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Sydney, Australia (1964 – 1969)

The Easybeats were a rock and roll band in the 1960s from Australia. They formed in Sydney in late 1964 and split at the end of 1969. They are widely regarded as the greatest Australian pop band of the Sixties and were the first Australian rock and roll act to score an international pop hit with their classic 1966 single Friday On My Mind (however the folk-pop group, The Seekers, had international hits in 1965). Their manager was former Sydney real estate agent, Mike Vaughan.

The band’s line-up exemplifies the influence of post-war migration on Australian society. All five founding members were from families who had migrated to Australia from Europe; lead singer Stevie Wright was from London, rhythm guitarist George Young (who is the older brother of the AC/DC members Angus and Malcolm Young) was from Glasgow, lead guitarist Harry Vanda and bassist Dick Diamonde were from The Netherlands, and drummer Gordon “Snowy” Henry Fleet was from Bootle, Liverpool, England.
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  • pikto

    there is a great Bowie cover of "friday on my mind" in his "pin ups" album. cheers..

    October 2011

  • presstoplay85

    Cannot underplay the charisma and impact these lads had during their all too brief career, were pretty much Australia's Beatles and Stones rolled into one. Stevie was barely 17 when Friday on My Mind came out and was out of work and onto a downward spiral by the age of 21. Then bang! Evie in the mid 70's. Credit to him to still being alive and being able to recall those good times with a cheeky grin and a sense of humour intact.

    September 2011

  • finslaw

    Heaven & Hell is the followup single that should have. Instead it got banned.

    September 2011

  • BillyPiligrim

    оо, какая же хорошая группа!

    September 2011

  • Druid66

    A great Australian verison of the British Invasion sound. I'm reading "AC/DC: Maximum rock "n' Roll" and it talks about how these guys, including George Young, kind of blazed the path for his brothers to follow, although the Easybeats were very different (no kidding) from the "Young-er" band. (-:

    August 2011

  • cookieboo

    Hey guyss :) Please join my group :D http://www.last.fm/group/Song+Lyrics+%3A%29

    July 2011

  • cocalocapoca

    Friday On My Mind ! <3333

    June 2011

  • SamWoud

    For all dutch fans: Lees, kijk en luister hier naar "Friday on My Mind" van The Easybeats, de band die beatlemania-taferelen losmaakte in Australië en de eerste Australische popster voortbracht: http://samwoud.blogspot.com/2011/05/friday-on-my-mind.html

    May 2011
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