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Stevie Wright. Stephen Carlton Wright [2] (20 December 1947 [3] – 27 December 2015) 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. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Zu Beginn dieses kometenhaften Aufstiegs war Wright noch nicht einmal 16 Jahre alt. Die Presse gab ihm den Spitznamen Little Stevie Wright. Neben seinem Talent als Songschreiber war er bekannt für seine energiegeladenen Bühnenauftritte.
28. Dez. 2015 · Stevie Wright, frontman with Australian rock pioneers The Easybeats, has died at the age of 68. The English immigrant, also known as Little Stevie Wright, formed the band in 1964 along with Englishman Gordon Fleet, Scotsman George Young and Dutchmen Harry Vanda and Dick Diamonde.
- Martin Kielty
28. Dez. 2015 · Wright, who was also known as Little Stevie, became ill on Boxing Day and was taken to Moruya Hospital on the NSW south coast where he died on Sunday night, The Noise11 music website reported.
Stevie Wright (born 20 December 1947, Leeds, Yorkshire, England – died 27 December 2015, Moruya, New South Wales, Australia), formerly billed as "Little Stevie", was an English-born Australian musician and songwriter who has been called Australia's first international pop star.
Lead singer Stevie Wright started a solo career and had a number one Australian hit with "Evie" in 1974; he died in 2015 after lengthy battles with drugs and alcohol and years of poor health. Guitarists Vanda and Young continued as a songwriting and producing duo and produced several albums by AC/DC; Young died in 2017.
28. Dez. 2015 · Stevie Wright, who fronted the band The Easybeats in the 1960s and is widely regarded as Australia’s first international pop star, has died at the age of 68. Read the full story here.
