Birthday On My Mind

Happy birthday, Harry Vanda.  He was lead guitarist of The Easybeats. The band was made up of Australians originally from Europe. Vanda himself was Dutch.

They hit it big in Australia, mostly with songs written by lead singer Stevie Wright and guitarist George Young.  But soon Vanda started writing with Young, and they created the song the band is known for, their only international hit, "Friday On My Mind."

Vanda and Young went on to write and produce many more songs, but I don't think they ever topped their first big hit.