The band started up touring the local club scene and shortly built up a strong following it was then through there manager Ted Vaughan the Easybeats met up with Ted Albert of the music publishing house J. Albert and Son. Ted formed Albert Productions a company offshoot of J Albert and Son and launched his new venture by the signing of the Easybeats.

In the summer of 1965 the Easybeats rose to stardom in Australia with the success of their single "She's so fine" , Easyfever had started.

The Easybeats were huge stars in their native country but their international success was more limited. However the release of the single "Friday on my Mind" saw the band make number 6 in the Uk charts and number 16 in the USA charts. A string of minor hits followed but the Easybeats failed to emulate their huge success in their homeland on the same scale internationally.

The Easybeats disbanded in 1970. The lead singer Stevie Wright did go on to record 2 solo albums Hard Road and Black eyed Bruiser and had a number 1 single in Australia (Evie). The "Hard Road" album is of specific interest to AC/DC fans as it is reported to feature Malcolm Young on guitars and possibly Angus also. Stevie's success as a pop/rock star would wane however and he slipped into the evils of alcholism and drug abuse. The only return to the limelight would be the brief touting of his name as the possible replacement for Bon after Bon's death and also the 1986 renunion tour of the Easybeats.

After the disbandment of the Easybeats George Young teamed up with Harry Vanda and had a decree of success in a string of bands including Flash and the Pan and the Marcus Hook Roll band. It was the Marcus Hook Roll band project in 1973 that brought about the first introduction of Malcolm and Angus into the world of recording music. As well as several side projects as pop stars the team of Vanda and Young made a name for themselves as record producers. The list of production credits of this pair is endless and perhaps more significantly it was Vanda and Young that were at the controls for the production of the early AC/DC albums.

It is clear to see that over the years George's experience in the music industry has been an influential help in the development of the career of his younger brothers. Although the music of the Easybeats is almost worlds apart to the sound of AC/DC Angus and Malcolm have learned from their elder brother and shaped AC/DC into the large supergroup Rock legends that they have become.

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