Joey Molland

Joey Molland didn't join Badfinger, the group that would define his career, until the power pop band was ready to launch, but he wound up being the member who kept their name and music alive through tragedy and beyond. The path wasn't always easy. At first he was aligned with Tom Evans, pairing with the bassist/guitarist for the group's 1978 reunion, then the two colleagues led concurrent versions of Badfinger. Dueling Badfingers evolved into the normal state of affairs in the 1980s, with Molland's version countered by a band led by keyboardist/guitarist Bob Jackson, but Joey ...