Snowy Fleet

Gordon Henry "Snowy" Fleet (16 August 1939 – 17 February 2025) was an English-born Australian drummer, best known as the drummer with the Easybeats from 1964 to 1967.

Early life Fleet was born in Liverpool, England on 16 August 1939. He was a builders apprentice in England before moving to Australia sometime before 1964. Before emigrating, he had married his wife, Maureen (who he remained married to until his death), and had a daughter in 1962.

In the early stages of his career, when Fleet was still in Liverpool, he played drums in many Liverpool bands and sometimes shared the stage with the Beatles.

Fleet was born in 1939, several years before the next eldest member Harry Vanda (born 1946 ), but when the band became famous, his birth year was moved back five years to 1945 to make him seem younger.

The Easybeats In 1964, now living in Australia, he met the members of The Easybeats on a train ride, and met up with them at the Villawood Migrant Hostel, where the members were staying.

Fleet left the Easybeats in the spring of 1967, as he was unhappy at the amount of time he had to spend away from his wife and young children, and was replaced by Tony Cahill. He, Wright, and Vanda attended the ceremony. He worked at his family's construction company, which he would eventually run until his death.

Fleet was the only member of the Easybeats to attend the funeral of frontman Stevie Wright in January 2016. He was married for more than 60 years to Maureen,

Discography

Studio albums Easy (1965) It's 2 Easy (1966) Volume 3 (1966) Good Friday (1967)