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Joseph Charles "Joey" Molland (born 21 June 1947, Edge Hill, Liverpool) is an English composer and rock guitarist whose recording career spans four decades. He is best known as a member of Badfinger, the most successful of the acts he performed with; as of 2015, he is the only surviving member from the band's classic line-up. ==Career== Originally a member of several rock groups around Liverpool, such as The Assassins and The Profiles, Molland's recording career began in 1965 when he joined The Masterminds. This group released a single on Immediate Records IM 005, consisting of a Bob Dylan cover of "She Belongs to Me" backed with a band original "Taken My Love". After this the group disbanded and Molland joined the backing group of The Merseys. Although never recording with the group, Molland accompanied them on tour. Molland's recording career began in earnest in 1967 when he joined Gary Walker (formerly of the Walker Brothers) for the group 'Gary Walker & The Rain'. The Rain released several singles, an EP, and an album on the Polydor and Philips labels in the UK and Japan between 1967 and 1969. The album titled ''#1'', which featured four Molland compositions, was especially well received in Japan.〔Matovina, Dan. ''Without You: The Tragic Story of Badfinger''. Francis Glover Books〕 But a lack of success in their UK homebase caused The Rain to disband by 1969. Molland auditioned for the band The Iveys in November 1969 and was subsequently hired. The Iveys were a conspicuous Apple Records recording group at the time. (a label launched by The Beatles) The Iveys changed their name to Badfinger after dismissing original bassist Ron Griffiths, and starting Molland as guitarist. The band enjoyed an early string of successful singles and albums for the next couple of years (see Badfinger article for recording information). During Molland's association with Apple, he made guest appearances on two George Harrison albums, ''All Things Must Pass'' and ''The Concert For Bangla Desh,'' and the John Lennon album ''Imagine''. Molland left Badfinger in late 1974 due to disagreements over management. In 1975, he joined with Jerry Shirley (formerly of Humble Pie) and formed a group called Natural Gas. The band released the LP ''Natural Gas'' on Private Stock Records in 1976, and enjoyed a successful tour with Peter Frampton the following year. According to Molland, a general lack of organization led to the band's demise late in 1977.〔 Molland and former Badfinger band mate Tom Evans recorded two albums under the Badfinger name, ''Airwaves'' in 1978, and ''Say No More'' in 1981. He and Evans split acrimoniously after ''Say No More'' and the two performed in rival touring Badfinger bands until Evans' suicide in 1983. Molland's career since 1983 has been with various rock groups and duos, and performing tours under the Badfinger name. (Or as "Joey Molland's Badfinger" as well) Earlier versions of these groups sometimes included original Badfinger drummer Mike Gibbins. He was instrumental in releasing a 1974 live recording of Badfinger on Rykodisc in 1991, called ''Day After Day: Live,'' which received mixed critical reactions due to overdubbing and a rearranged track order. The release sparked a lawsuit between Molland and former Badfinger members and their families regarding ownership and use of the concert tapes. Molland has also been criticized for his 1995 re-recording of Badfinger's hit songs for CD release. The recordings have since been distributed with packaging, showing photos displaying the original 1970s version of the group. Molland's solo recordings have been well received. His first, ''After The Pearl,'' was released in 1984 on Earthtone Records. His second, ''The Pilgrim'', was released in 1992 on Rykodisc. His third, ''This Way Up'', was independently released in 2001. His most recent CD is ''Return To Memphis'', released on 6 January 2014. Molland went back into the studio in 2015 with members of 10,000 Maniacs (Ladies First) to release a brand new take on his classic song, "Sweet Tuesday Morning” from Badfinger's 1972 album Straight Up.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= New version of Badfinger's Sweet Tuesday Morning to benefit WhyHunger. )〕 The collaboration, in partnership with HAIL! Fredonia Records of the State University of New York at Fredonia has aimed to "expand support to those in need of help and increase community empowerment"〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= HAIL! Fredonia Records Official Website )〕 with proceeds supporting global non-for-profit organization, WhyHunger. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joey Molland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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