Badfinger Guitarist and Last Surviving Member Dies at 77

Joey Molland was the original frontman of the Welsh rock group, which signed with the Beatles’ Apple Records.

Joey Molland strums a 1967 Epiphone Casino at his home in Shorewood, Minn., on Sept. 10, 2001. Ann Heisenfelt/AP Photo

Joey Molland, Badfinger guitarist and last surviving member of the Welsh rock group,  has died at age 77.

The news was confirmed on March 2 through the band’s official Facebook page, which said the musician died surrounded by loved ones the previous day.