Pete Ham

Pete Ham
Ham in the early 1970s
Background information
Birth name	Peter William Ham
Born	(1947-04-27)27 April 1947 Swansea, Wales
Died	24 April 1975(1975-04-24) (aged 27) Woking, Surrey, England
Genres	Rock power pop pop
Occupations	Musician songwriter
Instruments	Vocals guitar piano
Years active	1961–1975
Labels	Apple Warner Bros. Records Rykodisc
Formerly of	Badfinger The Iveys George Harrison Paul McCartney
Partner	Anne Herriot
Website	www.badfingersite.com/badfinger-bios/pete-ham/

Peter William Ham^[1] (27 April 1947 – 24 April 1975) was a Welsh singer, songwriter and guitarist best known as a lead vocalist of and composer for the 1970s rock band Badfinger, whose hit songs include "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 that has become a standard covered by hundreds of artists. Ham was granted two Ivor Novello Awards related to the song in 1973.

Ham died by suicide in 1975 at the age of 27, after Badfinger was financially ruined by their fraudulent manager Stan Polley. Tom Evans, co-lead singer and songwriter for Badfinger, also died by suicide, in 1983.