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Pete Ham
Welsh musician (1947–1975)
For the American baseball player, see Pete Hamm. For German writer, see Peter Hamm.
Musical artist
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.
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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.
Early life
Peter William Ham was born in Swansea, Wales. The youngest child of William and Catherine (maiden name Tanner) Ham, he had three siblings, John