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Dingeman Adriaan Henry van der Sluijs (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɪŋəˌmɑn ˈɑdriaːn ˈɦɛnri ˈvɑn dər ˈslœys]; 28 December 1947 – 18 September 2024), better known by his stage name Dick Diamonde, was an Australian bass guitarist. He was a founding mainstay member of the Easybeats.
The Easybeats were an Australian rock band which formed in Sydney in late 1964. They are best known for their 1966 hit single " Friday on My Mind ", which is regarded as the first Australian rock song to achieve international success; Rolling Stone described it as "the first international victory for Oz rock ". [ 2 ]
The Easybeats re-formed for a brief Australian tour in 1986, and Wright re-formed variations of the Stevie Wright Band in 1986–88. Wright's substance-abuse problems continued into the 1980s and 1990s and he came close to death on several occasions but was supported by his partner, Fay Walker.
The Easybeats had formed in 1964 in Sydney by Dick Diamonde on bass guitar, Gordon "Snowy" Fleet on drums, Harry Vanda on lead guitar, Stevie Wright on lead vocals and George Young on lead guitar. [1] [2] Their second studio album, It's 2 Easy (March 1966), was produced by Ted Albert for Parlophone Records/Albert Productions. [1] "Come and See ...
Fleet is claimed to be the member who named the band "the Easybeats". [ 5 ] The group consisted of Gordon (now performing as "Snowy"), Stevie Wright (vocals/originally from Leeds, England), George Young (guitar/from Glasgow, Scotland), Harry Vanda (guitar), and Dick Diamonde (bass, both from the Netherlands).
George Young started his music career in Sydney. He formed there a beat pop band, the Easybeats, in late 1964, himself playing rhythm guitar alongside Dick Diamonde (born Dingeman Vandersluys) on bass guitar, Gordon "Snowy" Fleet on drums (ex-Mojos), Harry Vanda (born Johannes Vandenberg) on lead guitar (ex-Starfighters, Starlighters) and Stevie Wright on lead vocals (ex-Chris Langdon and the ...
At the hostel five migrants - English, Dutch and Scottish - formed The Easybeats: Stevie Wright (lead vocals), Dick Diamonde (bass), Gordon Fleet (drums), Vanda (lead guitar, backing vocals) and Young (rhythm guitar, backing vocals). [4] Wright was their initial lyricist with Young composing the music as Vanda's grasp of English was ...
"Sad and Lonely and Blue" was released as the Easybeats fourth single on 4 November 1965, backed by "Easy As Can Be", a song boasting influences from both rhythm and blues and folk rock. [11] Released through Albert Productions and distributed by Parlophone , the single was what Young described as "sort of a bomb for us". [ 12 ]