Last member of Badfinger dead
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2025 1:56 pm
Joey Molland, the guitarist who was the last surviving member of Badfinger’s classic lineup, has died. He was 77.
Molland died on Saturday, March 1, after battling multiple health issues in recent months, according to statements posted on the band’s official Facebook page and on Molland’s Instagram account. The statements did not specify his cause of death. Molland’s girlfriend, Mary, his two sons and other members of his family were with him when he died.
In mid-January, Mary created a GoFundMe page that noted Molland fell ill in November 2024 and, at the time the fundraiser launched on Jan. 17, had been hospitalized for 46 days.
“Joey was vaguely ill throughout the fall, and then in early December acquired a very bad bacterial infection due to his diabetes,” the fundraiser description explained in part. "The infection caused septicemia and traveled through his body, causing harm in multiple critical organs and bones. His recovery has been slow and arduous, including several surgeries and procedures.”
Molland died on Saturday, March 1, after battling multiple health issues in recent months, according to statements posted on the band’s official Facebook page and on Molland’s Instagram account. The statements did not specify his cause of death. Molland’s girlfriend, Mary, his two sons and other members of his family were with him when he died.
In mid-January, Mary created a GoFundMe page that noted Molland fell ill in November 2024 and, at the time the fundraiser launched on Jan. 17, had been hospitalized for 46 days.
“Joey was vaguely ill throughout the fall, and then in early December acquired a very bad bacterial infection due to his diabetes,” the fundraiser description explained in part. "The infection caused septicemia and traveled through his body, causing harm in multiple critical organs and bones. His recovery has been slow and arduous, including several surgeries and procedures.”