Pete Ham Musical artist

Peter William Ham (27 April 1947 – 24 April 1975) was a Welsh singer, songwriter and guitarist, primarily recognized for having been the lead singer/composer of the '70s rock group Badfinger's hit songs, "No Matter What", "Day After Day" and "Baby Blue." He also co-wrote the ballad "Without You", a worldwide Number One hit for Harry Nilsson and it has become a standard song as covered by hundreds of artists consistently throughout the years since. Ham was granted two Ivor Novello Awards related to the song in 1973.

Personal facts

Pete Ham
Birth dateApril 27, 1947
Birth place
Swansea , Wales
Date of deathApril 24, 1975
Place of death
Surrey

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Musical artist

Career started1961
Career ended1975
associated musical artist
Badfinger
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Pop music
Rock music
instrument
Guitar
Piano
record label
Warner Bros. Records
Apple Records
Rykodisc

Pete Ham on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.peteham.net
  2. http://www.pledgemusic.com/artists/peteham