger sounds like a plot for a Law & Order episode, except Polley gets whacked in the first two minutes of the show. Who did it? Plenty of suspects and no one is sad he's gone. |
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Post by rizzuto on Oct 29, 2022 10:00:35 GMT -5
Badfinger had some great songs including this one, Baby Blue, No Matter What You Are and one made famous by Harry Nilsson--Without You, a Badfinger original. Talented for sure. Their first hit in the US was "Come And Get It," which was written by Paul McCartney. Badfinger was one of the first acts to sign on with The Beatles' Apple Records -- Mary Hopkin, a fellow Welsh, and Billy Preston were two more. They were a star-crossed band that was royally screwed by their manager, a piece of human garbage named Stan Polley. Polley withheld funds for the band, leaving it in dire financial straits which resulted in the suicide by hanging of lead singer Pete Ham in 1975 at age 27. Ham even mentioned Polley in his suicide note. A few years later another band member, Tom Evans, also hung himself in a royalty-related depression. Polley also defrauded other of his music clients including Lou Christie, Al Kooper and Hank Medress of The Tokens. His swindles additionally included people outside the music industry, but he was always able to beat the raps and never suffered anything worse than probation for his misdeeds. Naturally he, unlike many of his clients, led a long and comfortable life and died a natural death in his late 80s. Pete Ham was just a talent. Introspective songwriter, creative musician, and a solid voice. Another tragic artist gone at age 27. The Beatles didn't just sign anybody, and then to provide them with a Paul McCartney penned hit illustrates what they thought about the future of the Welshman. Too many scammers, con men, and people without a moral compass, while true artists who inform us of our own being are ruined by the iniquity of bloody men. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Oct 29, 2022 10:03:40 GMT -5
One of the worst days in music history. Wasn't she one of Derek Jeter's playmates back when he owned the city? I wonder if she ever sang a few bars for El Capitan? I'll bet he heard some of her famous five-octave vocal range during their encounters. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Oct 29, 2022 10:08:08 GMT -5
Talented for sure. Their first hit in the US was "Come And Get It," which was written by Paul McCartney. Badfinger was one of the first acts to sign on with The Beatles' Apple Records -- Mary Hopkin, a fellow Welsh, and Billy Preston were two more. They were a star-crossed band that was royally screwed by their manager, a piece of human garbage named Stan Polley. Polley withheld funds for the band, leaving it in dire financial straits which resulted in the suicide by hanging of lead singer Pete Ham in 1975 at age 27. Ham even mentioned Polley in his suicide note. A few years later another band member, Tom Evans, also hung himself in a royalty-related depression. Polley also defrauded other of his music clients including Lou Christie, Al Kooper and Hank Medress of The Tokens. His swindles additionally included people outside the music industry, but he was always able to beat the raps and never suffered anything worse than probation for his misdeeds. Naturally he, unlike many of his clients, led a long and comfortable life and died a natural death in his late 80s. Pete Ham was just a talent. Introspective songwriter, creative musician, and a solid voice. Another tragic artist gone at age 27. The Beatles didn't just sign anybody, and then to provide them with a Paul McCartney penned hit illustrates what they thought about the future of the Welshman. Too many scammers, con men, and people without a moral compass, while true artists who inform us of our own being are ruined by the iniquity of bloody men. The music industry in general, and maybe the rock music industry more than most, has more than its share of them. It's not as bad now as it was in the 50s and 60s, when some of the guys who owned record labels or managed the talent were out and out criminals. |
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Post by rizzuto on Oct 29, 2022 10:10:21 GMT -5
One of the worst days in music history. Wasn't she one of Derek Jeter's playmates back when he owned the city? I wonder if she ever sang a few bars for El Capitan? I'll bet he heard some of her famous five-octave vocal range during their encounters. Perhaps their time was spent discussing the philosophy of being, geopolitical strategies to achieve peace, and occasionally a game of Scrabble or Boggle. Their breakup precipitated by a foundational disagreement regarding faith and the neo-ecumenicism of Vatican II. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Oct 29, 2022 10:15:58 GMT -5
Wasn't she one of Derek Jeter's playmates back when he owned the city? I wonder if she ever sang a few bars for El Capitan? I'll bet he heard some of her famous five-octave vocal range during their encounters. Perhaps their time was spent discussing the philosophy of being, geopolitical strategies to achieve peace, and occasionally a game of Scrabble or Boggle. Their breakup precipitated by a foundational disagreement regarding faith and the neo-ecumenicism of Vatican II. I would lose a lot of respect for Jeter if that's how he was spending the time. Although on the other hand I might gain some for Mariah. |
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Post by chiyankee on Oct 29, 2022 10:16:34 GMT -5
Pete Ham was just a talent. Introspective songwriter, creative musician, and a solid voice. Another tragic artist gone at age 27. The Beatles didn't just sign anybody, and then to provide them with a Paul McCartney penned hit illustrates what they thought about the future of the Welshman. Too many scammers, con men, and people without a moral compass, while true artists who inform us of our own being are ruined by the iniquity of bloody men. The music industry in general, and maybe the rock music industry more than most, has more than its share of them. It's not as bad now as it was in the 50s and 60s, when some of the guys who owned record labels or managed the talent were out and out criminals. I don't remember if she was one of Jeter's ex's, but she did end up marrying a big wig executive from Columbia Records. |
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