Brian and Murdock reluctantly dig deep for something from the “most requested” list – the tale of the band that had the blessing of the Beatles and found nothing but struggle, heartbreak (and terrible managers) along the way to rock stardom.

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SHOW NOTES:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badfinger

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/With_a_Little_Help_from_My_Friends

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Ham

https://rocknheavy.net/the-tragic-story-of-badfinger-6f48c459aa8d

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Aspinall

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal_Evans

https://www.beatlesstory.com/blog/2022/05/27/Mal-Evans-Roadie-Producer-Friend/

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-beatles-song-that-gave-badfinger-their-name/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Records

https://medium.com/cuepoint/from-apple-to-zapple-44e6653a169f#

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-second-beatles-badfinger-story/

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-badfinger-hit-produced-by-a-beatles-roadie/

https://www.milwaukeemag.com/PrisonersofRocknRoll/

https://pleasekillme.com/badfinger/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Polley

http://www.nedrock.org/management-music-and-misery-badfinger-signs-their-life-away/

https://www.answerbag.com/q_view/279592

https://paulgormanis.com/?p=23049