Single:
Easy Street entered the Australian singles chart* on 7 October 1974 and peaked at #48.
Album:
The song is on Snow White and the Eight Straights which entered the Australian albums chart* on 30 September 1974 and peaked at #24.
Songwriter:
Steve Ball
Producer:
Howard Gable
Record label of Australian release:
Warner Bros
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
History of Australian Music from 1960 until 2000:
Kush was a jazz-rock fusion band that existed from 1971 to ’75 led by the flamboyant vocalist Jeff Duff. The band members combined to look and sound like a local Blood, Sweat & Tears or perhaps Chicago, many of whose songs they performed.
It was 1974’s driving (Livin’ On) Easy Street, written by Kush keyboardist Steve Ball, that put the band on the map, assisted by an appearance on the popular Paul Hogan Show. Kush also appeared at the 1974 Sunbury Pop Festival.
Read more: historyofaussiemusic.blogspot.com/2013/10/kush.html
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