Singer, Songwriter, Rock Star and Minnesotan Joey Molland Has Died

(KNSI) — Singer, songwriter, Minnesotan and last surviving core member of the group Badfinger has died.

Joey Molland had been hospitalized since December due to complications from diabetes. He died late Saturday night surrounded by his family at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park.

Molland joined Badfinger in 1969 and was part of the five records the group recorded for Apple Records. Those records produced the hit singles “Come and Get It”, “No Matter What”, “Baby Blue”, “Day After Day” and “Without You”. The songs were produced by the likes of Paul McCartney, Todd Rundgren, and George Harrison.

Badfinger toured relentlessly behind those five albums before the Apple label came to a chaotic end in 1973.

After that, the band became embroiled in a number of legal, financial and managerial problems and Molland ultimately left in 1974 after several disagreements with his bandmates and struck out on his own.

He achieved touring success playing under the name Joey Molland’s Badfinger and also hit the road with Rundgren, Micky Dolenz of the Monkees and Christopher Cross paying tribute to the Beatles’ White Album in 2019.

In 1972, Molland married a woman named Katerine Lee, who was from Minnesota. The couple had two sons and built their life here. Molland stayed in Minnesota instead of moving back to his native Great Britain.

He had been facing serious health challenges as of late and had been hospitalized due to complications from diabetes.

Molland was 77.

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