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by Tom Brennan
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updated: October 19, 2014
The
year was 1977 and groups such as The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac and
Foreigner were topping the Billboard charts. I had just moved to Los
Angeles from Chicago when I first met Joey Molland in the fall of
1977, at the time he was living in Van Nuys, California. Drummer Ken
Harck and I were trying to complete the line-up of a group we were
forming. Joey was invited to join us at our rehearsal studio and the
chemistry between us seemed right. But the group was still short a
bass player. So we summoned a friend from Chicago to fill the position
and proceeded to record a few songs. The bass player we recruited did
not work out as we had hoped, so Joey suggested his old pal Tom Evans.
He thought Tommy would be the perfect choice. So without hesitation,
we sent our demos to Tommy in England and waited for a response. Tommy
was impressed, and wanted to be involved. In return, he sent us rough
piano/vocal demos of two songs which eventually found their way onto
"Airwaves." These two songs were "Lost Inside Your Love" and "Sail
Away." In my opinion, the two best songs he had ever written. Tommy,
Joey and I were ambivalent about calling this group Badfinger, but
after much debate we decided to go with it. A new Badfinger was now
formed. At one point, Mike Gibbins was flown in from Wales to
participate. To me, the making of this album has some bittersweet
memories. But despite some bad business decisions and personal
differences, some great music still managed to emerge... Some
people have also asked me over the years why my photo did not appear on
the cover of "Airwaves." To set the record straight, I made a decision
to leave the group a week or so before the photo sessions for the cover
of "Airwaves" took place...
Notes
by Joe Tansin from the 1999 "Airwaves" CD on Permanent Press Records
Joe Tansin on Facebook
Joe
& Danielle on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/joe-danielle/id879137270
Joe Tansin on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/joe-tansin/id109189569
Joe Tansin on ReverbNation: http://www.reverbnation.com/joetansin#
Joe Tansin & Danielle Bisutti on Static
Beach Radio
live interview & music on
Friday, May 16, 2014 at 7:45 P.M. PDT
"Drive" by Joe & Danielle is now
available on iTunes
and CD
Baby
released: May 14, 2014
"Love Just Ain't Enough" is now available on iTunes
and CD
Baby
released:
May 14, 2014
Joe
Tansin, Dean Ford & Friends "Holiday Concert" with special
guest Bryan Titus
"The 1909" in Topanga Ca.
Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 8:30 PM (PST)
Topanga Canyon, CA
Joe
Tansin and Dean Ford interview on The Time Machine [edited by Tom
Brennan]
(Complete free podcast available from the iTunes
Store) released July 11, 2012
Joe
Tansin/Joey Molland composition - Love Can't Hide NEW
SONG AVAILABLE ON ITUNES released Nov. 12,
2010
Joe
Tansin song - Saddest Man In The World NEW
SONG AVAILABLE ON ITUNES released Sep. 30,
2010
Joe
Tansin song - Never Look Back NEW
SONG AVAILABLE ON ITUNES released Sep. 10,
2010
YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMOTKkGVs4I
posted
Dec. 24, 2011
Joe
Tansin song - Like Wild Horses NEW
SONG AVAILABLE ON ITUNES released Sep. 10, 2010
Joe
Tansin song - The Last Ride AVAILABLE
ON ITUNES released
June 11, 2010
Joe
Tansin cover - You've Got To Hide Your Love Away AVAILABLE
ON ITUNES released
June 28, 2010
Joe Tansin's YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/jttansin
Joe
Tansin video - The Last Ride
Joe
Tansin video - You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (Beatles cover)
Baby
What You Want Me To Do (YouTube video with son Jack Tansin on lead
guitar)
Joe
Tansin songs:
Can You Feel The Rain
(1994)
The Last Ride (2010)
Like Wild Horses
(2010)
Never Look Back (2010)
One
More Time (1978)
Saddest
Man In the World
(2010)
Send Me Your Love
(1985)
Steal My Heart (1986)
Sympathy
(1978)
The
Winner (1978)
Airwaves
album (by Badfinger) page
Dan Matovina's Badfinger biography web page
all photos on this page are used by permission of Joe Tansin and are not to be copied or used without his permission
other
solo Badfinger pages:
Pete
Ham Mike
Gibbins Joey
Molland Bob
Jackson Ron
Griffiths The
Dodgers
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