Joey Molland, the final surviving member of the rock band, Badfinger, has died.

Molland died on Saturday night time surrounded by his household, in line with the band’s Fb web page. No reason for dying has been revealed however he reportedly confronted well being points over time together with pneumonia most not too long ago.

“Thanks, Joey…for preserving the band’s music alive for therefore lengthy and for being a pal to us all,” the band stated of their assertion on social media. Molland, who performed guitar, was a founding member of the Welsh rock group.

Molland joined the band in 1969. They had been previously the Iveys, and had been signed to the Beatles’ Apple Information.

The band consisted of Tom Evans, Mike Gibbins and Pete Ham. Evans and Ham each died by suicide. Gibbins died from a mind aneurysm. When the group was all collectively they recorded a complete of 5 albums.

Joey was 77.