Sad news via Rolling Stone:
Joey Molland, guitarist and last surviving core member of the rock group Badfinger, has died at the age of 77.
The band’s official Facebook page announced Molland’s death, noting that he died Saturday night surrounded by family. No cause of death was provided, but Molland had faced health issues including pneumonia in recent months.
...Molland joined Badfinger — formerly the Iveys, and one of the first acts signed to the Beatles’ Apple Records — in 1969 following the recording of the band’s debut album, which included the Paul McCartney-penned hit “Come and Get It.”
The guitarist’s first LP with Badfinger, 1970’s No Dice co-produced by Beatles road manager Mal Evans, featured the tracks “No Matter What” and “Without You,” later re-popularized by both Harry Nilsson and Mariah Carey.
...Outside of Badfinger but within the Beatles universe, Molland also made appearances on George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass and The Concert for Bangladesh, as well as played guitar on John Lennon’s 1971 single “Jealous Guy” and “I Don’t Wanna Be a Soldier” on Imagine.
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