The Wrights

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Name = The Wrights


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Background = group_or_band
Origin = Australia
Genre = Rock
Years_active = 2004
2005
2007
Label = Flashpoint / EMI
Associated_acts =
Dallas Crane
The Easybeats
Grinspoon
Jet
The Living End
Powderfinger
Spiderbait
Stevie Wright
You Am I
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Past_members =
Nic Cester
Chris Cheney
Davey Lane
Mark "Kram" Maher
Pat Bourke
Daniel Vandenberg
Bernard Fanning
Warren "Pig" Morgan
Harry Vanda
Phil Jamieson
Dan Knight
Chris Cester
Louise Anton

The Wrights were a one-off Australian rock music "supergroup". They consisted of Nic Cester (of Jet), Kram (of Spiderbait), Chris Cheney (of The Living End), Davey Lane (of You Am I and The Pictures) and Pat Bourke (of Dallas Crane). They are named after Australian music legend and former Easybeats frontman Stevie Wright, and original performer of the song-trilogy "Evie" which was the group's feature song.

Background

Their first and only single was a cover version of Stevie Wright's song "Evie", an 11 minute song consisting of three parts. "Evie (Pt 1)" was first performed at the ARIA awards in 2004. They performed the whole trilogy live for the first time at the Sydney Cricket Ground as part of WaveAid, and it was released as a single in February 2005. "Evie (Pt 1)" featured Nic Cester as the vocalist, while Pts 2 and 3 featured vocalists Bernard Fanning of Powderfinger and Phil Jamieson of Grinspoon.

The profits for the single were donated to Stevie Wright and the Salvation Army to improve drug and alcohol rehabilitation, as well as the Red Cross for the tragic 2004 Boxing Day tsunami.

The single debuted at #2 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart on the week of 2005-03-07.

Reunion

The Wrights made a one-off reunion at 'Roosistence', a concert organised by Australian musician Tim Rogers (of You Am I) in a bid to avoid the relocation of the Kangaroos, an Australian Rules Football club currently situated in Melbourne, which is under pressure from the AFL to move to the Gold Coast in Queensland. They played Rose Tattoo's famous resilient song, "We Can't be Beaten" (from their album "Scarred for Life") alongside other Australian acts including You Am I, Tex Perkins, Something For Kate, Mick Thomas and Rob Clarkson. [Rohan Connolly [http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/rock-man-takes-on-roo-role/2007/11/28/1196036983065.html] , The Age, Accessed: November 29, 2007]

Personnel

"Evie" Part 1 - "Let Your Hair Hang Down"

*Nic Cester (Jet) - Vocals
*Chris Cheney (The Living End) - Lead Guitar
*Davey Lane (You Am I) - Rhythm Guitar
*Kram (Spiderbait) - Drums
*Pat Bourke (Dallas Crane) - Bass
*Daniel Vandenberg - Piano

"Evie" Part 2 - "Evie"

*Bernard Fanning (Powderfinger) - Vocals
*Warren "Pig" Morgan - Piano
*Harry Vanda (Easybeats) - String Arrangement

"Evie" Part 3 - "I'm Losing You"

*Phil Jamieson (Grinspoon) - Vocals
*Davey Lane (You Am I) - Lead Guitar
*Chris Cheney (The Living End) - Rhythm Guitar
*Pat Bourke (Dallas Crane) - Bass
*Dan Knight - Hammond organ
*Kram (Spiderbait) - Drums

Backing vocals

*Chris Cester (Jet)
*Kram (Spiderbait)
*Harry Vanda (Easybeats)
*Louise Anton
*Chris Cheney (The Living End)

Production

*Produced by Harry Vanda and Glenn Goldsmith
*Mixed by Daniel Vandenberg.

References

External links

* [http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2005/jan05/20050107_wrights.html Information on The Wrights]