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.
Stephen Carlton Wright was an Australian singer,songwriter,and musician. Called Australia's first international pop star,he is best known for being the lead singer of the Easybeats,who are widely regarded as the greatest Australian pop band of the 1960s.
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".
"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.
"My Little Angel" is a song written by ex-Easybeats members Harry Vanda and George Young in 1974 and was recorded by Johnny Cabe,aka stage act William Shakespeare. It was Shakespeare's second big hit in Australia and his first number one,making the number-one spot in Australia for three weeks in early 1975.
Easy is the debut studio album by the Australian rock band the Easybeats,released on 23 September 1965.
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.
Friends is the sixth and final studio album by Australian rock band the Easybeats. It was released in early 1970 as part of the group's new recording contract with Polydor Records. It would be the only album Polydor released of the band as they broke up before its release.
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.
Hard Road is the debut solo album from Australian singer Stevie Wright. The album's first single,"Evie ",was hugely successful and the title track was later covered on Rod Stewart's 1974 album Smiler. The album itself reached #2 on the Australian album charts in 1974 and was the 16th-highest-selling album in Australia that year. The compact disc is currently out-of-print and has become quite rare. A digital edition was available on iTunes as of June,2014.
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.
"She's So Fine" is a song written by Stevie Wright and George Young. It was originally recorded by the Australian rock group the Easybeats in 1965,whose version reached number three in the Australian charts.
"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.
"I Hate the Music" is a pop song written by George Young and Harry Vanda and recorded by Australian pop singer John Paul Young. The song was released in March 1976 as the lead single from the singer's second studio album,J.P.Y. (1976). It peaked at number 2 on the Kent Music Report in Australia,remaining on the chart for 20 weeks. It was certified gold in Australia. It reached number 1 on the South African singles chart.
"For My Woman" is a song by Australian rock band the Easybeats,written by singer Stevie Wright and guitarist George Young. The Easybeats had formed in Sydney in 1964,with a sound inspired by the Pretty Things and the Rolling Stones. After signing with their manager Mike Vaughan,he introduced the band to producer and businessman Ted Albert,who liked them enough to sign with his company Albert Productions in December 1964. The song was recorded in January 1965 at the 2UW Theatre in Sydney as a demo together with three other songs.
"Peculiar Hole in the Sky" is a song written by Harry Vanda and George Young. It was originally recorded by the Australian rock group the Easybeats in 1967,but left unreleased until 1969. The song would later be given to Australian rock group,The Valentines,which included singer Bon Scott,who would later join George Young's brothers Malcolm Young and Angus Young in AC/DC. The Valentines version would be released in August 1968.
"Women (Make You Feel Alright)" is a song written by Stevie Wright and George Young. It was originally recorded by the Australian rock group the Easybeats in 1966,whose version reached #4 on the Australian charts. It was the group's debut single in the United States,released on the United Artists Records subsidiary label,Ascot Records under the title "Make You Feel Alright (Women)".
"Come and See Her" is a song written by Stevie Wright and George Young. It was released as the sixth single for their Australian rock group the Easybeats in April 1966,which reached No. 3 on the Australian charts. It was the group's debut single in the United Kingdom,issued on the United Artists Records in July.
Easyfever by Australian rock and roll group the Easybeats was their fourth official extended play. It was issued to coincide with the band's departure for the United Kingdom. It appeared in August 1966 and reached number one on the Australian singles charts,something that had only been achieved once before by an EP. The songs on the EP did not appear on any of the Easybeats' official studio albums,however,they were included as bonus tracks on the 1992 CD reissue of their It's 2 Easy album.
"Sad and Lonely and Blue" is a song written by Stevie Wright and George Young,recorded by their band the Easybeats in 1965. The song was written in response to the group being labelled as "pop musicians" from their previous singles "She's So Fine" and Wedding Ring" along with their debut album Easy. The song is based around a 12-string guitar riff played by guitarist Harry Vanda and sees influences in both British rhythm and blues and jangle pop. Released as a single on 4 November 1965,it was a chart failure compared to their previous releases,only reaching number 21 on the Kent Music Report.
