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Easybeats sixties B:W pic

28/12/15 – Stevie Wright – 20th December 1947 – 27th December 2015 / Hard Road – Stevie Wright – 1974 / The Easybeats – Friday On My Mind/ Heaven And Hell – French TV – 1967 / David Bowie – Friday On My Mind – 1973 / London – Friday On My Mind – 1977

Sadly seven days after his 68th birthday and two days after Christmas day we lost Stevie Wright, one of the great Pop stars of the sixties. Mostly remembered as lead vocalist of Australian Beat group, The Easybeats and their smash hit single Friday On My Mind, Wright had a troubled life that took him from […]

Johns Children pic With band name

5/9/14 – John’s Children – Desdemona – 1967

Although Marc Bolan didn’t appear on John’s Children’s “legendary” Orgasm album released in 1967 (he joined after the album was completed) he did write, play guitar and sing the backing vocals (with his unmistakable warble) on Desdemona. The band was actually fronted by Andy Ellison who after the band split in 1968, made solo singles […]