Badfinger: The Rise, the Fall, and the Songs That Survived

By Ja Robson

They wrote one of the greatest songs ever recorded.

The music industry made sure they never survived to enjoy it.

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In the early 1970s, four young men from Wales and Liverpool stood on the edge of superstardom. Signed to the Beatles' own Apple Records, mentored by Paul McCartney and George Harrison, and armed with some of the most emotionally devastating songs of their generation, Badfinger had everything it takes to become one of rock's immortal acts.

They never made it. What destroyed them wasn't a lack of talent - it was betrayal. A predatory manager, a label in financial freefall, stolen royalties, and broken promises unraveled everything the band had built. By 1975, lead songwriter Pete Ham was dead at twenty-seven. By 1983, co-writer Tom Evans had followed him. Between them, they had written "Without You" - a song that would make millions for everyone except the men who created it.

This is their story in full: the genius, the friendship, the Apple dream, the hits, the manipulation, the collapse, and the haunting legacy of music that refused to be forgotten. Badfinger deserved better. This book ensures they are finally given their due.

"The greatest band you don't know well enough."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GVBQHX7W
• ISBN13: 9798254075684
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 44 Pages
• Weight: 0.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"