Records sued Badfinger's business manager, Stan Polley, after an advance vanished and, after Polley disappeared, the band were left penniless. Records, as the Apple Records label was crumbling and it seemed the band was primed for major recognition. In 1972, Badfinger was picked up by Warner Bros. This friendship culminated with Ham's acoustic guitar duet on " Here Comes the Sun" with Harrison at The Concert for Bangladesh in 1971, later portrayed in the theatrical film of the concert. George Harrison used Ham's talents for a number of album sessions, including on the All Things Must Pass album and for other Apple Records artist's recordings. An Ivor Novello award for Song of the Year was issued in 1973 along with Grammy nominations. The song has since become a standard and has been covered by hundreds of singers. Ham's greatest songwriting success came with his co-written composition " Without You" – a worldwide number-one when it was later covered by Harry Nilsson and released in 1971. He followed up with two more worldwide hits in " Day After Day" and " Baby Blue". His own creative perseverance paid off eventually, as his " No Matter What" became another top-ten worldwide hit in late 1970. Ham had initially protested against using a non-original to promote the band, as he had gained confidence in the group's compositions, but he was quickly convinced of the springboard effect of having a likely hit single. The Iveys changed their name to Badfinger with the single release of " Come and Get It", a composition written by Paul McCartney that became a worldwide top-ten hit. In 1968, The Iveys came to the attention of Mal Evans (The Beatles' personal assistant) and were eventually signed to the Beatles' Apple Records label after approval from all four Beatles, who were reportedly impressed by the band's songwriting abilities. Ray Davies of The Kinks took an initial interest in the group, although tracks produced by Davies did not surface commercially until decades later. Ham eventually became the prominent songwriter for the band, after a Revox tape recorder was made available by Collins to encourage him. The band was relocated to London by The Mojos manager, Bill Collins, in 1966, and they continued to perform for three years throughout the United Kingdom. This group would undergo several name and line-up changes before it became The Iveys in 1965. He formed a local rock group called The Panthers circa 1961.
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