The Easybeats

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Topics australian music, rock history, music royalty, 1960s, songwriters

The Easybeats are Australian music royalty; they left an undeniable mark on Australian music history that continues to be felt today. Originating from a migrant detention centre in Sydney’s west, the band went on to international stardom in the 1960s, they were the first act from Australia to score an international hit with the 1966 single ‘Friday on My Mind’. In 2001 the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) voted ‘Friday On My Mind’ the Best Australian Song of all Time. In 2004 Harry, George and Stevie were the inaugural songwriters to be inducted into the Australian Songwriters Association Hall of Fame. A year later The Easybeats were inducted into the ARIA Hall Of Fame. In 2007 Australian Music Magazine selected the Villawood meeting of Harry and George as the most significant event in Australian pop and rock history.

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