Joey Molland, Last Surviving Member of Badfinger, Dead at 77

Joey Molland, the final surviving member of the rock band, Badfinger, has died.

Molland died on Saturday evening surrounded by his household, in line with the band’s Fb web page. No reason for demise has been revealed however he reportedly confronted well being points through the years together with pneumonia most not too long ago.

“Thanks, Joey…for preserving the band’s music alive for thus lengthy and for being a pal to us all,” the band mentioned of their assertion on social media. Molland, who performed guitar, was a founding member of the Welsh rock group.

Molland joined the band in 1969. They have been previously the Iveys, and have been signed to the Beatles’ Apple Information.

The band consisted of Tom Evans, Mike Gibbins and Pete Ham. Evans and Ham each died by suicide. Gibbins died from a mind aneurysm. When the group was all collectively they recorded a complete of 5 albums.

Joey was 77.