But the Iveysnow comprised of Ham, Gibbins, Griffiths and guitarist David Dai Jenkinshad bigger goals, thanks largely to Petes ambition and focus. Aeronautics engineer Peter Brock accused Polley of swindling him out of $250,000 (equivalent to $497,000 in 2021) after the two set up a corporation to manufacture airplane engines. "As soon as I joined, the record came out, it was a big smash hit and it was the last we saw of Paul for years.". [9], sfnp error: no target: CITEREFBrennan2012 (, "Badfinger's last original member still playing their music", "Breaking Badfinger: Who's Getting the Baby Blue Money? In 1968, Polley formed a company called Five Arts Management, for his work with singer Lou Christie, musician Al Kooper, arranger Charles Calello, TV director Michael Cooper, composer Sandy Linzer and WABC disc jockey Bob Lewis. Try again later. Badfinger scored another hit with their follow-up album, No Dice, which produced two singles including No Matter What and Without You. ", Concerned, Molland asked Apple to put a 170,000 royalty cheque on hold, saying: "After that, (manager) Stan Polley stopped sending me my wages and cut me off.". It was a turning point but for all the wrong reasons. Read about our approach to external linking. Polley pushed the band to work on a new album so he could get his hands on a $350K advance that Warner was owing, but the album was rejected by the label due to pending legal action. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. He was 36. We were all quite pleased for them., We didnt have any money. Pete was also a trusting, innocent soul, and that personality trait would eventually cost him dearly. "I always felt that when a band is a band, it's four guys in a thing together. Average Age & Life Expectancy His clients were mostly American artists, including Al Kooper and Lou Christie, but Polley is mostly known for his alleged mismanagement of the British band Badfinger. He told me that night he was going to kill himself. Ask away and we will do our best to answer or find someone who can.We try to vet our answers to get you the most acurate answers. The band would release their seventh studio album, Wish You Were Here in late 1974 which received much critical acclaim, but was abruptly pulled from store shelves by Warner after the label discovered that their $250,000 advance payment to the bands management went missing. Try again later. To be honest, I almost didnt go to the audition. What I knew of the Iveys was that they were a bit too pop for me at the time. Their girlfriends and wives wondered why the band was living in a cramped house while their songs were being played on the radio and they were jamming with ex-Beatles members. Dropping the Iveys moniker for Badfinger (a reference to Bad Finger Boogie, the working title of the Beatles With a Little Help from My Friends), the band saw the albums lead single, Come and Get It, a Paul McCartney-penned ear-candy gem that could have easily figured on Abbey Road, hit the Top 10 on both sides of the Atlantic in the spring of 1970. He sat in the studio and drank a lot of brandy. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. Verify and try again. A year later, Badfinger was still living in Collins house with their wives and girlfriends, no more richer than they were prior to signing with Polley. Petes heirs had to be involved, too. Try again. Swanseas importance as a port city and industrial center had made it an attractive bombing target during World War II, and many of the buildings in Swanseas city center had been destroyed during the Nazis three-night Blitz in February 1941. I will take him with. I will not be allowed to love and trust everybody. While not a manager per-se, he did have industry connections, and got them a job as the backing band for David Garrick. P.S. It was eight years later. Co-writer Tommy Evans took a different approach and had a "burning ambition" to write a hit record, but he struggled finding a verse for Without You. His clients included rock band Badfinger, musician Al Kooper, and singer Lou Christie. It kind of made sense with the other titles No Dice, Straight Up. Their songs and albums made millions but a series of financial and legal complications would lead to the deaths of two of the bands main songwriters, and leave behind a bittersweet legacy. The single 'Something'/'Come Together' was released on 31 October 1969. I used the guitars I was playing at the time: a Firebird and an SG Standard. Mollands first collection of new songs in nearly a decade, the ten-song set shows his writing and performing skills to be as sharp as ever, with such tunes as This Time, Better Tomorrow and Rainy Day Man echoing his best work with Badfinger, with a reflective lyrical edge that compliments their melodic craft. USD. Although Bill Collins was more of a dreamer than a dealmaker, his interest in the Iveys was genuine. Pete, who had already taken some tentative early stabs at songwriting, took Collins urgings to heart and embraced the challenge. Ham had shown growing signs of mental illness over the past months, with Gibbins remembering Ham burning cigarettes on his hands and arms. It was very complicated. Polley was a slick, charming operator whod served in the U.S. Army and worked in New Yorks garment industry, before entering the music business in the mid-60s. I had no money. Learn how your comment data is processed. Bullying, racism, personal attacks, harassment, or discrimination is prohibited. By 1965, Roy Anderson would be replaced by Mike Gibbins, who was introduced to the band through Griffiths. Learn more about merges. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. We have set your language to By all indications, Badfinger was on top of the world, with substantial commercial momentum, audience goodwill and respect from their peers. The giant conglomerate Warner Bros. Records was interested. He could sell sand to an Arab. He was provided with unaudited accounts that said earnings had been eaten up by expensive US tours. Think about that: We were selling millions of records and were on the radio all day, all over the world. With their Warner Bros. debut a commercial and critical bust, and yet another album deadline looming, Badfinger returned to the studio in early 1974. In their absence, Badfingers music continues to touch the hearts of new generations of listeners. Pete passionately embraced music early in life, learning to play harmonica at the age of four and receiving his first guitar as a Christmas gift when he was 12. McCartney served as producer of those tracks, the Ham/Evans collaborations Carry On Till Tomorrow and Rock of All Ages, with Beatles producer George Martin providing string arrangements. Stanley Herbert Polley (April 7, 1922 - July 20, 2009) was an American entertainment manager and fraudster active in the 1960s and 1970s. Evans aired his frustrations to the magazine, Disc & Music Echo, stating, The business definitely seems to be blocking all that Apple are trying to do, and were the ones suffering for it because were the guinea pigs the first group Apple have launched. No jingle-jangle stuff. Sometime after that, Ham hanged himself in his garage studio, leaving a note apologizing to his pregnant girlfriend Anne Herriot. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. No advertising or spamming is permitted. Pete actually left the band at one time. I will take him with me." Pete Ham almost escaped the 27 Club when he died on April 24, 1975; his 28th birthday was just three days away. The leader of rock group Badfinger, Pete Ham (3rd from the left), is a member of the 27 Club. [5] Bandmate Tom Evans died by suicide on November 19, 1983. From that moment on, I wanted to be a guitar player. "After that, concerts started selling out, it was like we had a hit record again. The withdrawal of Wish You Were Here and the non-release of Head First were devastating blows for Badfinger, sapping what little remained of their morale and momentum. It was great that it was so successful it was Song of the Year. In 2013, Baby Blue, a record Molland calls "one of the great rock songs" featured in television show Breaking Bad. I got to make records. Although Stan Polley may of done many unethcial things during his tenure as manger, Badfinger never had any release go anywhere near the top-forty globally after 1973. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. It's been brought to our attention by more than one of you that a Lester Kent Brown passed recently in Twin Falls, Idaho. As detailed in "Suicide in the Entertainment Industry," by David K. Frasier, the band found financial representation in New York businessman Stan Polley, who netted them a six-figure contract with Warner Records in 1974, but would only give them a grand a month in allowance. He knew exactly what he wanted as far as rhythm guitar: all straight up-and-down strokes. Molland said he got inspiration from things that happened to him, such as splitting up with his girlfriend. I dont remember if it was John or Phil Spector who suggested me and Tom for the album; I just recall Johns driver calling me and saying, Johns doing some work in the studio. Even then, he showed an uncommon dedication, teaching himself the rudiments of guitar. It was through Duffield that the Iveys met the Kinks leader Ray Davies, who took a liking to Pete and expressed interest in producing the foursome. Mollands departure, and the fact that Wish You Were Here had been pulled from record-store shelves, didnt stop the band (which now included new keyboardist/guitarist Bob Jackson) from rushing into the studio in early 1975 to record yet another haphazardly-assembled album, Head First. No, not at all.. 67 in America. In the mid-to-late 1960s, Badfinger (at the time known as the Iveys) became the first-ever band to be signed by Apple Studios after The Beatles (via Louder). The subsequent lawsuit against Badfinger Enterprises resulted in Stan Polley being accused of mishandling the band's affairs. The band didn't start as Badfinger, though. Maybe he heard what Harry eventually did, but we just werent that kind of band. We had guitars in our songs! There was a problem getting your location. People say things like the saddest story in rock, and I guess they always will, says Molland, who at 72 continues to tour with a band he calls Joey Mollands Badfinger. Why were his tracks rejected? No Dice also featured the heartbreaking Ham/Evans ballad Without You, which would become a Number One smash for Harry Nilssonwho initially thought that it was a Beatles songin 1972, and a worldwide hit for Mariah Carey in 1994. "I couldn't get 3,000 for a deposit on a house. So they said to the people at Apple in the U.K., Can you maybe redo the stuff? They didnt like all the songs, and they hated the sound. I did a lot more work with George than with John. We had great arguments about it, but we stuck to it. Bill Collins agreed, The Iveys were associated with the Merseyside scene and the name sounded a bit dated. The band soon expanded to a five-man lineup, featuring keyboardist Bob Jackson, but that was short-lived. Add to your scrapbook. In 1991, having relocated to the West Coast, he pleaded no contest to charges of money laundering and misappropriation of funds, after aeronautics engineer Peter Brock accused Polley of swindling him out of $250,000 after the two set up a corporation to manufacture airplane engines. His clients included rock band Badfinger, musician Al Kooper, and singer Lou Christie. I remember him doing that with Beware of Darkness; he had an acoustic, and he played it for us a few times so that we could get a feel for the tune. But he said: "Ron Griffiths [who he replaced] had joked in a magazine it hadn't done much good [being signed to The Beatles' label]. Nearly 5000 downloads of the song were sold immediately after the shows broadcast, pushing the 40-year-old tune into iTunes Top 20. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. The band continued to hone their live act, performing a melody of R & B, Motown, and Beatles hits. The Iveys had put out some records before Come and Get It that didnt really take off, Molland says. Were there tensions within the band at this point? Anna was born on August 17 1868, in Griggsville, Pike, Illinois, USA. He was that concerned. When I first joined the band, it didnt seem as if anybody was paying attention to them. system for his fledgling combo. Musicians didnt really pay attention to them, I dont think. In November 1970, the band and Bill Collins, understandably concerned over the disorganization that prevailed at Apple, had handed Badfingers business affairs over to New York-based business manager Stan Polley. This was all too much for Pete Ham, who quit on the eve of the latest tour. His unassuming manner led others to feel comfortable confiding in him and seeking his advice. It was Ham who was musically "streets ahead" and sat in the attic writing before coming down and playing "beautiful songs". I will take him with me. Upon finding Pete the following morning, Anne called Tom Evans, who cut the body down. Collins helped them to get a gig as backup band for pop singer David Garrick; that association lasted for a few months, until Garrick fired the Iveys when their opening sets began attracting a bit too much attention from audiences. Eight years later, in an eerily similar and no less tragic manner, Evans also hanged himself following a dispute about unpaid royalties. There are times when it all feels like a dream, says guitarist Joey Molland, recalling the glory days a half century ago when Badfinger ruled the airwaves with a series of exquisitely crafted pop-rock hits like Come and Get It, No Matter What, Day After Day and Baby Blue. Evans wife Marianne later quoted him as saying I want to be where Pete is. . As collateral damage of the dispute, the label withdrew Wish You Were Here from the market just seven weeks after it was released. By the end of the year, the band signed a business management contract and Polley started Badfinger Enterprises. If he had an idea to change an arrangement, he would sit down and talk to you about it. Stan Poses set up a meeting with Ham and Evans to discuss his departure from Badfinger Enterprises, and he gave the two musicians much-needed guidance, telling them, You dont need Polley. Stanley Herbert Polley (April 7, 1922 July 20, 2009) was an American entertainment manager and fraudster active in the 1960s and 1970s. American businessman Stan Polley, who had taken over their affairs from original manager, Bill Collins, defrauded the band out of millions, leaving them all but broke. (Image credit: Michael Putland/Getty Images), Guitarist plays $40 Harley Benton on arena tour, Marshall pedal reissues finally confirmed, High school basketball player shreds national anthem, Fender launches drool-worthy Custom Shop Tyler Bryant signature Shell Pink Stratocaster, Marshall confirms the worst-kept secret in gear and unveils Vintage Reissue pedal series, Watch David Gilmour play the Black Strat with Pink Floyd for the final time, Tommy Henriksen: "When you play with a Kemper, you hear every little mistake, and that alone forces you to be a better player", 50 years ago: The Runaways guitarist Lita Ford was invited to replace John Paul Jones in Led Zeppelin. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. They were attracted to his shrewd business style, his ability to secure six-figure deals for his clients, and his previous experience with world-class music acts. Wed love to stay in touch, sign up for The Pick team to contact you with great news, content and offers. It wasnt our idea. Applebee, and the girls would be screaming, screaming, screaming, but then hed go, Hang on a minute, look to the other side andthere would be crowds around Dai. He was cremated at the Morriston Crematorium, Swansea; his ashes were spread in the memorial gardens. [7], Polley died in Rancho Mirage, California, on July 20, 2009. The Iveys move to London allowed the band to be closer to the British music business, and to begin to make a name for themselves performing in the citys hipper clubs. By the time Badfinger hired Polleywithout having a lawyer look at the contract that he offeredsome of his other clients had already come to suspect that Polley was mishandling their finances. By the next January, the band was done.". People think that because the band was signed to Apple that they were just given a straight ride to success, but that wasnt the case. He was a businessman. If you need a drummer for your Beatles tribute band, look him up. Yet despite their success, the group soon discovered they had little to show for it. He didnt really think about what he was going to say before he said it he just said it. Todd Rundgren produced half the album, including Baby Blue. A Badfinger act has also recently been re-launched in the UK by Bob Jackson and has completed a theatre tour. It was surreal. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? In fact, some referred to the band as, The new Fab Four and they were handpicked by the members of the Beatles themselves. "I perform them the best I can and try and bring them to life. . It took the label a little while to get the song on the radio, but once they did, the record did really well.. A more conscience-free liar, thief and bullshitter . While McCartney was insistent that Come and Get It be the lead single to carry the album, he also thought that the Iveys needed a name change. I think Apple thought it would be a snowball for everyone involved.. Badfinger tried again four years later, signing a new deal with Elektra Records and releasing two more albums, 1979s Airwaves and 1981s Say No More, but they wouldnt be enough to sustain their momentum, commercially. "Somewhere along the way, we lost that cohesiveness, belief in each other that we could trust each other with our children, our lives. Joe is a freelance journalist who has, over the past few decades, interviewed hundreds of guitarists for Guitar World, Guitar Player, MusicRadar and Classic Rock. The Warner Bros. contract called for the groups advances to be paid into an escrow account, but after the companys publishing division was unsuccessful in locating hundreds of thousands of dollars in advances that the company had deposited into the account, it filed a lawsuit against Polley. "But on the whole, the same fans come. I listened to Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly. We didnt do big versions of things; we wanted to be a rock band. This year saw Joey Molland, the sole surviving member of Badfingers classic lineup, return with a new solo album, Be True to Yourself. People seemed to really like us over there, and we went over like mad. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Gary Thain (second from right) with Uriah Heep 12. Mr Jackson joined up with the band following the departure of Molland in October 1974 until Pete Ham's death in April 1975 and toured the USA as Badfinger in the 1980s alongside Tommy Evans and Mike Gibbins. Despite Apple Records rapidly unraveling business situation, No Dice was a hit, reaching the U.S. Top 30, and winning positive reviews and substantial radio airplay. Badfinger further established their own credentials with the release of their second album No Dice, in November 1970. I will take him with me." Mr Matovina will say: "It's a very hard business, full of shysters, huge egos and people more than willing to use others for . Pete Ham was living with his girlfriend and son, and they were expecting a child together, but such was the disarray of the band's finances (a situation which many blame on their manager, Stan Polley) that Ham was unable to pay the mortgage instalments on his new house in Weybridge, Surrey. But I cant think about what might have been. You go crazy if you live your life like that., What I knew of the Iveys was that they were a bit too pop for me at the time. Now, 40 years later, the only surviving original member Joey Molland says he still feels angry, calling his band mate's death "a disaster". Mackintosh Academy - Boulder. George Harrison produced half of Straight Up. But his involvement would ultimately seal the bands doom. He worked as an apprentice television engineer before finding fame, The band house in Golders Green, London, where Badfinger lived, Manager Bill Collins first spotted The Iveys playing in Ammanford and took them to London, Joey Molland described Swansea and Liverpool as similar working class ports with vibrant music scenes and said there was a "great connection" in the band, How newspapers reacted to the news that Pete Ham had hung himself in 1975, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. We played with great bands. He pled no contest in 1991 to swindling more than $250,000 from aeronautics engineer Peter Brock after the two had set up a corporation to make airplane engines. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Badfingers roots date back to the early 60s, in the close-knit music scene of Swansea Wales. Allen Klein swiftly renegotiated their EMI contract, obtaining them the highest royalties ever paid to an artist at the time. We were changing our sound a bit more at this time. All rights reserved. Even Paul McCartney assured the band the song would be a hit, but the single only peaked at No. Then people started to think, Ahh, they can be a big success for Apple.. THE TRUTH BEHIND THE BRAWL BETWEEN JOHN LENNON AND CHRIS MONTEZ IN 1963! If there is a contest for the worst band manager ever, Stan Polley probably tops Norman Sheffield. Career Upon signing on with Badfinger in November 1970, Polley reorganized the bands finances, forming a company called Badfinger Enterprises Inc. while creating a series of shell companies and private corporations, into which much of the bands fortune would soon vanish. I had an argument the night before he died; he was talking about getting that money from the cohorts. Badfinger were the first act signed to the fab four's Apple Records and wrote Without You, which later became a massive hit for Harry Nilsson. Surprisingly, his skills are more suited to the drums. Answer (1 of 12): If you want to hear three famous songs that have the Beatles sound down cold, give a listen to these excellent Badfinger tunes from the late 60s/early 70s: "Day After Day," "No Matter What" and "Come and Get It." "Day After Day," a Top 5 smash from 1971, was written by Pete Ham. Stan Polley outlived both the band that he helped to destroy and the two men hed driven to suicide. The bands first album under the Badfinger moniker was Magic Christian Music, which was released in early 1970. He knew exactly what he wanted as far as rhythm guitar: all straight up-and-down strokes. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Thanks for your help! For the first half of the '70s, Badfinger were flying high, racking up hit singles and albums while touring the world (Ham and Evans also saw their composition Without You, a Badfinger track from the bands second album, No Dice, become a global No.1 when Harry Nilsson and producer Richard Perry gloriously re-imagined it on the singers 1971 album, Nilsson Schmilsson). . While McCartney provided the first single, Lennon's piano prowess was pivotal in the search as the band looked to change its name from The Iveys. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. This led to arguments, with Ham quitting before returning. Negative racial/anti-Semitic, or religious stereotypes are prohibited. I wasnt involved in those things. Dr. Stan Polley teaches 2nd, 4th, and 7th grade science at Loveland Classical School in Loveland, Colorado. He said he couldnt relate to anybody. There was also a counter-claim outstanding from the band's label Warner Brothers for alleged breach of contract. Polleys business partner, Stan Poses had concerns with the new contract, recalling, Id started to figure out that what Polley had set up didnt make sense. But not long after, Polley had seemingly taken the advance payment and run . The deal was awful: any money they got from touring, recording, publishing, and songwriter . On April 10, 1970, the rock world was shocked to learn that the Beatles had broken up. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. International Wargraves Photography Project, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72635714/stanley-herbert-polley. He was always very sweet but very direct. Gibbins felt the same, saying, You couldnt help but like Polley. But I enjoyed it. Paul McCartney later read the article, and to make amends, he allowed the band to record one of his demos called Come and Get It. 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