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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]
Stephen Carlton Wright [2] (20 December 1947 [3] – 27 December 2015) was an Australian singer, songwriter, and musician. Called Australia's first international pop star, he is best known for being the lead singer of the Easybeats, who are widely regarded as the greatest Australian pop band of the 1960s.
The Best of The Easybeats (US only) Released: 1985; Label: Rhino (RNLP 124) Format: Vinyl, CD — The Easybeats Collection (Germany only) Released: 1989; Label: Line Music / Impact (IMCD 9.00823 O) Format: CD, cassette — The Definitive Series: Released: September 1992; Label: Albert Productions (472297) Format: CD, cassette — The Best of ...
Pages in category "The Easybeats members" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. Dick Diamonde; F.
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 ...
By 1966 Vanda & Young had begun their writing partnership; together they penned the Easybeats' late 1960s recordings including "Friday on My Mind" which reached No. 1 on the Australian singles charts in 1966 [13] and "Good Times" (1968). [14] [15] The Easybeats became Australia's most popular and successful 1960s rock group. [3]
The Easybeats Musical artist Gordon Henry " Snowy " Fleet (16 August 1939 – 17 February 2025) was an English-born Australian drummer, best known as the drummer with the Easybeats between 1964 and 1967.
Johannes Hendrikus Jacob van den Berg (born 22 March 1946), better known as his stage name Harry Vanda, is an Australian musician, songwriter and record producer.He is best known as lead guitarist of the 1960s Australian rock band the Easybeats who with fellow member George Young formed the 1970s and 1980s songwriting and record production duo Vanda & Young.