R.I.P. Stevie Wright

[Frantic]

Time ta whip out your Easybeats rekkids.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ock-legend-Easybeats-singer-dies-aged-68.html

 

[MopTopMike]

Mine are never without regular weekly spins anyway

 

[Frantic]

Luv the Easy's

 

[bosshoss]

Very sad news. But he left an incredible recorded legacy for garage and beat music fans. Nearly all of the Easybeats great songs before "Friday On My Mind" were written by Stevie Wright together with guitarist George Young. Harry Vanda only came in as major songwriter after they moved to the UK and Stevie lost confidence in his ability to write "sophisticated" lyrics.

In Australia they had 3 no. 1 hits, 8 in the top 10, and 15 top 40 hits. Stevie co-wrote over half of those. Apart from the top UK hit making combos, It's hard to think of any other TBM-worthy garage/beat band worldwide who had so much local chart success.

 

[bosshoss]

All these songs were co-written by Stevie Wright and George Young

It's So Easy

I'm A Madman

Hey Girl

She's So Fine

You Got It Off Me

 

[bosshoss]

A Letter

Ya Can't Do That

Let Me Be

You Are The Light

Women (Make You Feel Alright)

 

[bosshoss]

Come And See Her

I'll Find Somebody To Take Your Place

Someway, Somewhere
(video doesn't seem to be available)

Easy As Can Be

I Can See

 

[bosshoss]

Sad And Lonely And Blue

Somethin' Wrong

In My Book

Wedding Ring

Sorry

 

[bosshoss]

Funny Feelin'

Say You Want Me

You Said That

Goin' Out Of My Mind

Not In Love With You

 

[bosshoss]

Promised Things

The Last Day Of May
Couldn't find a video for this

My My My
Couldn't find a video for this either

Dance Of The Lovers
Or this...

What Do You Want Babe
Or this...

 

[bosshoss]

Can't You Leave Her

Too Much

I'll Make You Happy

A Very Special Man +
Trying' So Hard

 

[bosshoss]

For My Woman

Me Or You

Mean Old Lovin'
I'm Happy
Hey Babe
I Don't Agree
Keep Your Hands Off My Babe
No One Knows

 

[Dominic]

For My Woman, Sorry, and Wedding Ring are always in my play box. The footage of him live in ascendance is some of my absolute favorite video. Small in stature, but a giant.

 

[bosshoss]

And If you're hungry for more, here's a cool recent documentary on the Easybeats

 

[chas_kit]

I like all their albums, but that Easyfever EP is incredible.

 

[bosshoss]

I like all their albums, but that Easyfever EP is incredible.

What's also incredible is that was #1 on the national singles charts in Australia, for 2 weeks from 20th August to 2nd September 1966. 2 weeks earlier, the Troggs were #1 with "Wild Thing". Easyfever was then knocked off the top spot by the Beatles Yellow Submarine. 12 weeks later the Easybeats were #1 again with the 2-sider "Sorry"/"Funny Feelin'".