Stevie Wright filmed during rehearsal for the Melbourne Music Festival in 1988, the stage is still being set up around the band as they soundcheck in their clothes. #steviewright #easybeats #ac/dc #acdc
You can't help but want to cry when you see this......the years of abuse clearly worn on his face....putting on the bravest of faces....then that sinking feeling when you see all the scars on his elbows and arms....it obviously was not an easy time for him....yet when push came to shove he found a way to secure that voice that was so iconic to the Australian music scene....may the great man rest in peace.
The Great Stevie Wright, more charisma and showmanship during a sound check than any ten of today's singers could muster for a concert. We miss you Stevie, thanks for the memories.
I picked him up hitch hiking on the gt western highway in the blue mountains after he left rehab early he stayed at my terrace house in Surry hills for 2 weeks cool guy no airs n graces just a normal guy with his problems like us all sadly missed mate
Saw the Easybeats live in Warnambool in May, 1965. I'd seen the Beatles in June '64, and Stones in February '65. Much as I loved the greatest British bands, Stevie Wright was the best frontman of all time! 💯
@@dougwoellner9216 Wow, that would've been a great experience, but hitch hiking?! That's really a bit sad. Where was George & Harry when he needed them? Had enough?
If there was a camera there was the whole thing recorded? If so please tell me where I can find it on my you tube channel❤❤. Living in the USA we didn't get any thing on the Easybeats or Stevie wright. That makes me feel sad. I love this song. Always have. Great performer and song writer. He was a great legend and is missed and loved by all of his Fans that didn't get to see him perform in concert at any time😢😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤
@@Qrayon such as for example? Todays music is so generic lacking in originality. Music from the 60s and 70s will still be heard for many of hundreds of years to come. I doubt anything from the last thirty years will ever be remembered.
@@paulgrey8028 Gosh, you sound just like the old folks back in the 60s and 70s who didn't like the current music back then, and were sure that the music of Al Jolson would be heard hundreds of years into the future. I take back what I said. We do occasionally hear original, or at least good songs, that are big hits right now. Examples: "Too Sweet" by Hozier. "Dilemma" by Green Day. "Make it All Right" by the Offspring. "Kid" by the Revivalists. "Hello" by Group Love. "Panoramic View" by Awol Nation. "Where the Wild Things Are by Luke Combs. "Pompeii" by Bastille. "Empty Nest" is a great original song by the Silversun Pickups. Even Taylor Swift has occasionally come out with good music; my favorite by her is "Cruel Summer", and I like "I Knew you were Trouble" which are well written, and will last as long as the music you like. As for 30 years ago, there's "Buddy Holly" by Weezer. A good obscure tune from from 2022 is "Back to the Days of I Don't Knows" by Yea-ming and the Rumours. My favorite from 2000 is "The End of the Planet" by The Adventures of Jet. When you get into songs that are played on college radio stations like KALX Berkely California, CJAM in Windsor, Ontario, WFMU in Orange NJ, and so many others across North America, you'll find a cornucopia of great new songs that would stand the test of time if only more people heard them. Music from the '60s and '70s may still be heard for hundreds of years to come, but only by music professors in the top universities and their students and lecture attendees. Otherwise that music will be forgotten by the general public in less than a couple hundred years. You don't believe me? Al Jolson's popularity back in the 1920s was comparable to that of the Beatles in the 1960s. Ask 20 people under the age of 35 to name two songs by Al Jolson. I'd wager that none of them would be able to name even one, and they probably never even heard of him!
EEeeuuhhh So sorry to Burst Your Bubble mate . . Harry Vanda (Harry van den Berg) is Dutch born . . Also the EasyBeats Bassplayer Dick Diamond (Dick van der Sluijs) is Dutch . . . Bon Scott (Forfar) and the Young Brothers (Glasgow) are born Scotts not Irish . . Stevie Wright was Born in Leeds England . .
Miss little Stevie and his kind. The worlds changed so much. There are no blokes like him left, and songs just don't sound the same anymore. He always owned the ass out of the stage ❤
@@kennethsentz5355 many tried but were unable to make any meaningful difference. The man had a very strong, addictive personality. RIP mate. You’ve earned a rest 💖
Qué original...belleza, el es divino...vive en todos, no se ha ido... Soy de Argentina, descubro a Stevie Wright a mis 70 años, y lo escucho cada día ❤❤❤❤❤
JEEZUZ! The power and raw talent of this iconic front man is a formidable force of nature. Such a sad, sad waste of a life down to the drugs he was captive to. One of the most naturally gifted showmen we ever produced they don't make em like you any more mate R.I.P Stevie you will never be forgotten by legions of us that grew up with real talent and real musicians who forged their craft in the pubs and live circuits of that era
Yes he made a mistake when he tried Heroin. But he tried to get help for it and checked himself into the Chelmsford private hospital.where They were given him a cocktail of drugs? To treat him for his drug addiction'. Not to sure if this was a great decision? I Don't think that it was.. They put him in a deep sleep induced coma for two weeks or more. Add that to them given him 14 Electronic shock treatment's with his permission. They Fried his brain to the point that he had suffered from brain Damage. I think that if Doctors Frankenstein and there assistance Egor Stevie wright would have been able to get Clean of his additions. And live a normal happy life. He lost Everything that he cared about. His. " wife '?????? His Son &. and his music 🎵🎶 career. He has paid for it the rest of his life. It is very sad that he is the only person who had a very serious Drug problem and Never forgiven for it. I'm sure that if Stevie had known about the side effects and the way his life would be like. HE WOULD Not Have Tried it. Thank goodness that he was the only one!!!!!!!; Jimmie Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison and, Brain Jones of the Rolling stones Never had the same problems But we're Lucky enough to have died from it. And that they were able to become Rock hero's Not the Junkies they really are.
I loved this guy's singing from when I was beginning primary school in the early sixties to adulthood. Great voice. Evie parts 1,2 & 3 are fantastic songs.
Bloody hell. That was just sound check. Stevie was a natural force of nature. He was what he was. He was not strictly a musician and his willingness or discipline to stick with writing lyrics fell away when the boys got to England. Yet he was the major selling point for the band. George was the driving force but it was Stevie who sold them. He was and even in death remains, quite possibly the best rock and roller that ever was. If you look at the great vocalists like Gillen, Plant Osbourne, Dio...generally when the show was over and the music stopped so did they. Stevie lived it 24 hours a day. Like I said he was a force of nature. This sound check says it all. RIP mate. I hope you and George are together.
I hear that when he got to England the British record executives told him that his songs were basic and unsophisticated so he just gave up and let George continue to write with Harry. IMO the best Australian front man of all time.
@@cricko282 not so the poms thought the songs were too light but they were totally misguided we were Aussies and in their eyes never good enough . Taking Stevie out of the equation was a mistake not releasing songs such as Sorry and I'll make you happy was a mistake . Never question Stevies vocal ability and stage presence he was brilliant
OmG, Stevie looks the same as in the 60's 💕 I love the way he smiles 💕 His smile reaches over his eyes in my heart ♥ Such an amazing talent with his great voice. RIP Stevie 💕
We opened for the Easybeats in Northwich Memorial Hall in Cheshire in 1967 I think. They were all really nice people, especially Stevie Wright, and they were great with us.
Meaning, bands were in serious competition with each other in to get gigs and recording contracts, which were in limited supply,. Which is why the ones that succeeded were so good. But they also supported and promoted each other.
Was fortunate to attend Stevie's last two gigs at Seven Hills Hotel and Vauxhall Inn (Parramatta) both brilliant. Remember him as a time keeper at state rail joking about this outside the venue prior to concert. What a front man, musical legend, national treasure and a wicked sense of humour. Rest In Peace Stevie.
WHAT A BREATH OF FRESH AIR TO SEE STEVIE AN THIS GREAT BAND PREFORM THIS HAPPY GREAT SONG FRIDAY ON MY MIND ( STILL GOT THE BEAT ) AN THIS COMMENT IS FROM A PROUD TO BE A BLACK AMERICAN EXMARINE JOGGER BOXER CHRISTIAN SOLDIER GLORY TO THE KING OF KINGS JESUS CHRIST HOLY POWERFUL NAME AMEN AMEN AMEN 😍😍😍
No one better than Stevie Wright of the Easybeats, with a great Friday On My Mind, I wish some of the bands out there would do more covers of the Easybeats..Good memories thanks Stevie!
i laughed at the thought that the jonas brother or anybody of today could be as good as the easybeats lol. you need talent to do that and nobody today has any. the music died in 1999. now you have to pick and chose for anything worth listing to. good luck
His voice just got better with age. I love all of his songs with the Easybeats and from his solo career. I watched him perform a song by Otis Redding called. " I've been Loving you " He did a great performance of it, so much feeling that he had put in it.❤❤❤❤
I listen to a man on RU-vid channel called Wings of Pegasus live stream on Saturday night and Tuesday night At 11 o'clock. He tells you about what happens to people who are trying to make it in the music industry. The recording industry pays for everything you do. Like travel hotel's every thing you need to become famous. But if you don't make it you have to pay it All back to them. You could end up owning them hundreds of dollars. You have to sell a lot of records to even break even you end up owing everyone who was managing you. There is a lot that goes into it. Long story short. The music industry is very corrupted. They don't care about the artist, just the Money they make off of them.
These guys eere from an era that is lost forever - but for those of us lucky to be alive in the 60s it was an amazing time! Before rock musicians took things for granted.
@@joeflaherty4682 MTV killed it before they allowed rap to be played in my opinion. It’s not an accident that the first video MTV aired was “Video Killed The Radio Star.” Made music too much of a visual medium instead of letting the music communicate on its own. Many people made their videos work for them but a generation turning on their TV for music led to too many of the insipid people who look good on stage but can’t sing or write a real tune. Computers and autotune just put the nails in the coffin.
I read that when this song first went to air, Paul McCartney heard it on his car radio. He stopped at a phone box and phoned the station asking who the artist is and if they could they play it again!
Stevie Wright was totally cut from the same cloth as Bon Scott! "Evie" Parts 1, 2 and 3 are some of the greatest rock riffs ever written -- up there with "Stairway To Heaven" and "Bohemian Rhapsody."
im beginning to believe theyre actually related and possibly brothers,performers can use any name,its just a name,but this clip with the close ups of Stevie almost confirms to me anyway that him n Bon are very closely related
I Love this video ❤ it is so much better quality than the first one 😂😂.. If you look really close in the back ground, you can see him running towards the stage to get where he needs to be. . Thank you for playing this video. It is great 👍 to see him looking so happy and healthy here is great 😃😃 He was a great performer. Loved being on the stage and intertacting with his fans . It looked like he was having a great time. I wonder if the few people who were lucky enough to be there for what ever reason knew that they were watching a great legend of rock and roll . I would love to have been able to be there in the front Roll so I could have gotten his autograph. That would have been Great 👍👍👍.
Generalprobe mit vollem Einsatz😂absolutely great. Der Bursche sieht im Alter noch besser aus als in den 60ern - Respekt😊 und auch die Stimme hat nichts verloren. Bravissimo😂
