Pete Ham

Trackimage Playbut Trackname Playbut Trackname
Without You 00:00 Tools
Catherine Cares 00:00 Tools
No Matter What 00:00 Tools
Live Love All of Your Days 00:00 Tools
It Doesn't Really Matter 00:00 Tools
Coppertone Blues 00:00 Tools
Makes Me Feel Good 00:00 Tools
Dear Father 00:00 Tools
Would You Deny 00:00 Tools
Matted Spam 00:00 Tools
Leaving On A Midnight Train 00:00 Tools
Hand In Hand 00:00 Tools
Weep Baby 00:00 Tools
Dawn 00:00 Tools
Just Look Inside The Cover 00:00 Tools
A Lonely Day 00:00 Tools
I'll Kiss You Goodnight 00:00 Tools
Ringside 00:00 Tools
Island 00:00 Tools
Sille Veb 00:00 Tools
No More 00:00 Tools
I Know That You Should 00:00 Tools
Just How Lucky We Are 00:00 Tools
Pete's Walk 00:00 Tools
Goodbye John Frost 00:00 Tools
Keyhole Street 00:00 Tools
Hurry On Father 00:00 Tools
Midnight Caller 00:00 Tools
Shine On 00:00 Tools
Whiskey Man 00:00 Tools
When The Feeling 00:00 Tools
I've Waited So Long To Be Free 00:00 Tools
Where Will You Be 00:00 Tools
I'm So Lonely 00:00 Tools
Richard 00:00 Tools
Helping Hand 00:00 Tools
Makes Me Feel Good '67 00:00 Tools
Just A Chance 00:00 Tools
Blessing In Disguise 00:00 Tools
Know One Knows 00:00 Tools
Come Come Tomorrow 00:00 Tools
Evening Sky 00:00 Tools
Piano Red 00:00 Tools
Helpful Hand 00:00 Tools
The Heart Can't Be Understood 00:00 Tools
I Want You 00:00 Tools
Horse With A Green Tail 00:00 Tools
The Heart That Can't Be Understood 00:00 Tools
Come A Bit Closer 00:00 Tools
Happened Again 00:00 Tools
Come And Join Us 00:00 Tools
I've Cried 00:00 Tools
Dressed Myself In Black 00:00 Tools
Hurt Too Many Times 00:00 Tools
When I'm Asleep 00:00 Tools
Girl Next Door In A Miniskirt 00:00 Tools
Evening Sky [*] 00:00 Tools
Can't Stop 00:00 Tools
Get UP 00:00 Tools
Makes Me Feel Good (ca. 1968) 00:00 Tools
For My Sympathy 00:00 Tools
Loved By You 00:00 Tools
Heartburn 00:00 Tools
Joker 00:00 Tools
I'm In Love 00:00 Tools
Cavalier Club Rock (Instrumental) 00:00 Tools
Piano Red [*] 00:00 Tools
Punch With Judy 00:00 Tools
Memories 00:00 Tools
Another Day 00:00 Tools
Know One Knows [*] 00:00 Tools
Just a Chance [*] 00:00 Tools
1988 00:00 Tools
Knocking Down Our Home 00:00 Tools
You Didn't Know Each Other Very Well 00:00 Tools
I'll See You Tonight 00:00 Tools
Beautiful Dream 00:00 Tools
Never Felt Like This 00:00 Tools
Black And White Rainbows 00:00 Tools
Mrs. Jones 00:00 Tools
Free Sample 00:00 Tools
Think Twice 00:00 Tools
Down Down Down 00:00 Tools
Ostrich 00:00 Tools
The Heart That Can't Be Understood [*] 00:00 Tools
I've Been There Once Before 00:00 Tools
Genie 00:00 Tools
I'm Only Crying 00:00 Tools
Has Someone Really Got Into My Heart 00:00 Tools
Little Sue 00:00 Tools
I Need You 00:00 Tools
Blessing in Disguise [*] 00:00 Tools
I'm Alone 00:00 Tools
Blackjack (Instrumental) 00:00 Tools
Do What You Like 00:00 Tools
I'll Kiss You Goodnight (Album Version) 00:00 Tools
Without You (Album Version) 00:00 Tools
Come Come Tomorrow [*] 00:00 Tools
Stink 00:00 Tools
Catherine Cares (Album Version) 00:00 Tools
How Much Is The Sky 00:00 Tools
When The Feeling (Album Version) 00:00 Tools
Goodbye John Frost (Album Version) 00:00 Tools
Pete's Walk (Album Version) 00:00 Tools
Never Been Alone 00:00 Tools
Dawn (Album Version) 00:00 Tools
Hurry On Father (Album Version) 00:00 Tools
Open Your Mind 00:00 Tools
Tender Embrace 00:00 Tools
Just How Lucky You Are 00:00 Tools
Hampstead Heath 00:00 Tools
Live Love All Of Your Days (Album Version) 00:00 Tools
The Raven 00:00 Tools
It Doesn't Really Matter (Album Version) 00:00 Tools
Coppertone Blues (Album Version) 00:00 Tools
Shine On (Album Version) 00:00 Tools
Makes Me Feel Good (Album Version) 00:00 Tools
Whiskey Man (Album Version) 00:00 Tools
Shine On-Gonna Do It 00:00 Tools
Leaving On A Midnight Train (Album Version) 00:00 Tools
Just How Lucky We Are (Album Version) 00:00 Tools
  • 28,746
    plays
  • 957
    listners
  • 28746
    top track count

Peter William Ham (April 27, 1947 – April 24, 1975) was a Welsh singer and songwriter, best known as the leader of the ill-fated group Badfinger. A general lack of controversy and sparsity of interviews before his suicide at age 27 has left Ham an enigma in the annals of rock music's early demises. Ham was born in Swansea a Welsh coastal City, in an area called Townhill, and formed a local rock group called The Panthers around 1963. This group would undergo several name and lineup changes until it became The Iveys in 1965. The band relocated to London in 1966, where they performed in local clubs and distributed demonstration recordings to several record companies. In 1968, the group came to the attention of Paul McCartney and were signed to the Beatles' Apple label. McCartney reportedly was impressed with the amount of original material the group produced, and especially a Ham composition titled "They're Knocking Down Our Home." After several mis-starts as The Iveys, the group changed its name and sound, while enjoying several years of chart success (see Badfinger for details). During the band's tenure at Apple, Ham also performed guitar and vocal session work for ex-Beatles George Harrison and Ringo Starr. On a personal and social level, Ham expressed concern over environmental issues and poverty, although he never actually participated in organized political endeavors. After releasing six albums and four hit singles, Badfinger became embroiled in financial and managerial problems. By 1975, without an income and contractually confined, Ham hanged himself in the garage of his London home. He left behind a pregnant girlfriend (his daughter being born one month after his death) and his personal estate was nearing foreclosure. His suicide note accused Badfinger's manager of stealing the band's royalties. It read: "Anne, I love you. Blair, I love you. I will not be allowed to love and trust everybody. This is better. Pete. P.S. Stan Polley is a soulless bastard. I will take him with me." Most of Polley's artist-clients also accused the manager of corruption, and Polley much later pleaded Nolo contendere to unrelated embezzlement and money laundering charges. Although Ham is often credited as being one of the earliest purveyors of the Power pop genre, his most widespread effect in popular music is a ballad. "Without You," written by Ham and Badfinger bandmate Tom Evans (who also later committed suicide), was taken to the Billboard charts several times by various artists. Two collections of Ham's home demo recordings have been posthumously released: 1997's 7 Park Avenue and 1999's Golders Green. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.