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Peter William Ham (27 de abril de 1947 – 24 de abril de 1975) fue un cantante, guitarrista y compositor galés, conocido por haber sido el vocalista y principal compositor de la banda de rock Badfinger para quienes escribió temas como "No Matter What", "Day After Day" y "Baby Blue."
Peter William Ham (27 April 1947 – 24 April 1975) was a Welsh singer, songwriter and guitarist best known as a lead vocalist of and composer for the 1970s rock band Badfinger, whose hit songs include "No Matter What", "Day After Day" and "Baby Blue".
Badfinger were a Welsh rock band formed in 1961 in Swansea, Wales. Their best-known lineup consisted of Pete Ham (guitar), Mike Gibbins (drums), Tom Evans (bass), and Joey Molland (guitar). They are recognised for their influence on the 1970s power pop genre. It is estimated that the band sold 14 million records. [1] [2]
27 de abr. de 2022 · But in April 1975, penniless and feeling trapped by the insidious mechanisms of the music industry, one of Wales’ most talented songwriters – and the man whose punchy, melodic songs arguably invented a new sub-genre which became known as power pop – could tragically only see one way out.
30 de ene. de 2016 · Pete Ham was born in Townhill, Swansea and made his first guitar in school woodwork class. He worked as an apprentice television engineer before finding fame. The band house in Golders Green,...
24 de abr. de 2017 · Pete Ham was the vocalist on the single, and the harmonies and extravagant electric guitars (benefiting from the added edge of Molland) elevated it from the basic beat-group treatment of Come And Get It. Power-pop authority Will Birch, whose early-80s band The Records followed the Badfinger blueprint to find US success, vividly ...
28 de nov. de 2018 · Songwriter Pete Ham’s uncanny gift for a pop melody was fully to the fore, as were Badfinger’s trademark harmonies, which heightened the inherent melodrama of the subject matter.
