INXS were an Australian rock band,formed as the Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney. The founding members were bassist Garry Gary Beers,main composer and keyboardist Andrew Farriss,drummer Jon Farriss,guitarist Tim Farriss,lead singer and main lyricist Michael Hutchence,and guitarist and saxophonist Kirk Pengilly. For 20 years,INXS was fronted by Hutchence,whose magnetic stage presence made him the focal point of the band. Initially known for their new wave/pop style,the band later developed a harder pub rock style that included funk and dance elements.
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". One of the most popular and successful bands in the country,they were one of the few Australian bands of their time to foreground their original material;their first album Easy (1965) was one of the earliest Australian rock albums featuring all original songs.
The Choirboys are an Australian hard rock and Australian pub rock band from Sydney formed as Choirboys in 1979 with mainstays Mark Gable on lead vocals,Ian Hulme on bass guitar,Brad Carr on lead guitar and Lindsay Tebbutt on drums. In preparation for their second album Big Bad Noise in 1988,the band changed their name to The Choirboys. The band line-up saw many changes from 1983 to 2007,while releasing 8 studio albums. Their 1987 single "Run to Paradise" remains their biggest commercial success.
James Dixon Barnes is a Scottish-born Australian rock singer. His career,both as a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the rock band Cold Chisel,has made him one of the most popular and best-selling Australian music artists of all time.
Bad for Good is the only studio album by American songwriter Jim Steinman. Steinman wrote all of the songs and performed on most,although Rory Dodd contributed lead vocals on some tracks.
George Redburn Young was an Australian musician,songwriter and record producer. He was a founding member of the bands The Easybeats and Flash and the Pan,and was one-half of the songwriting and production duo Vanda &Young with his long-time musical collaborator Harry Vanda,with whom he co-wrote the international hits "Friday on My Mind" and "Love Is in the Air",the latter recorded by John Paul Young.
Dead Ringer is the second studio album by American rock singer Meat Loaf,released on September 4,1981. It is the second of four albums written entirely by Jim Steinman. The album cover was designed by comic book artist and horror illustrator Bernie Wrightson.
Flash and the Pan were an Australian new wave musical group. Also described as "a kind of post-disco,pre-house percussive dance music". It was formed in 1976 by Harry Vanda and George Young,both former members of the Easybeats,who formed a production and songwriting team known as Vanda &Young. The group's first chart success was their 1976 debut single,"Hey,St. Peter",which reached number five in the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart. The next single,"Down Among the Dead Men",peaked at number four in Australia in 1978. For international release,it was re-titled "And the Band Played On".
"Friday on My Mind" is a 1966 song by Australian rock group the Easybeats. Written by band members George Young and Harry Vanda,the track became a worldwide hit,reaching No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 1967 in the US,No. 1 on the Dutch Top 40 chart,No. 1 in Australia and No. 6 on the UK singles chart,as well as charting in several other countries. In 2001,it was voted "Best Australian Song" of all time by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) as determined by a panel of 100 music industry personalities. In 2007,"Friday on My Mind" was added to the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia registry.
"Evie" is a rock song performed by Australian singer and former frontman of the Easybeats,Stevie Wright. It was written by Harry Vanda and George Young and released as a single in 1974. It has been suggested that it is the first 11-minute song to chart at #1 anywhere in the world. According to author Mark Juddery,the song was "the longest Australian single ever to make the charts."
"Bony Moronie" was the third single by Larry Williams,released in 1957.
The Best of The Easybeats + Pretty Girl is the first compilation album by The Easybeats featuring a selection of songs recorded by the group between 1965 and 1966. The album was originally released in Australia and New Zealand under the Parlophone label under the then current licensing arrangement by the band's production company Albert Productions.
Vigil is the fifth studio album by Australian rock band The Easybeats,released in May 1968. This would be the second and final album by the band released on the United Artists Records label.
"Runnin' for the Red Light (I Gotta Life)" is a song performed by Meat Loaf. The song was released on April 15,1996,as the third single from Meat Loaf's seventh studio album,Welcome to the Neighborhood (1995),reaching number 21 on the UK Singles Chart and number two on the UK Rock and Metal Singles Chart.
Vanda &Young were an Australian songwriting and producing duo composed of Harry Vanda and George Young. They performed as members of 1960s Australian rock group the Easybeats where Vanda was their lead guitarist and backing singer and Young was their rhythm guitarist and backing singer. Vanda &Young co-wrote all of the Easybeats' later songs including their international hit "Friday on My Mind" and they produced themselves from 1967. Young was the older brother of Malcolm and Angus Young of the hard rock band AC/DC and younger brother of Alexander Young of the English band Grapefruit.
Australian Made was a festival concert series held during 1986–1987 in the six state capitals of Australia and featured local rock acts Mental as Anything,I'm Talking,The Triffids,The Saints,Divinyls,Models,INXS and even Jimmy Barnes. The series started in Hobart on 26 December 1986 and concluded in Sydney on 26 January 1987. Rock journalist Jeff Jenkins rated it as one of his 50 most significant events in Australian music history,"It wasn't a huge success,but it showed that an all-Australian festival could work." Australian Made was conceived to counter tours of international acts,like Dire Straits' 1985–1986 world tour,which were drying up funds for Australian groups. As from October 2010,the following artists have been inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame:INXS and The Saints,Barnes,Divinyls (2006),The Triffids (2008),Mental As Anything (2009),and Models (2010).
Good Friday is the fourth studio album by The Easybeats,released in May 1967. It was the first album released after the band signed an international recording deal with United Artists Records. The original UK album was released in May 1967. Although "Friday on My Mind" was a big single in the UK,the album failed to make the top 40.
"The Music Goes 'Round My Head" is a 1967 song and single by Australian rock group The Easybeats,which was written by band members George Young and Harry Vanda.
"St. Louis" is a song by Australian rock group the Easybeats,which was released in June 1969. It was co-written by its members Harry Vanda and George Young and recorded as their first single after signing to Polydor Records.
"Land of Make Believe" is a 1968 song and single by Australian rock group the Easybeats,which was written by band members George Young and Harry Vanda. It was also released on the band's fifth album Vigil.
