He said it was decided to "write off" the money in the US, because trying to get it would have involved using other band funds for litigation that may have proved "hopeless". We could always write songs; we could always play. Evans became another piece of the bands signature lineup. By the end of the year, the band signed a business management contract and Polley started Badfinger Enterprises. "I will not be allowed to love and trust everybody. Pete had seen Evans perform with his band Them Calderstones, a Mod outfit that specialized in Motown and soul covers. Eight years later, in an eerily similar and no less tragic manner, Evans also hanged himself following a dispute about unpaid royalties. His general discomfort expressing his deepest emotions influenced him to turn to songwriting as an outlet. The band is well-known for making a huge impact on power pop in the 1970s and sold an estimated 14 million albums throughout their careers. However, there's a chilling connection to the singer's tragic end. Being taken under the Beatles wing had the added benefit of allowing Badfinger to collaborate with their bigger-than-life labelmates. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stan_Polley&oldid=1137844902, This page was last edited on 6 February 2023, at 19:06. During the early months of 1975, Ham repeatedly tried in vain to reach Polley via telephone, hoping to get a handle on the bands out-of-control legal situation and the money that he was owed. His clients included rock band Badfinger, musician Al Kooper, and singer Lou Christie. HARLEM OF THE WEST: SAN FRANCISCOS FILLMORE DISTRICT, BEAT SURRENDER: RECLAIMING THE LEGACY OF LUCIEN CARR. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Thanks for your help! Thanks to the enduring popularity of Badfingers hits, combined with the subsequent success of Mariah Careys revival of Without You, the Apple royalties would provide a belated financial windfall for the estates of Ham and Evans, as well as Molland, Gibbins and Bill Collins. He was always very sweet but very direct. We just heard the record when it came out., It was great, man! I didnt even have my own amp at the time. It also became the centerpiece of the first official Badfinger album, Magic Christian Music, which combined the three McCartney-produced film songs with seven remixed Iveys tracks. Surprisingly, his skills are more suited to the drums. Nobody was the leader. The Rascals were amazing.. But after enjoying success in the UK and United States they plunged into financial turmoil, and "genius" Pete Ham was found hanged, aged 27. Stanley Polley. Average Age & Life Expectancy A year later, Badfinger was still living in Collins house with their wives and girlfriends, no more richer than they were prior to signing with Polley. It was met with both praise and cynical Beatles comparison, but was eventually embraced as the accompaniment to the Magic Christian film. Unbelievable. I will take him with me." After the group disbanded, Molland and Evans set up and joined other bands but in the end, it didn't work out. Pete called Stan because he needed some money to buy something for his girlfriend, and he was told that he had no money left. Think about that: We were selling millions of records and were on the radio all day, all over the world. Hed made his initial mark managing Lou Lightning Strikes Christie, and later oversaw the careers of such prominent figures as Al Kooper, veteran producer Hank Medress, Four Seasons arranger Charlie Calello, hit tunesmith Sandy Linzer and WABC radio disc jockey Bob Lewis. I wanted to play guitar music with a harder bite to it. Signed by the Beatles The Iveys were the first band signed to The Beatles' Apple label in 1968. Gibbins felt the same, saying, You couldnt help but like Polley. As a subscriber enjoy big savings off the shop price! I will not be allowed to love and trust everybody. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. The Iveys had put out some records before Come and Get It that didnt really take off, Molland says. He always had a good reason for doing something, but he wanted you to feel good about it. Was calling the bands 1973 album Ass met with resistance? And then I quit I just couldnt take what was going on anymore. "In the end, there was no demo and we had trouble sticking Without You together.". In 1974, Warner's publishing division filed a lawsuit against Polley when it was unsuccessful in locating the funds. He was 36. Now, Joey Molland is the last "Finger" left. While Badfingers debut single, Come and Get It, had a slow start, it eventually reached the top ten in the US and UK and became the groups international breakthrough hit. He pled no contest in 1991 to swindling more than $250,000 from aeronautics engineer Peter Brock after the two had set up a corporation to make airplane engines. His clients were mostly American artists, including Al Kooper and Lou Christie, but Polley is mostly known for his alleged mismanagement of the British band Badfinger. His clients included rock band Badfinger, musician Al Kooper, singer Lou Christie, singer-producer Hank Medress, arranger Charles Calello, composer Sandy Linzer, WABC disc jockey Bob Lewis, among others. If we had different management, we could have gone on. It took us ages to get over it, I don't know if Tommy ever did.". Failed to report flower. It was surreal. Polleys business partner, Stan Poses had concerns with the new contract, recalling, Id started to figure out that what Polley had set up didnt make sense. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. I had an argument the night before he died; he was talking about getting that money from the cohorts. His potentially provocative comments proved to be a blessing when Paul McCartney read the piece, and responded by offering the band Come And Get It, an infectious new tune hed written for the soundtrack of the upcoming Ringo Starr/Peter Sellers film The Magic Christian. Sure, I wish things didnt turn out as they did. Their girlfriends and wives wondered why the band was living in a cramped house while their songs were being played on the radio and they were jamming with ex-Beatles members. A frustrated Joey Molland, whose inquiries to Polley regarding payment had gone unanswered, quit Badfinger in November 1974. This led to arguments, with Ham quitting before returning. Badfinger's manager, Stan Polley, put together a contract with Warner Bros. Records in 1972. Slamming down the phone, Tom told Marianne, Ill be dead before I get the money. The next morning, Evans six-year-old son Stephen woke his mother, telling her that a man was standing in their garden. Polley, knowing that their Apple contract was ending in the . I dont remember if it was John or Phil Spector who suggested me and Tom for the album; I just recall Johns driver calling me and saying, Johns doing some work in the studio. I had no money. According to The New York Times, Polley was named during Senate-investigation hearings in 1971 as an intermediary between unnamed crime figures and a New York Supreme Court judge. We had guitars in our songs! New York City, New York, U.S. Died: July 20, 2009 (aged 87) Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. After the desperate musicians finally managed to flee their squalid surroundings and return to England, Cass slapped Evans with a five-million-dollar breach-of-contract lawsuit. Thats what I call him the crook. It was just blatant. Having the Beatles as their mentors led to predictable comparisons from the press. Stan Polley (swindled the rock group Badfinger, the lead singer became broke and committed suicide) Henry Kissinger (Nixon's handler) Robert Oppenheimer (directed the development of the first nuclear bombs) Nostradamus (fraud) Samuel Byck (murderer, planned to assassinate Nixon by flying a plane into the White House) Blair, I love you. What are your feelings on the bands original recording of Without You versus the version Harry Nilsson had a giant smash with? From left: Pete Ham, Tommy Evans, Mike Gibbons, Joey Molland. The Iveys soon became one of Swanseas top local bands. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Allen Klein swiftly renegotiated their EMI contract, obtaining them the highest royalties ever paid to an artist at the time. So he came over and played bass, and we made some demos. No jingle-jangle stuff. I think we would have gone a long way with that. Negative racial/anti-Semitic, or religious stereotypes are prohibited. USD. His potentially provocative comments proved to be a blessing when Paul McCartney read the piece, and responded by offering the band Come And Get It, an infectious new tune hed written for the soundtrack of the upcoming Ringo Starr/Peter Sellers film The Magic Christian. He made that very clear. Badfinger further established their own credentials with the release of their second album No Dice, in November 1970. Stan Polley went on to swindle other people before dying in 2009 at the age of 87. He worked as an apprentice television engineer before finding fame, The band house in Golders Green, London, where Badfinger lived, Manager Bill Collins first spotted The Iveys playing in Ammanford and took them to London, Joey Molland described Swansea and Liverpool as similar working class ports with vibrant music scenes and said there was a "great connection" in the band, How newspapers reacted to the news that Pete Ham had hung himself in 1975, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Guitarist Molland, now 68, joined the group in 1969 after they had relocated from Swansea to London, lured by the prospect of working with The Beatles. PolleyBadfinger EnterprisesInc.Stan PosesPolley Allegedly, Ham left a suicide note that named Stan Polley, his booking agent, as the cause of the suicide. For the first half of the '70s, Badfinger were flying high, racking up hit singles and albums while touring the world (Ham and Evans also saw their composition Without You, a Badfinger track from the bands second album, No Dice, become a global No.1 when Harry Nilsson and producer Richard Perry gloriously re-imagined it on the singers 1971 album, Nilsson Schmilsson). He seemed at the time to offer the kind of shrewd, ambitious management that they felt they needed, as all of these events and opportunities were breaking around them. However questionable its legitimacy, the Cass lawsuit was a major source of consternation for Evans, who was already broken emotionally from his years of soul-crushing legal and financial struggles. I said, 'Well, whats the point in this?'. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Stanley Polley (72635714)? Required fields are marked *. The TV Room David Soref - SorefTV Deep insights into the culture and events surrounding televisions first half-century, and beyond. He was cremated at the Morriston Crematorium, Swansea; his ashes were spread in the memorial gardens. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. THE TRUTH BEHIND THE BRAWL BETWEEN JOHN LENNON AND CHRIS MONTEZ IN 1963! Although many details remain unclear, it was widely alleged that he had been a bagman for the Mafia. In their absence, Badfingers music continues to touch the hearts of new generations of listeners. We went into the studio with Mal Evans and put together the arrangement. Its a better place than down here.. We got a salary of $300 a week. The intense, emotionally volatile musicianthe one Badfinger member who had initially expressed reservations about signing with Stan Polleyhad never really come to terms with Hams suicide, and remained racked by guilt and depression. The publicity from the Senate hearings later caused several of Polleys clients to sever their ties with him, although its unclear if Badfinger or Bill Collins were aware of this at the time. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. [3], The following year, in 1972, Polley negotiated a record contract with Warner Bros. Records for Badfinger, which called for advances to be paid into an escrow account. Until then, The Beatles had never lifted a single from one of their albums; they had . WERE WE ALL BRAINWASHED BY THE CIA WITH SEX, DRUGS AND ROCK & ROLL? With Pete gone and Badfingers recording career off the rails, Hams surviving bandmates attempted to piece their lives back together, while the multiple band-related lawsuits slowly worked their way through the court system on both sides of the Atlantic. I didnt really know any kind of buzz on them. It was Tom, who had hanged himself from a tree in their backyard. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Oops, we were unable to send the email. We all had the same idea in mind. The vacancy was filled by another Liverpool native, Joey Molland, whose guitar, vocal and songwriting skills were well matched to those of Ham and Evans. He was great as a producer. The British band Badfinger was on its way to becoming the next Beatles but they got ripped off by a crooked American manager who got rich while the musicians went broke. There was a problem getting your location. Even Paul McCartney assured the band the song would be a hit, but the single only peaked at No. 6 "Stan Polley is a Soulless Bastard.": Badfinger Singer Hangs Himself In 1974, after a string of hits with The Beatles' Apple Records, the band Badfinger signed with a new label and procured a new manager, Stan Polley. The group made their way to America, and were in need of proper management stateside. If in doubt, leave it out. Stanley Polley passed away at age 87 years old on July 20, 2009, and was buried at Riverside National Cemetery Section 58A Site 3337 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, in Riverside. Ham, Evans, Molland and Gibbins all played on George Harrisons 1970 solo debut All Things Must Pass, while Ham and Evans provided backing vocals on Ringo Starrs 1971 hit It Dont Come Easy, and Evans and Molland performed on John Lennons album Imagine the same year. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. [7], Polley died in Rancho Mirage, California, on July 20, 2009. Weve updated the security on the site. Meanwhile, Mike Gibbins quietly released some low-key solo projects, and died of natural causes in 2005. Polley was a slick, charming operator who'd served in the U.S. Army and worked in New York's garment industry, before entering the music business in the mid-'60s. Ten million people watched Sunday's final episode of Breaking Bad, with a touching farewell scene set to Badfinger's 1971 ballad Baby Blue. Gary Thain He was very communicative. Prior to signing with Warner Brothers, Polley also urged the band to sign a new management contract with him. Stanley Herbert Polley (April 7, 1922 - July 20, 2009) was an American entertainment manager and fraudster active in the 1960s and 1970s. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. It was great that it was so successful it was Song of the Year. By 1969, the line-up included Swansea members Ham and drummer Mike Gibbins, plus Liverpudlians Molland and Tommy Evans. "But I was told there was no money," he said. The love and optimism contained in the songs written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans have outlasted the hopelessness and despair that led the bandmates to prematurely end their lives. Yet despite their success, the group soon discovered they had little to show for it. In an interview in Disc & Music Echo magazine, bassist Ron Griffiths complained about Apple neglecting the Iveys. But most of the funds from their Warner Bros. contracts would never reach the band, thanks to Polleys convoluted machinations. He came back after a few weeks and wanted back in. So we started letting him handle all our money but he handled it right into his bank account. Pete, who had already taken some tentative early stabs at songwriting, took Collins urgings to heart and embraced the challenge. McCartney served as producer of those tracks, the Ham/Evans collaborations Carry On Till Tomorrow and Rock of All Ages, with Beatles producer George Martin providing string arrangements. I will take him with me.. Stanley Herbert Polley (April 7, 1922 July 20, 2009) was an American entertainment manager and fraudster active in the 1960s and 1970s. By 1982, Tommy and Joey were touring separately, each fronting a band billing itself as Badfinger. "I always felt that when a band is a band, it's four guys in a thing together. It was a contract the band would regret signing. This was the beginnings of mechandising. Stan Polley Edit Profile artist manager Stanley Herbert Polley was an entertainment manager and later known as an alleged con-man from the 1960s and 1970s. ). Peter William Ham was born on April 27, 1947, the youngest of three siblings, in Swansea, Wales. George Harrison was most involved, playing guitar and calling Badfinger his band. Todd Rundgren produced half the album, including Baby Blue. I met some guys who wanted to put a band together, and I liked them, so we started something up. The band continued to hone their live act, performing a melody of R & B, Motown, and Beatles hits. A few months earlier, on what would have been his 66th birthday, Pete Ham was honored in his hometown of Swansea with a plaque near the Ivey Place entrance of the citys train station. The Beatles rise to prominence gave him an impetus to expand the Panthers all-instrumental repertoire to include vocals. This is better. The legal morass crippled Badfinger financially; band leader Pete Ham committed suicide in 1975 leaving behind a note pointing the finger at Polley for his financial ruin. George played slide guitar on Day After Day. Failed to remove flower. The legal morass crippled Badfinger financially;[4] band leader Pete Ham died by suicide on April 24, 1975, leaving behind a note directly blaming Polley for his financial ruin. When Warner Music found 385,000 missing from another account, they sued Badfinger and Polley. But my friends in Liverpool insisted that I go and check it out. [5] Bandmate Tom Evans died by suicide on November 19, 1983. I will take him with me." Lives & fortunes lost In his book, Mantovina discloses how Polley put Badfinger's money into a. I did everything I could to keep the band together, but it was impossible., Molland emphasized the creative freedom the band had, despite their hardships, We were good friends, we enjoyed working together and we had a good way of working together. Ive heard this story many times and being a musician as well, I know about struggles and if its too good to be true, it probably isnt. I remember him doing that with Beware of Darkness; he had an acoustic, and he played it for us a few times so that we could get a feel for the tune. Bill Collins, a session musician, was impressed with the Iveys performance, and took them under his wing. We were astounded when we heard Harrys version. I did a lot more work with George than with John. But the Iveysnow comprised of Ham, Gibbins, Griffiths and guitarist David Dai Jenkinshad bigger goals, thanks largely to Petes ambition and focus. In 1970, Polley registered Badfinger Enterprises, Inc. as a corporate entity for management of the British rock group Badfinger, which had no American representation at the time. Throughout his career, Polley defrauded a number of clients and associates, most notably Badfinger. As Badfingers chief creative force, the sensitive bandleader bore the lions share of the mental burden, and the prospect of the imminent birth of his first child intensified the pressure. The deal was awful: any money they got from touring, recording, publishing, and songwriter . "It came from [a name for] John [Lennon] who could play piano but was not the greatest player," said Molland. It was good for rock n roll guitar.. Ironically, although he was virtually penniless, Evans had more than a million dollars worth of publishing royalties that remained frozen at Apple, waiting for Badfingers tangled legal issues to be resolved. In 1970, the group hooked up with the music agent Stan Polley, who quickly became their manager. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Unable to locate the funds, Warner sued Polley. McCartney was so pleased with the results that he turned the job of recording two more new songs for The Magic Christiana task for which he had originally signed onover to the Iveys. According to a subsequent New York Times investigation, Polley was named during Senate investigation hearings in 1971 as an intermediary between unnamed organized-crime figures and a corrupt New York Supreme Court judge. BA1 1UA. I was pretty good. Asss Tom Evans-devised coverdepicting a jackass gazing longingly at a giant carrot off in the distanceoffered a grim omen of Badfingers future. George Harrison was always very sweet but very direct. Badfinger scored another hit with their follow-up album, No Dice, which produced two singles including No Matter What and Without You. With McCartney producing and coaching the band to duplicate his original demo, the Iveys cut Come and Get It in an hour, with Tom Evans providing an appropriately Beatlesque lead vocal. In the 90s, Molland angered some fans by recording remakes of ten vintage Badfinger tunes, which were then released on CD by a series of low-rent labels, often with photos of the original band misrepresenting the musical contents. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). They evolved from an earlier band formed in 1961 called The Iveys. Their songs and albums made millions but a series of financial and legal complications would lead to the deaths of two of the bands main songwriters, and leave behind a bittersweet legacy. Hams daughter Petera was born a month later. S tan Polley (1922- ) is a retired American music entrepreneur who, for a time, managed the business ventures of several musicians. The single 'Something'/'Come Together' was released on 31 October 1969. The Beatles werent really hanging around or anything. Despite its rushed birth cycle, the resulting Wish You Were Here was a meticulously constructed mini-masterpiece. Yeah, I moved to Los Angeles and started knocking around, doing what I could. "He was very anxious about it. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Almost two years later, in September 1985, the funds being held by Apple were finally released and royalties began to flow. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. Evans aired his frustrations to the magazine, Disc & Music Echo, stating, The business definitely seems to be blocking all that Apple are trying to do, and were the ones suffering for it because were the guinea pigs the first group Apple have launched. John was quite different. So they said to the people at Apple in the U.K., Can you maybe redo the stuff? They didnt like all the songs, and they hated the sound. One of his most significant contributions was his insistence that the band start writing original material, rather than relying upon the R&B and rock n roll covers that still dominated their live sets. He encouraged the band to focus on songwriting and Pete Ham took that to heart, demoing tons of original songs using the houses makeshift studio. American businessman Stan Polley, who had taken over their affairs from original manager, Bill Collins, defrauded the band out of millions, leaving them all but broke. Upon its release in December 1969 in Britain and January 1970 in the U.S., Come and Get It lived up to McCartneys prediction and became a worldwide Top Ten hit. Year should not be greater than current year. A Badfinger act has also recently been re-launched in the UK by Bob Jackson and has completed a theatre tour. He could sell sand to an Arab. It was a turning point but for all the wrong reasons. Throughout his career, Polley defrauded a number of clients and associates. Like this story? I will take him with me." Mr Matovina will say: "It's a very hard business, full of shysters, huge egos and people more than willing to use others for . It all became too much for Pete Ham who hanged himself in his garage on April 23, 1975 at the age of 27. Why were his tracks rejected? Their early lineup consisted of frontman Pete Ham on lead guitar, Dai Jenkins on rhythm guitar, Ron Griffiths on bass and Roy Anderson on drums. That same year, George Harrison, impressed with what he saw, asked the band to play on a solo album, 1970s All Things Must Pass, which became a massive hit worldwide. This is better," Ham wrote, adding: "Stan Polley is a soulless bastard. You know, its a shame. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. . By Tuesday or Wednesday of next week, Ill be gone. Swanseas importance as a port city and industrial center had made it an attractive bombing target during World War II, and many of the buildings in Swanseas city center had been destroyed during the Nazis three-night Blitz in February 1941. By the time Badfinger hired Polleywithout having a lawyer look at the contract that he offeredsome of his other clients had already come to suspect that Polley was mishandling their finances. Im saddened that Badfinger will never carry on till tomorrow. Another inhabitant of Bill Collins house was Dave Duffield, the Kinks road manager. The failure of Maybe Tomorrow in the U.S. and U.K. hit the Iveys hard, and Apples organizational problems created an additional level that frustrated the bands efforts to come up with a new single. George Harrison produced half of Straight Up. They were musical geniuses. Nothing. By Gregg L. Friedman MD, I really miss the great musical groups of the 1960's. A system error has occurred. Human error to blame for train crash - Greek PM, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. His unassuming manner led others to feel comfortable confiding in him and seeking his advice. I will not be allowed to love and trust everybody, Ham wrote. George was very direct. Was there one Beatle who paid more attention to Badfinger Paul McCartney or George Harrison? It was eight years later. When you go to the meetings, just tell Polley you dont want to sign his contracts and you dont want him to manage you. He was great at everything he did with us. Polley's notorious ripping off of Badfinger effectively ended his career as a major music manager, but not as a con. [3] He is interred in the Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California. This account has been disabled. The Iveys struggled to keep their heads above water, barely scraping by on their meager gig receipts and the small weekly stipend that Collins paid them. I will take him with. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. What was he like to work with as a producer? We were thrilled at what he did.. In 1988, readers of Goldmine voted Straight Up the album theyd most like to see released on Compact Disc. 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