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	Peter Ham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ham was born in Swansea, and formed the group while still in his teens.
		After four hits, they became embroiled in financial problems, and Ham hanged himself, to be followed eight years later by the suicide of his friend and fellow band member Tom Evans.
		Peter Ham left behind a pregnant girlfriend and his personal estate was nearing foreclosure.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peter_Ham (206 words)

	Badfinger -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		One wonders at the potential songwriting talents of Pete Ham and Tom Evans, had their partnership survived the coming tragedies.
		Ham left behind a widow and a daughter, Petera.
		With Pete Ham's suicide, Badfinger had lost their arguably most talented member.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/badfinger.htm (1527 words)

	7 Park Avenue Reviews
		Pete Ham was, for all intents and purposes, Badfinger.
		Pete Ham was the guiding talent behind Badfinger, one of the great undersung cult artists of the 1970's, and his death by his own hand in 1975 was one of the saddest endings in the history of pop music.
		Ham's skills as a pop songwriter have never been widely appreciated, and the unpolished 7 Park Avenue (the title refers to the address the band kept) will likely do little to change that (despite the overdubs, these are basically solo demos, and the music never approaches what the full band could achieve).
	www.mindspring.com /~crimson3/petervw.html (11047 words)

	7 Park Avenue - media reviews
		Pete Ham was a great talent… songs he considered cast-offs can take their place alongside his immense and important contributions to popular music.
		Pete Ham was the driving force behind Badfinger, a seventies band tragically ignored until it was too late.
		Ham was the doomed frontman and founding member of Badfinger, signed to Apple in 1968 and responsible for a string of hits until their career floundered six years later.
	www.mindspring.com /~crimson3/7parkreviews.htm (16355 words)

	extended playhouse 34 . pete ham
		Peter William Ham (1947-1975) was one of the preeminent songwriting talents of the 1960s and 1970s, although only recently has there been a concerted attempt to establish this.
		Pete’s acoustic “Coppertone Blues” is stunning and hypnotic, as if the Beatles’ “Julia” had been written and recorded by Paul instead of John.
		Ham’s gentle nature, introspective yet caring for the world outside, was at odds with narcissism of 70s rock; since Badfinger was aspiring to be a part of that system, the touching song about his mother, “Catherine Cares,” would have been hard to place.
	www.inspiracy.com /ep/ep34.html (721 words)

	Pete Ham, Golder's Green (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		What we have here is the latest album by Pete Ham, best known for his work with the bands The Iveys and Badfinger.
		This is a remarkable accomplishment, largely because Pete Ham has been dead for a good twenty years.
		Pete Ham truly was a talented musician, and this is as competent and comprehensive a representation of his abilities as any.
	www.greenmanreview.com /ham.html (746 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on 7 Park Avenue - Pete Ham at Epinions.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Pete Ham's 7 Park Avenue is the type of album that the true music fan will salivate over--you might call it a "diamond in the rough".
		Pete Ham was the moving force behind the British power pop band Badfinger.
		Ham shows a keen affinity for family on Catherine Cares, a song about his mother, Dear Father, dedicated to his father, and Sille Veb, a tune about his wife with her name spelled backwards.
	www.epinions.com /content_28528119428 (750 words)

	Ham, Pete (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Peter William Ham was born on April 27, 1947 in the "Townhill" district of Swansea, South Wales.
		Ham, Pete (RCD10349) The albumâÂ?Â?s original mono master recordings were sonically cleansed in 1993 to remove dropouts, clicks and generally brighten their quality.
		Peter William Ham (1947-1975) was one of the preeminent songwriting talents of the 1960s and 1970s...
	www.musicbyartist.com /Ham,-Pete.html (549 words)

	Rykodisc Catalog - 7 Park Avenue - Pete Ham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A pure-pop songwriter in the truest sense, Ham’s writing is bright and infectious, while at the same time being highly personal and introspective.
		While all of the album’s songs are rooted in the pop idiom, Matovina comments that “these songs show Pete’s ability to write with authority and confidence while incorporating the influences of a variety of musical styles.
		It belies the image that Pete was simply the ballad/power pop writer that his work in Badfinger cast him in.
	www.rykodisc.com /Catalog/dump/rykoalbums_689.asp (163 words)

	Without You 2nd edition book bonus CD review by Tom Brennan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Pete Ham plays some smokin' distorted lead guitar on his Stratocaster, and Ron plays a nice bass part as well.
		Pete's reference to the new drummer is Rob Stawinsky who was replacing Mike Gibbins after he quit prior to the U.S. summer tour.
		Pete Ham discusses some of the band's legal problems with Steve Craiter and the progress (or lack thereof) of the "Wish You Were Here" LP.
	host284.ipowerweb.com /~badfinge/WithoutYouCD2.html (862 words)

	Pete Ham MP3 Downloads - Pete Ham Music Downloads - Pete Ham Music Videos
		This second collection of previously unreleased home demos by Ham is almost as worthwhile and satisfying to the ear as its predecessor, 7 Park Avenue.
		The cut to attract the most attention will be a demo of "Without You," although Ham's version is an incomplete skeleton of the track that Badfinger would record (and Nilsson would cover for a chart-topping hit), missing the chorus added by fellow Badfinger member Tom Evans.
		On the whole, the effect of this CD, as was the case with 7 Park Avenue, is to make one wish that Badfinger had recorded more of Ham's material and had made less room for the songwriting efforts of the lesser composers in the band.
	www.mp3.com /albums/371367/summary.html (426 words)

	Amazon.com: No Dice: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Ham shows why many people referred to him as the best songwriter in the band as he shifts gears next and brings us the classic "No Matter What." All you have to do is hear the opening chord to know that it's Badfinger.
		From their infancy when they were known as the Iveys to Pete Ham's untimely suicide in the mid-seventies, Badfinger was a damn fine (and severely underrated) classic rock group.
		Pete Ham and the boys serve up a damn fine classic rock and roll album here, that doesn't have a single weak track.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000006MVI?v=glance (2350 words)

	Pete Ham Library compiled by Tom Brennan
		Every cent of profit is going toward creating future CD projects, and the purchase of a commemorative stone for Pete Ham, to be placed in one of the Swansea Crematorium gardens, where Pete Ham's ashes were spread.
		We are in Swansea, South Wales in Pete Ham's kitchen; in attendance - David Franklin, Peter Ham and Roy Anderson.
		In the August 2001 issue of GUITAR ONE magazine, Pete Ham is recognized in the article "A Tribute to 65 Fallen Heroes".
	host284.ipowerweb.com /~badfinge/SoloBadfinger/PeteHam/PeteHamLibrary.html (1785 words)

	Brando's Feature: Golders Green Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Dan Matovina's latest attempt to capture the essence and allure of the music of Peter William Ham proves to be as fruitful and charming as the original 1997 collection of Ham demo material on Rykodisc, 7 Park Avenue.
		The shortness of tracks aside, it is a pleasure to hear Ham perform in ways you would not have expected and the material, as usual of Ham, does not disappoint.
		Pete, in the downtrodden songs "I've Waited So Long to Be Free" and "Where Will You Be" manages to construct beautiful melodies for each.
	userweb.suscom.net /~badfinger/feature/feat016.htm (946 words)

	Brando's Feature: Interview with Dan Matovina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		John is not a part of Pete's estate, Pete's daughter, Petera, gets everything legally inherited, so I suggested I go to her lawyers, the Ham estate lawyers, who were in Swansea, and acknowledge these tapes existence, so I could offer to salvage them for the estate's future.
		The Rykodisc Pete Ham page had the original artwork displayed for a week back in March 1997, I copied the cover and present it to the world for all to share, click on any picture to view a large comparison photo of both covers.
		There is a lot of Pete material to choose from and I used things that probably would not have made it on to a Volume Two of Pete demos.
	userweb.suscom.net /~badfinger/feature/feat004.htm (2657 words)

	Pete Ham - 7 Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Ham is a thinking listener`s rock romantic, offering emotional, wistful words and melodies without sounding sappy.
		Purists should be aware that, although Ham played most of the instruments here, some overdubs were added in the 1990s by other musicians, for the purpose of giving the tracks a fuller, more balanced sound.
		It`s difficult to judge whether this decision was justified without hearing the original versions, though one wonders whether diehard Badfinger fans (the primary audience for this release) would really care that much about any sonic imperfections in the originals.
	www.notlame.com /CDHAM1.html (226 words)

	Rykodisc Catalog - Golders Green - Pete Ham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Obsessed with the craft of songwriting, Ham often holed himself up his home studio at Seven Park Avenue in the Golders Green Section of London and, according to Dan Matovina, Badfinger's biographer and producer of both 7 PARK AVENUE (RCD 10349) and GOLDERS GREEN, Pete would often write through the night.
		Although all of the vocals and lead guitar are Pete's original performances, guest musicians (including Bob Jackson, a former member of Badfinger and Chris von Sneidern) were recently recorded to enhance this collection of demos.
		Mismanaged, financially strained and emotionally despondent, Pete Ham, at 27 years old, hung himself at his home in Weybridge, England on April 25, 1975.
	www.rykodisc.com /Catalog/CatalogAlbum_01.asp?Action=Get&Album_ID=1025 (234 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Pete's "Know One Knows" is very catchy, almost a bubblegum-type melody with guitar sounding ten feet tall, Who-like drum fills, and seductive cooing by Mika, chanteuse of Japan's awesome Sadistic Mika Band.
		Pete Ham tried desperately to clear up the situation, but his spirit finally shattered.
		In April of 1975, on a bleak early morning in London, Peter William Ham hung himself.
	www.inter-pc.com /badfinger/best2.htm (1066 words)

	Ham Radio Operators QNI - The Professional Car Society
		One of the PCS members who lives near me is a new ham now so I thought I would ask again.
		Closest we ever came to using Ham equipment was when one of my EMTs was in the C.A.P. We had one of their radios in the ambulance since it had phone-patch capabilities.
		Yeah, the one big reason I'm putting a ham radio in the Volly is that there are phone patch capabilities on many ham radio repeaters and if the car breaks down on the road, I can get help.
	www.professionalcar.org /forums/showthread.php?t=2732 (637 words)

	CHRISTIES Rock and Roll Memorabilia Auction December 17, 2004
		What had happened was that Pete Ham had left it at his brother John Ham's residence shortly before Pete's suicide on April 24, 1975.
		Iveys/Badfinger roadie Ian Ferguson says he remembers Pete Ham and Tom Evans (also then a guitarist in the group) returning from the Apple offices with the guitar.
		Pete Ham can be seen in photographs playing this Gibson guitar as early as January of 1970.
	homepage.mac.com /ron_kern/C969292283/E171463682 (486 words)

	Pete Ham - Hotel Resource Book Store (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		One of the Badfinger reviewers somewhere stated something to the effect of Pete Ham "grabbed his melodies directly from heaven." I can't agree more.
		Although some of the tracks on this compilation are sparce, short, and mono, the insight these cuts give to his power pop genius help solidify that his...
		Pete Ham has the most wonderful voice of anyone I listen to.
	www.hotelresource.com /bookstore/artistsearch_Pete%20Ham/mode_music.html (343 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Golders Green - Pete Ham at Epinions.com
		When Pete Ham committed suicide in 1975, the music world lost one of its great composers of the pop/rock song, and fans since have been left to wonder what might have been.
		Not that they didn't have some idea, mind you, for a listen to Badfinger's catalog even up to that time left no doubt what a talent Pete Ham was.
		Overall, the demos help one to understand how Pete Ham crafted a song, as some are just snippets or unfinished, unpolished works-in-progress.
	www.epinions.com /musc-review-375D-7A6E170-3898E517-prod1 (331 words)

	Pete Ham, Slaughter, Todd Rundgren, The Grateful Dead — Pop Stops for 7/31/97 by John Everson
		Pete Ham, Slaughter, Todd Rundgren, The Grateful Dead — Pop Stops for 7/31/97 by John Everson
		7 Park Avenue documents the demos Ham recorded in the late '60s and early '70s during his tenure with The Iveys and Badfinger.
		Focussing mainly on Ham's voice and guitar (with some keyboards and rhythm section additions) the disc offers an intriguing look into the demos of a master songwriter.
	www.popstops.net /ham.htm (697 words)

	Pete Ham: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more \|\|\| Music.com
		Although every member of Badfinger [+] composed material for the group, Pete Ham [+] was probably the most important songwriter in the band.
		He wrote all of their hits, and also co-wrote "Without You," which was covered by Nilsson for a number one single.
		However, he merits an entry as a solo artist because of the posthumous 1997 compilation of Ham solo studio demos, 7 Park Avenue [+].
	www.music.com /person/pete_ham/1 (278 words)

	Pete Ham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Luckily for us all Pete kept recording his passionate ideas all the while knowing most of these works in progress were never going to be recorded by Badfinger or make it to the general public.
		The song order and flow has a more choppy feel than 7 Park Avenue mostly because some songs just are not complete (often just at the time you want them to keep going) and because the majority of songs are under 2 minutes with some under a minute.
		In a conversation I had with Ron at the Madfinger show in Florida he spoke how nice it was to be involved again in another Pete Ham project and how at times it was almost eerie playing and listening to him again.
	www.justeseninc.com /peteham.htm (723 words)

	[No title]
		The first album was a conglomeration of songs from their earlier incarnation as The Iveys, songs written for "the Magic Christian" movie soundtrack, and assorted new material.This time around Pete Ham, Tom Evans, Mike Gibbins (often billed incorrectly as Gibbons), and a new member Joey Molland, would record an entire new LP as a unit.
		This Pete Ham A-side proved to be the perfect follow-up to "Come And Get It." It differed radically from its predecessor and stands on its own as a rock classic.
		Pete and Tom were growing as songwriters, and Joey's and Mike's contributions were welcome additions.
	www.inter-pc.com /user/badfinger/nodice.htm (368 words)

	Rocky Mountain News: Columnists
		Later in the concert, Harrison took center stage with Pete Ham, one of Badfinger's principle songwriters.
		In 1975, Ham hung himself four days short of what would have been his 28th birthday.
		Worse, Gibbins and the estates of the late Ham and Evans had to go to court after Molland failed to share the royalties with them.
	www.rockymountainnews.com /drmn/entertainment_columnists/article/0,1299,DRMN_84_4159146,00.html (746 words)

	Big O article on 7 Park Avenue Sept. 1997
		Some 22 years after he died, Ham is making a comeback of sorts, thanks to an amazing archival discovery.
		"(John Ham) told me he had some of Pete's demo tapes and that I was free to listen to them," said Matovina, who is an authorised designate of Ham's estate.
		A month after his death, Ham's daughter, Petera Ham, was born to his girlfriend, Anne Herriott.
	www.mindspring.com /~crimson3/bigo.html (1237 words)

	Lonely Man demo session by Splinter (with Pete Ham) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Pete (Ham) played on the Apple version, but not on the later Splinter album version.
		The rest of the pictures were taken in Apple Studios recording the music for the film produced by George Harrison.
		Then myself and George around the piano, Pete and Tag (Badfinger roadie) in the background.
	webpages.charter.net /tomjbr/Splinter/AnotherChance.html (278 words)

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