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Stephen Carlton "Stevie" Wright〔(【引用サイトリンク】Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA)">title="Life Gets Better" at APRA search engine )〕 (born 20 December 1947), formerly billed as Little Stevie,〔 is an Australian musician and songwriter who has been called Australia's first international pop star. During 1964–1969 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"〔(【引用サイトリンク】title="She's So Fine" at APRA search engine )〕 (No. 3, 1965), "Wedding Ring"〔(【引用サイトリンク】title="Wedding Ring" at APRA search engine )〕 (No. 7, 1965), "Women (Make You Feel Alright)"〔(【引用サイトリンク】title="Women Make You Feel Alright" at APRA search engine )〕 (No. 4, 1966), "Come and See Her"〔(【引用サイトリンク】title="Come and See Her" at APRA search engine )〕 (No. 3, 1966), "I'll Make You Happy"〔(【引用サイトリンク】title="I'll Make You Happy" at APRA search engine )〕 (track on ''Easyfever'' EP, No. 1, 1966), and "Sorry" (No. 1, 1966).〔〔 NOTE: Chart positions back calculated by Kent in 2005.〕 He was lead vocalist on their only international hit "Friday on My Mind",〔〔 which peaked at No. 1 in Australia in 1966,〔〔 it made No. 6 in United Kingdom, the Top 10 in France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands, and Top 20 in United States in 1967.〔〔〔 After The Easybeats disbanded in 1969, Wright fronted numerous groups including Stevie Wright Band and Stevie Wright & the Allstars;〔 his solo career included the 1974 single, "Evie (Parts 1, 2 & 3)", which peaked at No. 1 on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart.〔 NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.〕 Wright has had problems with alcohol and drug addictions.〔 By 1976 he was hospitalised and undertook methadone treatment. In the late 1970s he was treated at Chelmsford Private Hospital by Dr Harry Bailey who administered Deep Sleep Therapy with a combination of drug-induced coma and electroshock.〔〔 His biography has been detailed in ''Sorry: The Wretched Tale of Little Stevie Wright'' by Jack Marx (1999) and ''Hard Road: The Life and Times of Stevie Wright'' by Glenn Goldsmith (2004).〔 On 14 July 2005, The Easybeats, with Stevie Wright as a member, were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame alongside Renée Geyer, Hunters & Collectors, Smoky Dawson, Split Enz and Normie Rowe.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ARIA 2008 Hall of Fame inductees listing ) 〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Winners by Award: Hall of Fame )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Winners by Artist: The Easybeats )〕 ==Early years: 1964–1969== (詳細はLeeds, England in 1947 and his family migrated to Melbourne, Australia when he was nine.〔 They moved to Sydney in 1960 and lived in Villawood near the Villawood Migrant Hostel.〔 He was lead vocalist for local band, The Outlaws and by 1964 had formed Chris Langdon & the Langdells,〔〔 which initially played The Shadows-styled surf music but converted to beat music under the influence of The Beatles.〔 After a Langdells performance, Wright met the Dutch-born, Johannes Hendrikus Jacob van den Berg (later Harry Vanda) who was staying at Villawood Migrant Hostel and his compatriot Dingeman van der Sluys (later Dick Diamonde).〔〔 The pair convinced Wright to form a band with Vandenburg's friend and fellow hostel resident Scottish-born George Young.〔〔 Together with another Englishman, Gordon "Snowy" Fleet, they formed The Easybeats in mid-1964.〔〔 Initial line-up of The Easybeats was Diamonde on bass guitar, Fleet on drums, Vanda on guitar, Wright on vocals and Young on guitar.〔 During his time with The Easybeats, Wright was popularly and affectionately known as "Little Stevie".〔〔〔 Early hits for The Easybeats were co-written by Wright with bandmate 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 ''Easyfever'' EP, 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 made No. 6 in UK, Top 10 in Germany, Holland, France and Italy and Top 20 in the US in 1967.〔〔 In 2001, the song was voted the Best Australian Song of All Time by the Australasian Performing Rights Association, Wright was renowned for his energetic stage performance which included acrobatic back-flips and mod dance moves.〔〔 The Easybeats disbanded in UK in 1969 with Vanda & Young becoming freelance musicians, songwriters and producers.〔〔 Aside from tracks for The Easybeats, Wright and George Young also wrote, "Step Back" for Johnny Young (no relation) and his band Kompany,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title="Step Back" at APRA search engine )〕 released in May 1966, which peaked at No. 1.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stevie Wright (Australian singer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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