Friday On My Mind

Friday On My Mind
Jeff Apter
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Paperback
h234 x 153mm - 288pg
4 Aug 2020 AU
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9781760875107
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George Young wasn' t so much on the charts for the best part of three decades: he and his musical partner Harry Vanda were the charts. George' s journey began with the trailblazing Easybeats and continued, alongside Harry, as producer/songwriter for hire with John Paul Young, The Angels, Rose Tattoo, Cheetah, Ted Mulry, Stevie Wright and, most crucially, AC/DC. George and Harry also struck gold with Flash and the Pan, almost by accident. George Young helped create such classics as ' Friday on My Mind' , ' Sorry' , ' Love is in the Air' , ' Evie' , ' Yesterday' s Hero' , ' Down Among the Dead Men' , ' Hey, St. Peter' , ' Bad Boy for Love' , ' Jailbreak' and ' It' s a Long Way to the Top' . In 2001, APRA voted ' Friday on My Mind' the best and most significant Australian song of the past 75 years. In this long-overdue book, the first to focus exclusively on the life and work of George Young, writer Jeff Apter explores George' s long and fruitful association with Harry; his rare ability to maintain a stable married life with his wife Sandra; and his handshake deal with Ted Albert that helped create a music empire. The book also reveals such little-known events as the accident that almost killed off ' Hey, St. Peter' before its release, and the tragedy that bonded George and Harry for life.
Jeff Apter is the author of more than 20 music biographies, many of them bestsellers. His subjects include Johnny O' Keefe, Keith Urban, John Farnham, the Bee Gees, the Finn brothers and Angus and Malcolm Young of AC/DC. As a ghostwriter, he has worked with Kasey Chambers, Mark Evans (of AC/DC) and Richard Clapton. Jeff was on staff at Rolling Stone for several years and has written about legends such as Aretha Franklin, Patti Smith, Robbie Robertson, Bob Dylan, Chrissie Hynde and Lucinda Williams. In 2015, he worked on the Helpmann award-nominated live show A State of Grace: The Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley. Away from music, Jeff has also worked on books with soldiers and diplomats and sports greats such as Michael Slater and Tim Cahill. He lives in Wollongong, New South Wales, with his wife, two children and a cat that' s so damned cool it needs no name. www. jeffapter. com. au
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781760875107
Published: 4 Aug 2020
Published In: Australia
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Format: Paperback
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Pages: 288

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