Charles Kenneth Polley was born on month day 1915, at birth place, Illinois, to Edward L Polley and Anna May Polley (born Shinn). Soon after, the band did another demo session for CBS Records, although the label declined to sign them. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. He was cremated at the Morriston Crematorium, Swansea; his ashes were spread in the memorial gardens. Evans was the victim of more mismanagement and was sued for $5-million. Even when pushing 70, he conned $1 . I will take him with me." Pete Ham almost escaped the 27 Club when he died on April 24, 1975; his 28th birthday was just three days away. Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, California, USA. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stan_Polley&oldid=1137844902, This page was last edited on 6 February 2023, at 19:06. He took the tracks that George had done and mixed them. He always had a good reason for doing something, but he wanted you to feel good about it. It is a story with its roots in Swansea and Liverpool involving The Beatles, a love song and a tragedy. Pete and Tommy had been warned when the band left Apple and signed to Warners to get rid of him. 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. 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. As a subscriber enjoy big savings off the shop price! But Pete remained optimistic that the band would achieve success. By Gregg L. Friedman MD, I really miss the great musical groups of the 1960's. Ham took his life by hanging himself on April 24, 1975, three days prior to his 28th birthday. "I always felt that when a band is a band, it's four guys in a thing together. It was through Duffield that the Iveys met the Kinks leader Ray Davies, who took a liking to Pete and expressed interest in producing the foursome. Tragically, Badfinger's Tom Evans, upset regarding what he considered the band's missing income, also hanged himself in 1983! Prior to signing with Warner Brothers, Polley also urged the band to sign a new management contract with him. system for his fledgling combo. 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. Badfinger fulfilled its commitment to Apple with the 1973 release Ass. Husband of Joan (Scott) Polley for 64 years. Why were his tracks rejected? By the end of the year, the band signed a business management contract and Polley started Badfinger Enterprises. At around the time of its release, the details of Polleys complex financial schemes began to surface. Using a mix of interviews and sly home movies, Sarah Polley creates an intriguing profile of her family, especially her complicated late mother. Average Age & Life Expectancy [Laughs] Im sure. They were musical geniuses. A $225,000 advance would be given to BEI for each album delivered . But I got a good sound out of the AC30. We were driving secondhand cars. . 126.04. Now, Joey Molland is the last "Finger" left. 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. Stanley Herbert Polley (April 7, 1922 - July 20, 2009) was an American entertainment manager and fraudster active in the 1960s and 1970s. "I perform them the best I can and try and bring them to life. I didnt hear a lot about it, really. But most of the funds from their Warner Bros. contracts would never reach the band, thanks to Polleys convoluted machinations. I take it you didnt mind letting a Beatle have a go at the guitar track. I dont really know he never really talked to us! When he and I sang together, it sounded like Badfinger.. Answer (1 of 12): If you want to hear three famous songs that have the Beatles sound down cold, give a listen to these excellent Badfinger tunes from the late 60s/early 70s: "Day After Day," "No Matter What" and "Come and Get It." "Day After Day," a Top 5 smash from 1971, was written by Pete Ham. Pete was friendly, personable and well liked by virtually everyone who knew him. After Pete killed himself, the band broke up for a time, but some years later you and Tom got together again. 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It was late 1969, and the band was not only one of the first signings to the Beatles Apple Records, but they were about to experience their first blast of fame with the release of Magic Christian Music, the pseudo-soundtrack to the film Magic Christian that starred Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr. The rock star was hopeless over his financial situation after their manager, Stan Polley, vanished with their money and left them penniless. Year should not be greater than current year. 67 in America. George Harrison was most involved, playing guitar and calling Badfinger his band. In 2013, Baby Blue, a record Molland calls "one of the great rock songs" featured in television show Breaking Bad. Bath By the next January, the band was done.". 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. He said he couldnt relate to anybody. Stan Polley decided to pounce on the weakness and shop his superstar band around to potential bidders. It was obvious something was wrong. But why did they take it out on the band? George was very direct. 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. 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. I thought you might like to see a memorial for CPL Stanley Herbert Stan Polley I found on Findagrave.com. [1] He began artist management after he met Lou Christie in the mid-1960s. The site covers music, art, culture, fashion, poetry and movies from the 60s through today. In 1974, Warner's publishing division filed a lawsuit against Polley when it was unsuccessful in locating the funds. William Stanley Polley of Listowel, passed away peacefully at Freeport Hospital, Kitchener, on Wednesday December 23, 2020, in his 88th year. This is a band.. Alan T, Oct 26, 2009 #110 wildstar Senior Member Location: ontario, canada Alan T said: Badfinger were on a downward spiral in record sales after the last Apple LP. It was good for rock n roll guitar.. The story of the British power pop phenomenon is one of hits, Beatles, music industry sharks and tragedy. Stanley Herbert Polley of Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, California was born on April 7, 1922. 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. In 2013, Baby Blue was prominently featured in the closing scene of the final episode of TVs Breaking Bad. 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. Stan Polley is a souless bastard. We had guitars in our songs! Playing guitar was just fantastic.. "Stan Polley is a soulless bastard. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. We had to all sit down at a table and agree how it was going to be divided, and then we had to get lawyers involved. By Gregg L. Friedman MD, Nirvana were really great - never liked any other 'grunge' bands, only later liked some Mudhoney - though i did own a flannel shirt, but, SAM CUTLER: LIFE WITH THE STONES, THE DEAD & OTHER WONDERFUL REPROBATES, ALL THE RAJ: HOW NORWEGIAN WOOD UNLEASHED THE INDIAN INVASION, THE KNACK AND HOW TO GET IT: AN INTERVIEW WITH PRESCOTT NILES, PLEASE READ ME: THE BEST OF PKM FOR 2021, PART II, UTOPIA PARKWAY: THE ENDURING MYSTERY OF JOSEPH CORNELL. Polley was placed on probation for five years and ordered by the court to return all missing funds to Brock, although the complainant said the restitution never materialized. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. So we did our version of it, and that seemed fine. The records were on the radio all over the world, and we were doing 120 shows a year . He financially ruined a bunch of others, too. 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. The SG was given to us by George Harrison. John was quite different. New York City, New York, U.S. Died: July 20, 2009 (aged 87) Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. Were there tensions within the band at this point? We didnt have any money. The band signed a contract with Warner Brothers in late 1973 and very quickly, problems arose. Like Evans, Molland had seen the Beatles perform in their early days, and had come of age on Liverpools booming beat-group scene. "This ticked Paul McCartney off, who then gave us Come and Get It. On April 24, 1975, Hams girlfriend, who was pregnant with their daughter at the time, discovered his body hanging in their garage. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Ten million people watched Sunday's final episode of Breaking Bad, with a touching farewell scene set to Badfinger's 1971 ballad Baby Blue. While Polley had a lot of control over the band, if he was able to negotiate a deal with a different label, he could exert even more control over the group. I asked him what we were going to do about Stan, and he didnt want to do anything. EXCLUSIVE! The strategy backfired, and Warner declined to releaseor pay forHead First. Apple was facing financial troubles, and as a result, the 1969 release of their album Maybe Tomorrow, which was planned to be put out worldwide, didnt include the United States. Another change came with the departure of Ron Griffiths in October 1969. Sometime after that, Ham hanged himself in his garage studio, leaving a note apologizing to his pregnant girlfriend Anne Herriot. . 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. Now, 40 years later, the only surviving original member Joey Molland says he still feels angry, calling his band mate's death "a disaster". His clients included rock band Badfinger, musician Al Kooper, and singer Lou Christie. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. When the remaining members had difficulty finding a suitable bassist to replace Griffiths, Evans offered to switch from guitar to bass to widen their options. Anna was born on August 17 1868, in Griggsville, Pike, Illinois, USA. Failed to report flower. Paul McCartney particularly appreciated their style and took the band under his wing, to . On April 24, 1975, Ham's girlfriend, who was pregnant with their daughter at the time, discovered his body hanging in their garage. I did a lot more work with George than with John. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. In 1970, Polley formed a company called Badfinger Enterprises, Inc. as a management arm for the British rock group Badfinger, which had no American representation at the time. He made that very clear. And the first band-member to commit suicide, Pete Ham, (age 27, of course), left a note saying, "Stan Polley is a soulless bastard." On the morning of 19 November 1983, after a poor Badfinger come-back attempt, and continued financial problems from Polley, band-member Tom Evans also hung himself. As detailed in "Suicide in the Entertainment Industry," by David K. Frasier, the band found financial representation in New York businessman Stan Polley, who netted them a six-figure contract with Warner Records in 1974, but would only give them a grand a month in allowance. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. [Keyboardist] Nicky Hopkins was there, [drummer] Jim Keltner was there. Try again later. I sang for them a little bit, and they offered me the job. Polley may have wrecked Badfingers career, but he couldnt stop their music from living on. I met some guys who wanted to put a band together, and I liked them, so we started something up. Biography [ edit] 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. 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. "325,000 cash we'd received and in three months it was gone. 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. As far as out right stealing from, and cheating The Beatles, "NO"! 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. 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. Although Bill Collins was more of a dreamer than a dealmaker, his interest in the Iveys was genuine. 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. He said 'no, we're a rock band'. The additions of bassist Ron Griffiths in 1964 and drummer Mike Gibbins in 1965 helped the Iveys to achieve new levels of musical proficiency and professional presentation. The deal was awful: any money they got from touring, recording, publishing, and songwriter . When you go to the meetings, just tell Polley you dont want to sign his contracts and you dont want him to manage you. But Harrison was busy planning his all-star Concert for Bangladesh benefit showsin which Badfinger would participateand dropped out of Straight Up after completing four songs and playing the distinctive slide guitar hook on Hams Day After Day. The album was completed with Rundgren, who recorded some new tracks with the band, mixed the tapes from the Harrison sessions and recut some of the material that the band had recorded with Emerick. The band were excited about the opportunity, but it didnt come without its problems. "In 1974, I left for America with 700. Ironically, eight years later, Tom Evans would choose . By 1974, we were getting somewhat suspicious about it. His clients included rock band Badfinger, musician Al Kooper, and singer Lou Christie. It was in April 1975 that Ham hanged himself. In the years since, Molland, who settled in Minneapolis in the early 80s, has continued making solo albums and performing songs from his old bands vintage repertoire. He said his ears were burnt as he'd been listening to it for hours and wanted our opinion," he said. Most of the songs are Ham's - who he calls a "Welsh genius" who would have written many more brilliant tunes. I think Pete really liked it. Learn more about merges. Throughout his career, Polley defrauded a number of clients and associates, most notably Badfinger. Gibbins recalled in an interview, Wed be doing a gig in Ireland, and hed be singing Mrs. Id seen them on TV doing a song called Maybe Tomorrow, and it wasnt my cup of tea. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. No jingle-jangle stuff. Did that sound like a hit when you were recording it? Stan Polley. PleaseKillMe.com is the home of Please Kill Me: the Uncensored Oral History of Punk. All of us had to agree to it. It was Ham who was musically "streets ahead" and sat in the attic writing before coming down and playing "beautiful songs". Polley had Badfinger under his control and they would end up signing a new management agreement with him. From that moment on, I wanted to be a guitar player. In November 1970, the band and Bill Collins, understandably concerned over the disorganization that prevailed at Apple, had handed Badfingers business affairs over to New York-based business manager Stan Polley. 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. based on information from your browser. In 1974, Warner's publishing division filed a lawsuit against Polley when it was unsuccessful in locating the funds. For me, getting into the guitar started when I heard Elvis Presleys Blue Suede Shoes. The Warner Bros. contract called for the groups advances to be paid into an escrow account, but after the companys publishing division was unsuccessful in locating hundreds of thousands of dollars in advances that the company had deposited into the account, it filed a lawsuit against Polley. I will take him with me." By 1965, Roy Anderson would be replaced by Mike Gibbins, who was introduced to the band through Griffiths. Who knows what drives people to do such a thing? You need a Find a Grave account to continue. They evolved from an earlier band formed in 1961 called The Iveys. Despite a string of hits in the late-60s and early-70s, the members of Badfinger never reaped the financial rewards due to their manager Stan Polley, who allegedly had mob ties. Badfinger's (USA) manager, Stan Polley. According to Wkipedia's entry on Stan Polley (it doesn't mention the fact that he was a jew), he defrauded some white man of a quarter of a million dollars in 1991, and was prosecuted for it. 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. The problems really started when this guy, Stan Polley, got involved. I will take him with me." And then he hanged himself. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. In an interview in Disc & Music Echo magazine, bassist Ron Griffiths complained about Apple neglecting the Iveys. There are times when it all feels like a dream, says guitarist Joey Molland, recalling the glory days a half century ago when Badfinger ruled the airwaves with a series of exquisitely crafted pop-rock hits like Come and Get It, No Matter What, Day After Day and Baby Blue. Stan Polley is a soulless bastard. It was very complicated. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Applebee, and the girls would be screaming, screaming, screaming, but then hed go, Hang on a minute, look to the other side andthere would be crowds around Dai. I never went down to Apple to talk about titles. In 1991, Polley pleaded no contest to charges of misappropriating funds and money laundering in Riverside County, California. But most of the citys musical talent would go unheard outside of Swansea, due to a lack of attention from the British music industry, which was centered in faraway London. BA1 1UA. [9], sfnp error: no target: CITEREFBrennan2012 (, "Badfinger's last original member still playing their music", "Breaking Badfinger: Who's Getting the Baby Blue Money? The band didn't start as Badfinger, though. We got a salary of $300 a week. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. On the night of April 23, 1975 in the London suburb of Surrey, Ham and Tom Evans had drinks at a local pub, commiserating over their mutual misfortune. In 1967, Dai Jenkins was dismissed from the band after his commitment waned, and he was replaced by Tom Evans. The Iveys soon became one of Swanseas top local bands. Surprisingly, his skills are more suited to the drums. The final episode of Breaking Bad, which had more than 10 million viewers tune in, closed out the episode with the Badfinger single Baby Blue. The band continued to hone their live act, performing a melody of R & B, Motown, and Beatles hits. Their shows were so popular that the band members commanded more attention than Garrick himself, particularly Dai Jenkins. Speaking to BBC's Week In Week Out programme in 1987, the band's solicitor Tim Douglas-Jones said no money from the US was ever recovered. Prospective new managers and booking agents were leery of working with the band, due to the restrictive contracts that they had entered into with Polley, and the Warner lawsuit and the Apple publishing dispute that continued to hang over the bands heads. Stan Polley is a soulless bastard. Sadly, the song's lyrics ("Guess you think it's funny. [6], In 1991, Polley pleaded no contest to charges of misappropriating funds and money laundering in Riverside County, California. Try again later. Meanwhile, Stan Polley forced a battle between Apple and Warner Bros. over Badfingers song publishing, causing the substantial royalty payments for the bands hits (and for Nilssons cover of Without You) to be tied in a legal knot that would take years to untangle. Having the Beatles as their mentors led to predictable comparisons from the press. We were astounded when we heard Harrys version. Badfinger continued its hot streak with 1971s Straight Up, whose production is credited to George Harrison, Todd Rundgren and Geoff Emerick. Stanley Herbert Polley (April 7, 1922 - July 20, 2009) was an American entertainment manager and fraudster active in the 1960s and 1970s. While initially performing on the local circuit using temporary names, their first serious incarnation was as the Iveys, which came together in 1961. We were uncomfortable with the whole thing, but we went along with it.. 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. Stan was born on April 7, 1922 in . From left: Pete Ham, Tommy Evans, Mike Gibbons, Joey Molland. Please seek professional guidance. But bad business dealings - the group had entrusted their financial affairs to an American businessman, Stan Polley, who ultimately swindled them out of millions and left the members all but broke - splintered Badfinger, and in 1975, Pete Ham hanged himself in the garage of his Surrey home. Until then, The Beatles had never lifted a single from one of their albums; they had . If in doubt, leave it out. Polley was 87 years old when he died in Riverside County, California. In April 1970, manager Bill Collins was in the US scouting prospects for a tour and he met Stan Polley. 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. It was great that it was so successful it was Song of the Year. This led to arguments, with Ham quitting before returning. Weve updated the security on the site. It was thought that businessman Alan Klein, who had been brought into Apple Records to help clean up the company, put the kibosh on them releasing the album in America. 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. We knew it was a good song, and we enjoyed playing it. I wanted to play guitar music with a harder bite to it. This account has been disabled. The Rascals were amazing.. Failed to delete memorial. Tommy had his reasons for it, but they werent our reasons. Evans had originally embraced rock n roll after seeing the pre-stardom Beatles perform at the now-legendary Cavern club in Liverpool. Polley was placed on probation for five years and ordered by the court to return all missing funds to Brock, although the complainant said the restitution never materialized. We went into the studio with Mal Evans and put together the arrangement. Polley pushed the band to work on a new album so he could get his hands on a $350K advance that Warner was owing, but the album was rejected by the label due to pending legal action. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. If we had different management, we could have gone on. We had two people in the band take their own lives thats a tragedy on a human level. Evans wife Marianne later quoted him as saying I want to be where Pete is. It was eight years later. Their new Warner Bros. contract called for Badfinger to deliver a new album every six months. Im saddened that Badfinger will never carry on till tomorrow. Aeronautics engineer Peter Brock accused Polley of swindling him for US $250,000 after the two set up a corporation to manufacture airplane engines. 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. Also in 1982, Evans, Gibbins and Bob Jackson somehow fell in with John Cass, a shadowy Milwaukee entrepreneur with minimal music-industry experience, who nonetheless promised to relaunch Badfingers career with a lucrative tour and a high-profile record deal. I didnt even have my own amp at the time. For math, science, nutrition, history . No jingle-jangle stuff. Molland said he still finds it difficult to understand why Ham took his life. By this point, the Iveys hometown had a sizable scene of Beatles-inspired beat groups. But not long after, Polley had seemingly taken the advance payment and run . Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Most of Polley's American clients said they were already suspicious of their manager by this point, but the publicity of the hearings convinced several to sever ties with him. What Polley did to those guys is unforgivable. I wish it wouldve gone differently. 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. Stanley Herbert Polley (April 7, 1922 - July 20, 2009) was an American entertainment manager and fraudster active in the 1960s and 1970s. You can always change this later in your Account settings. "He was very anxious about it. Polley was a slick, charming operator whod served in the U.S. Army and worked in New Yorks garment industry, before entering the music business in the mid-60s. The group made their way to America, and were in need of proper management stateside. He signed the members to various contracts that directed their touring, recording and publishing income into holding companies that he controlled. There was one guy, [Apple Records press officer] Derek Taylor, who seemed to take an interest, and [Beatles roadie] Mal Evans, who had gotten the band signed, he was involved. People seemed to really like us over there, and we went over like mad. Read More After the success of Come and Get It, various members of the Beatles organization including John Lennon and George Harrison became more hands-on with Badfinger. The band soon expanded to a five-man lineup, featuring keyboardist Bob Jackson, but that was short-lived. He went away and took the tapes; we never did overdubs or anything. WERE WE ALL BRAINWASHED BY THE CIA WITH SEX, DRUGS AND ROCK & ROLL? 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