| Description |
xvi, 240 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
Harry Vanda and George Young put Friday on our minds, triggered Easyfever with the Easybeats, and harnessed the raw energy and power of Aussie pub rock to make superstars of AC/DC, Rose Tattoo, and the Angels. The day Vanda and Young met at Sydneys Villawood Migrant Hostel has been called the most significant moment in Australian music history. What followed, as members of the Easybeats, producers and mentors for Georges brothers band AC/DC, and songwriters of a diverse range of hits from Friday on My Mind, Shes So Fine, Yesterdays Hero and Love is in the Air, has provided the soundtrack to the last 50 years |
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Harry Vanda and George Young put Friday on our minds, triggered Easyfever with the Easybeats, and harnessed the raw energy and power of Aussie pub rock to make superstars of AC/DC, Rose Tattoo, and the Angels. The day Vanda and Young met at Sydney's Villawood Migrant Hostel has been called the most significant moment in Australian music history. What followed, as members of the Easybeats, producers and mentors for George's brothers' band AC/DC, and songwriters of a diverse range of hits from 'Friday on My Mind', 'She's So Fine', 'Yesterday's Hero' and 'Love is in the Air', has provided the soundtrack to the last 50 years |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-223) and index |
| Subject |
Vanda, Harry.
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Young, George, 1947-
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Young, George, 1948-
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Easybeats (Musical group)
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Composers -- Australia -- Biography.
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Composers -- Australia -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Lyricists -- Australia -- Biography.
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Popular culture -- Australia.
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Popular music -- Australia -- History and criticism.
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Popular music -- Australia.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Social conditions http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114311 -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012476
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| LC no. |
2010534338 |
| ISBN |
9781742232171 (paperback) |
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