An Australian Rock Legend Has Died

[wombat]

Stevie Wright, Easybeats lead singer and Australian rock legend, dies:
One of Australia's best loved rock stars and the lead singer of The Easybeats, has died aged 68.
He had fallen ill on Boxing Day and passed away in a Sydney Hospital on Sunday night.
The Easybeats best well know song that rocketed to number one on the Australian charts in 1966 was "Friday On My Mind" Stevie was born in Leeds, England in 1948 and came to Australia with his parants when he was nine, living in Melbourne and then in Sydney.
He formed The Easybeats in 1964 at the age of just 16 with a group of other young migrant teenagers - Harry Vanda, George Young, Dick Diamonde and Snowy Fleet. Within a few years the band had become one of Australia's most popular musical groups, inspiring their own brand of Beatles-style fandom, dubbed 'Easyfever'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rBJLoYd8xak

Here in another video clip, Stevie at the Sydney Opera House

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPveBD6WWXc&feature=player_embedded

wombat

 

[Ramjet]

RIP Stevie

 

[backcreek]

Legends pass but their music lives on.
Rip Stevie

 

[nucopia]

R.I.P mate .. 8.(

 

[cecc]

R.I.P Grew up with these songs.

 

[Sandta]

The Black Eyed Bruiser
RIP legend

 

[Macca50]

Great muso will be missed RIP Stevie

 

[cracka]

RIP Stevie, sitting here listening to Evie 1-2-3 Guitar band and Black eyed bruiser, pure bliss. Thank you so much, your music will never die.

Cracka.

 

[Jon]

Evie, Black eyed bruiser, yep grew up on that stuff too. He was good that's for sure. Bummer!

 

[willo1]

Stevie Wright, Easybeats lead singer and Australian rock legend, dies:
One of Australia's best loved rock stars and the lead singer of The Easybeats, has died aged 68.
He had fallen ill on Boxing Day and passed away in a Sydney Hospital on Sunday night.

He passed away at Moruya Hospital on the south coast.

 

[GaryO]

Great 2 part doco on ABC tonight at 9pm . Its about Albert Records and the string of Aussie Bands and performers they signed up. Much of part one is about Stevie Wright and the Easy Beats.

Gaz

 

[numpty]

i think thats been on before, if its the one ive seen its well worth a look.

 

[GaryO]

Im sure it has been Nump , well at least on foxtel. But for anyone that is a fan of Aussie rock from the 60's 70's 80's , like you said its well worth watching .
Are we just getting old or has music just turned to rubbish these days. ??