Badfinger – I Won’t Forget You

I had the pleasure of corresponding with Bob Jackson, former member of Badfinger many years ago and found him to be a lovely person. If you don’t know the story, Badfinger were signed to the Beatles Apple records and had hits such as “Without You”, “Baby Blue” and “No Matter What”. Unfortunately, tragedy plagued the band such as financial difficulties, mismanagement and an apathetic public, resulting in the suicides of chief songwriter Pete Ham in 1975 and then, Tom Evans a few years later. You can read about the group in Dan Manitovas excellent book “Without You” which stands a s a cautionary tale on the dark side of the music business.

Bob write a beautiful song in tribute to Pete, “I Won’t Forget You”. It is this live performance that features original members Joey Molland and Mike Gibbins. I hope you enjoy it!

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