The members were stevie wright vocals, george young rhythm guitar, harry vanda lead guitar, dick diamonde bass and gordon snowy fleet drums. Each night they played to thousands of people in converted barns, stadiums and outdoor festivals or anywhere a stage could be erected to accommodate the growing german. The easybeats soon amassed a large following in their native australia. In june 1967, the easybeats plus session drummer freddie smith and renowned session keyboardist nicky hopkins went into the famed olympic studios in barnes, london where jimi hendrix, the move, the small faces, traffic, family and the rolling stones cut many of their seminal late 60s albums and singles to record their next lp, produced by shel talmys. Popular the easybeats albums mean old lovin 1979 the shame just drained.
When i look into my book, oh, oh so late at night i see the names of girls i knew and used to hold so tight but i remember all the little things. It was written by vanda and young, and produced by their new producer shel talmy, who had also helmed the records of the kinks and the who. When i look into my book, oh, oh so late at night i see the names of girls i knew and used to hold so tight but i remember all the little things that we used to do and share. Na het ontbinden van the easybeats in 1969 werkten vanda en young eerst enkele jaren. Dec 27, 2015 australian rock legend stevie wright has died aged 68, according to reports. See more ideas about stevie wright, stevie, george young. The easybeats singer had an enormous influence on generations of australian rocknrollers, from acdc to the saints to you am i sun 27 dec 2015 18.
An australian beat group from the mid1960s best known for its 1966 international hit friday on my mind. In 1986 they reunited for a national reunion tour which resulted in the release of an album, called live studio and stage. Whoa, yeah countrymen, friends, lend me your ears ill tell you a tale of fifteen years im an old man thats so forlorn i wanna see the city where i was born i got a. Easyfever may have engulfed the aussie pop scene, but in london the pressure was on them to come up with something fresh for their new british producer, shel talmy. The band was first formed in 1964 in sydney, australia. Friday on my mind is a 1966 song by australian rock group the easybeats. From 1965 to 1966 the group enjoyed a steady succession of excellent and exciting australian radio hits that include for my women, shes so fine, wedding ring, sad and lonely. Their string of successes has stretched into the new century friday on my mind remains in print in dozens of editions throughout the world, as recorded by the easybeats and others.
Singersongwriter neil finn tweeted, rip stevie wright, he created musical magic that lives on. The easybeats were an australian rock band which formed in sydney, australia, in late 1964, and disbanded at the end of 1969. The easybeats were an australian rock band that formed in sydney in late 1964. Written by band members george young and harry vanda, the track became a worldwide hit, reaching no. They were the antipodean echo to the style and sound of the beatles in britain, and the first rock and roll act from australia to score an international pop hit with the 1966 single, friday on my mind.
They were the first rock and roll act from australia to score an. The easybeats friday on my mind 1967, vinyl discogs. Stevie wright, australian rock legend and the easybeats. Australian rock legend stevie wright has died aged 68, according to reports. In that time, wright wrecked his marriage he has a son, nicholas, turned down an offer to join mott the hoople and worked as a production manager for albert records, the easybeats old label. Australian 60s rock legends the easybeats with their 1966 hit single in my book. On these shows with the easybeats were bands like the tremeloes slade, mungo jerry, dozey beakey mick and tich, hello, middle of the road, the equals, the troggs and many others.
They were the first rock and roll act from australia to score an international pop hit with the 1966 single friday on my mind. The easybeats were an australian rock band that formed in sydney, australia, in late 1964, and disbanded at the end of 1969. Stevie wright britishborn australian pop singersongwriter. The easybeats frontman, known for hits like evie and friday on my mind died at a hospice on the nsw south coast. Provided to youtube by albert productions in my book the easybeats its 2 easy. Best thing about the book is it prompted dragging out the easybeats albumsahhhh good times. By mid1969, the band had receded to a mere shadow of itself, and their music had regressed to a form of goodtime singalong music, similar to the work of the tremeloes, pleasant enough but nothing like the kind of work theyd been. Originally published in the britannica book of the year. Dec 27, 2015 wright was the lead singer of the easybeats, the pioneer rock band from sydney. The easybeats represent part of my personal evolution through music. Stevie wright was the prototype rock frontman despite his.
Its 2 easy 1 let me be 2 you are the light 3 women make you feel alright 4 come and see her 5 ill find somebody to take your place 6 someway, somewhere 7 easy as can be 8 i can see 9 sad and lonely and blue 10 somethin wrong 11 in my book. Its sadly a generic story of fast rise, quicker fall, addicition detox relapse, repeat for two decades. The easybeats lyrics, the easybeats discography sorted by album. For starters, they were australian, except that they really werent they met in sydney alright, and being based in australia with the talent they had gave them a legup over any of the local competition. The easybeats, however, were no longer as exciting a group to listen to or see, when they actually did perform. Original artyfacts from the british empire and beyond, 19641969, friday on my mind made my bed, gonna lie in it, and friday on my mind. The easybeats frontman, known for hits like evie and friday on. First rock and roll act from australia to score an international pop hit with single friday on my. The members were stevie wright vocals, george young rhythm guitar, harry vanda lead guitar, dick diamonde bass and gordon snowy fleet. The singer normie rowe said wright was an amazing performer. Stevie wright, who fronted the band the easybeats in the 1960s and is widely regarded as australias first international pop star, has died at the age of 68. The easybeats occupy a unique place in the pantheon of 1960s british rock acts. The discography of australian rock band the easybeats. Australian rock and roll band, formed in sydney in late 1964, relocated to london, england, in late 1966.
Provided to youtube by alberts in my book 2017 remaster the easybeats absolute anthology 1965 1969. Considered one of the most important rock acts in australia during the 1960s. Their classic friday on my mind was a no 1 hit in australia, no 6 uk and top 20 usa. Little stevie, britishborn australian pop singer songwriter born dec. When the easybeats lead singer stevie wright embarked on a solo career, vanda and young wrote and produced the evocative evie the threepart song split over two sides of a single. The easybeats heaven and hell live on french tv 1967 duration.
The easybeats manager mike vaughan, passed away yesterday 8th september 2015, in yonkers, new york, from a massive stroke. Dec 27, 2015 the easybeats singer had an enormous influence on generations of australian rocknrollers, from acdc to the saints to you am i sun 27 dec 2015 18. Once on british shores, the easybeats recorded an irresistibly pulsating track with a beatleesque yet roughedged feel. The album was originally released in australia and new zealand under the parlophone label under the then current licensing arrangement by the bands production company albert. Midnight man sheet music flash and the pan lead sheet fake book. A functional biography of little stevie wright, lead singer of the easybeats, the biggest australian band in the 60s. For whatever reason, the song friday on my mind has always stood out in my own mind as an am radio highlight, well before underground fm radio began blowing my mind away in the late 1960s. The easybeats were a firstrate 1960s australian rock group that specialized in especially catchy and energetic songs. All five founder members were from families that had migrated.
Dec 27, 2015 stevie wright, who fronted the band the easybeats in the 1960s and is widely regarded as australias first international pop star, has died at the age of 68. Vaughan, a young real estate agent from sydney, first spotted the easybeats at the famous beatle village nightclub one of sydneys first discotheques. Wright was the lead singer of the easybeats, the pioneer rock band from sydney. Easybeats manager mike vaughan passes away at age 78. Friday on my mind was a slice of workingclass rocknroll, and remains a classic here comestheweekend party platter to at least the over 60 sort. From this end of the telescope i really want time to slow down a bit more, as the weekend comes round just too quickly although always a treat to have another edition of rols saturday. Even during their early days, he saw the potential in the group and. Sep 07, 2009 the easybeats were an australian rock band that formed in sydney, australia, in late 1964, and disbanded at the end of 1969. Original artyfacts from the british empire and beyond, 19641969, friday on my mind made my. Considered one of the most important rock acts in australia during the 1960s, they enjoyed a level of success that in their country rivaled the beatles and became the first australian rock act to score an international hit with the 1966 single friday on my mind, as well as one of the few in australia to.
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