23 Facts About Stevie Wright

Stephen Carlton Wright was an Australian singer, songwriter, and musician.

Stevie Wright was lead vocalist on their only international hit, "Friday on My Mind", which peaked at number one in Australia in 1966, the top ten in the United Kingdom, and the top twenty in the United States and Canada.

Stevie Wright's family migrated to Melbourne, Australia, when he was nine.

In 2001, the song was voted the Best Australian Song of All Time by the Australasian Performing Right Association, Stevie Wright was renowned for his energetic stage performance, which included acrobatic back-flips and mod dance moves.

Stevie Wright produced the debut single for local band Bootleg, "Whole World Should Slow Down", in 1970.

Stevie Wright soon returned to Sydney and from mid-1972 took the role of Simon Zealotes in the Australian stage production of Jesus Christ Superstar.

Stevie Wright signed with Albert Productions label in late 1973, which reunited him with former bandmates Vanda and Young, who had returned from the UK and were now staff producers and songwriters.

Many patients, including Stevie Wright, suffered brain damage and lifelong aftereffects.

Stevie Wright said the album would best be described as "classy rock 'n' roll", and the songs were about "a wide spectrum of all the experiences I've been through".

Stevie Wright said the love songs he had were optimistic.

The interview discussed how Stevie Wright worked in the studio with Vanda and Young:.

In January 1984, Stevie Wright was charged with attempted housebreaking, days after attending Westmount drug rehabilitation centre.

Stevie Wright was arrested for heroin use later that month.

Stevie Wright had been using heroin since about 1973, and, according to Wright, he remained an addict for 20 years.

Stevie Wright's meteoric rise and fall has made him a frequent media subject.

Vanda described meeting George Young, while Johnny Young described how Stevie Wright wrote the lyrics for "Step Back".

Stevie Wright had seriously injured his ankle in a fall, so concerts had him performing "Evie", with The Allstars, while seated on a stool.

Stevie Wright's authorised biography, Hard Road: The Life and Times of Stevie Wright, by Glenn Goldsmith was published in 2004.

On 31 January 2009, Stevie Wright headlined the Legends of Rock festival in Byron Bay.

Stevie Wright reported that 2009 was an exciting and busy year with new material and previously unreleased tracks expected.

Stevie Wright retired and lived on the South Coast of New South Wales.

Stevie Wright died on 27 December 2015 at Moruya Hospital of pneumonia.

Stevie Wright's funeral was held at St Andrew's Cathedral in Sydney on 8 January 2016.