Stevie Wright
Stevie Wright Bio
Stephen Carlton Wright (20 December 1947 – 27 December 2015), formerly billed as Little Stevie, was an English-born musician and songwriter who has been called Australia’s first international pop star. During 1964–69 he was lead singer of Sydney-based rock and roll band the Easybeats, widely regarded as the greatest Australian pop band of the 1960s.
Early hits for the Easybeats were co-written by Wright with bandmate George Young, including, ‘She’s So Fine’ (No. 3, 1965), ‘Wedding Ring’ (No. 7, 1965), ‘Women (Make You Feel Alright)’ (No. 4, 1966), ‘Come and See Her’ (No. 3, 1966), ‘I’ll Make You Happy’ (track on EasyfeverEP, No. 1, 1966), and ‘Sorry’ (No. 1, 1966). He was lead vocalist on their only international hit, ‘Friday on My Mind’, which peaked at No. 1 in Australia in 1966. It also made No. 6 in the United Kingdom, the Top 10 in France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands, No.13 in Canada, and the Top 20 in the United States in 1967.