Post by B on Dec 27, 2015 15:42:55 GMT -5
Australian rock legend Stevie Wright dies
www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/12/28/australian-rock-legend-stevie-wright-dies
"Stevie Wright, who fronted the band The Easybeats in the 1960s and is widely regarded as Australia's first international pop star, has died at the age of 68.
The Noise11 music website reported that the ARIA Hall of Famer became ill on Boxing Day and was taken to Moruya Hospital on the NSW south coast where he died on Sunday night.
Rock historian Glenn A. Baker confirmed to radio station 6PR he had been informed of the rock legend's death.
Wright, who was also known as Little Stevie, was the lead singer of The Easybeats, regarded as the greatest Australian pop band of the 1960s.
Their song Friday On My Mind was a number-one hit in Australia, number six in Britain and made the top 20 in the US.
The song was later covered by David Bowie on his Pin-Ups album.
The Easybeats broke up in 1969 and Wright became a top solo artist with his epic song Evie."
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The Easybeats: Friday on My Mind (1966) [High Quality Stereo Sound, Subtitled]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iW2_Ec3uEU
Stevie Wright - "Evie" (The Whole Thing)
www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/12/28/australian-rock-legend-stevie-wright-dies
"Stevie Wright, who fronted the band The Easybeats in the 1960s and is widely regarded as Australia's first international pop star, has died at the age of 68.
The Noise11 music website reported that the ARIA Hall of Famer became ill on Boxing Day and was taken to Moruya Hospital on the NSW south coast where he died on Sunday night.
Rock historian Glenn A. Baker confirmed to radio station 6PR he had been informed of the rock legend's death.
Wright, who was also known as Little Stevie, was the lead singer of The Easybeats, regarded as the greatest Australian pop band of the 1960s.
Their song Friday On My Mind was a number-one hit in Australia, number six in Britain and made the top 20 in the US.
The song was later covered by David Bowie on his Pin-Ups album.
The Easybeats broke up in 1969 and Wright became a top solo artist with his epic song Evie."
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The Easybeats: Friday on My Mind (1966) [High Quality Stereo Sound, Subtitled]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iW2_Ec3uEU
Stevie Wright - "Evie" (The Whole Thing)