DragonKing Dark: Badfinger

We continue our series of the 100 darkest moments in pop culture history with a band that started off with a string of hit songs, signed to The Beatles’ record label, with songs written by The Beatles with many people believing they might BE the new Beatles. 

But a rash of “whatever could go wrong will go wrong” events struck Badfinger, leaving them broke, sidelined, and two members dead. This is the story of the classic rock band Badfinger.

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Karl Stern
Karl Stern

Karl Stern is a pro wrestling historian specializing in the 1980s and pioneer era (pre-1900) of pro wrestling. He is an author who has written several books on wrestling and independently runs the When It Was Cool retro pop culture website.