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Joey Molland, the guitarist successful the beloved set Badfinger, has died astatine the property of 77.
The quality was confirmed connected the band’s authoritative Facebook page.
No origin of decease has been provided, though the instrumentalist reportedly was diagnosed with pneumonia successful caller months.
‘Thank you, Joey…for keeping the band’s euphony live for truthful agelong and for being a person to america all,’ the set wrote successful their online tribute.
Founded successful Swansea successful 1961, Badfinger was 1 of the archetypal artists oregon bands to beryllium signed by The Beatles to their Apple Records label.
The set are remebered arsenic trailblazers successful the powerfulness popular genre of the 60s and 70, selling much than 14million records passim their career.
The best-known lineup consisted of Pete Ham (guitar), Mike Gibbins (drums), Tom Evans (bass), and Joey Molland (guitar), with Molland joining successful 1970 and contributing to the bands astir well-known era.
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