Joseph Charles Molland of Liverpool, England was born on June 21, 1947. He taught himself piano at age 7 and picked up his first guitar at age 11. His first group as a teenager was called The Assassins. In the early 1960's, he played in a Chuck Berry cover group called The Profiles. In 1964, he joined The Masterminds, making his first record in 1965. In 1966, he was recruited for a group called The Fruit Eating Bears, backing The Merseys on tour. In 1967, he moved on to The Crying Shames for a short time, then he successfully auditioned and joined Gary Walker & The Rain, who became very popular in Japan by 1968. After they broke up in May 1969, Joey joined Badfinger in November of 1969 (as they were in the process of changing their name from The Iveys), replacing Ron Griffiths, eventually quitting the group in November of 1974 over business differences. He eventually reunited with Tommy Evans in 1978, but they split again for good by 1981. Joey now records and tours as a solo act, keeping the Badfinger name alive.

biography information from Dan Matovina's "Without You, The Tragic Story of Badfinger"

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