Badfinger was a rock band formed in Swansea, Wales in the early 1960s and was one of the earliest representatives of the power pop genre. During the early 1970s the band was tagged as the heir apparent to The Beatles, partly because of their close working relationship with the 'Fab Four' and partly because of their similar sound. However, Badfinger's two principal singers and songwriters committing suicide in 1975 and 1983.
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Badfinger was a rock band formed in Swansea, Wales in the early 1960s and was one of the earliest representatives of the power pop genre. During the early 1970s the band was tagged as the heir apparent to The Beatles, partly because of their close working relationship with the 'Fab Four' and partly because of their similar sound. However, Badfinger's two principal singers and songwriters committing suicide in 1975 and 1983.
Badfinger originated in 1961 as a band out of Swansea, South Wales called The Panthers. The Panthers' lineup contained Pete Ham (lead guitar), Ron Griffiths (bass guitar), Roy Anderson (drums), and David 'Dai' Jenkins (guitar). After a handful of moniker changes, by 1964 they settled on The Iveys, named after a street in Swansea called Ivey Place.
In March 1965, Mike Gibbins joined as the drummer and the band graduated by also playing gigs around Swansea area opening for UK prominent groups such as the Spencer Davis Group, The Who, The Moody Blues and The Yardbirds...
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