Mike Gibbins
| Mike Gibbins | |
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| Birth name | Michael George Gibbins |
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12 March 1949 Swansea, Wales |
| Died | 4 October 2005 (aged 56) Florida, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1964–2005 |
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| Website | [1] |
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| Ludwig Drums | |
Michael George "Mike" Gibbins (12 March 1949 – 4 October 2005) was a Welsh musician, most notable for being the drummer of Badfinger.
Mike Gibbins was born on 12 March 1949 in Swansea, Wales. He began playing drums at age 14, and joined his first band, "The Club 4" in the early 1960s. He played around South Wales for a time with a group called "The Misfits" before auditioning for the rival Welsh band The Iveys in 1964.
Iveys member Ron Griffiths invited Gibbins to audition for the group in 1964, when Gibbins was 15. Members Pete Ham, Dai Jenkins, and Griffiths subsequently invited Gibbins to join the band, who reluctantly had to cut his hair from a rocker style to that of a mod. In 1966, Tom Evans replaced Jenkins, and in 1968, The Iveys were signed to the Beatles' Apple Records. In 1969, Paul McCartney produced the song "Come and Get It" for the Iveys, who prior to its release, changed their name to Badfinger and replaced Griffiths with guitarist Joey Molland.
After the success of "Come and Get It", Badfinger enjoyed success with hit songs "No Matter What", "Day After Day", and "Baby Blue". From early on, Gibbins began to contribute songs to the albums, despite often being overshadowed by the compositions of the other members, particularly Ham. Gibbins wrote "It Had to Be" on the album No Dice, "Hey Cowboy" on the album Ass, "My Heart Goes Out" on the Badfinger album, and the songs "Your So Fine" and the first half of the medley "In the Meantime/Some Other Time" on the album Wish You Were Here. With the exceptions of "It Had to Be" and "Your So Fine", Gibbins also contributed lead vocals on his songs. Gibbins also composed and sang the originally unreleased songs "Loving You", (from the unreleased Straight Up sessions) "Rockin' Machine", and "Back Again" (from the unreleased Head First album.) All of these recordings have now been issued on CD.
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