A Chat With Joey Molland
by Mick DuRussel of The Showbiz Wizard
It’s been written that John Lennon wanted to call the band "Glass Onion”, but no one liked the name. It was later that Lennon used the name for one of his songs on the White Album. Instead, The Iveys chose another Beatles-inspired name: "Badfinger.” This was a reference to "Badfinger Boogie”, an early working title of "With a Little Help from My Friends,” from "Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.”
Badfinger was the most successful band on the Beatles Apple label. The band experienced everything from great success to greed and eventually tragedy that resulted in the suicide of two members (Pete Ham in 1975 and Tom Evans in 1983).
Today, original member Joey Molland continues the legacy of Badfinger singing the hits that he helped create and touring the world.
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