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Little River Band is an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in 1975 and named after a road sign for the Victorian township of Little River, near Geelong. They were the first Australian rock group to enjoy sustained commercial success in the United States. During their career the band have sold more than 25 million records and scored 13 American Top 40 hits. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...
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Little River Band on stage, 1979 Glenn Barrie Shorrock (born on June 30, 1944, in Chatham, Kent, UK) is an Australian singer and songwriter, best known as a founding member and lead singer of rock band, The Little River Band. ...
Graeham George Goble (born 15 May 1947 in Adelaide, Australia) [1] is a musician, singer/songwriter and record producer, best known as a founding member of rock performers Little River Band (LRB). ...
Beeb Birtles is the professional name of Gerard Bertelkamp (born November 23, 1948 in Amsterdam, Netherlands), an Australian musician most famous as one of the founding members of the Little River Band. ...
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Little River is a rural township north of Geelong and is 44 km west south west of Melbourne. ...
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The band's original members were lead singer Glenn Shorrock, Graeham Goble and Beeb Birtles, who both played guitar and sang, lead guitarist Ric Formosa, bassist Roger McLachlan, and drummer Derek Pellicci. Little River Band on stage, 1979 Glenn Barrie Shorrock (born on June 30, 1944, in Chatham, Kent, UK) is an Australian singer and songwriter, best known as a founding member and lead singer of rock band, The Little River Band. ...
Graeham George Goble (born 15 May 1947 in Adelaide, Australia) [1] is a musician, singer/songwriter and record producer, best known as a founding member of rock performers Little River Band (LRB). ...
Beeb Birtles is the professional name of Gerard Bertelkamp (born November 23, 1948 in Amsterdam, Netherlands), an Australian musician most famous as one of the founding members of the Little River Band. ...
History
Beginnings The group evolved from the harmony-rock group Mississippi in 1975. Prior to that, Birtles had been the bassist in 1960s pop band Zoot (which also included singer-guitarist Rick Springfield), and Shorrock had been the lead singer of leading Australian 60s pop band The Twilights and early 1970s country rock band Axiom. Mississippi was an Australian band (1972-1975), which featured some big names in Australian rock music, Graeham Goble, Beeb Birtles and Kerryn Tollhurst (who did a short stint with the band in 1973). ...
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Axiom was a rock band formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1969 and included musicians Glenn Shorrock and Brian Cadd. ...
They found immediate success in Australia, but individual members had greater ambitions. Like many other Australasian groups of the period, both Axiom and Mississippi had tried to break into the UK record market without success. Remembering the indifferent reaction they had received in the UK, they decided the new band would focus on establishing themselves in the United States.
A key factor in their eventual success was their manager Glenn Wheatley, who had been the bassist in the highly-regarded Australian rock band The Masters Apprentices. Wheatley's first-hand experiences of the rip-offs in the 1960s music scene, combined with his subsequent experience working in music management in Britain and the United States in the early 1970s, enabled him to help LRB become the first Australian group to enjoy sustained commercial and chart success in the United States. Glenn Wheatley (born 1948) is a disgraced [1] Australian artist manager and entertainment industry executive. ...
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Fuelled by a very successful Australian hit single "Curiosity Killed The Cat", the band began making promotional visits to the US in 1976. This resulted in a hit single, "It's A Long Way There", which broke into the Top 30 and galvanised the commitment of the band members. More concert performances in the US followed, and in 1977 "Help Is On Its Way" (an Australian number one single) and "Happy Anniversary" both narrowly missed the US Top 10. During this period McLachlan left the group and was replaced by George McArdle while lead guitarist Formosa, who quit the band in order to pursue other musical interests, was replaced by David Briggs. However, Formosa remained in touch with his former bandmates, and conducted and wrote string parts for several Little River Band songs after he officially left the band. HELP IS ON ITS WAY was written by Glenn Shorrock and was a hit single by the Australian group Little River Band in 1977. ...
The following lists the number one singles on the Australian Singles Chart, during the 1970s. ...
David Briggs (born January 26, 1951) is an Australian musician and record producer, best known for his time as guitarist in the pop group Little River Band from 1976 - 1981. ...
From 1978 until 1981, Little River Band achieved six consecutive US Top 10 singles with "Reminiscing", "Lady", "Lonesome Loser", "Cool Change", "The Night Owls" and "Take It Easy On Me". During their career the band has sold more than 25 million records and has scored 13 American Top 40 hits.
Personnel changes Bassist/vocalist Wayne Nelson joined in 1980 and is currently the lead singer. In 1981 he sang lead vocals on their top ten US hit "Night Owls". Guitarist Stephen Housden joined the band in 1981 replacing David Briggs. Housden owns the rights to the name Little River Band. He co-wrote the band's last hit in Australia "Love is a Bridge". Wayne Nelson (born June 1, 1950 in Kansas City, MO) is an American musician best known for being a member of the famed Australian rock band, Little River Band. ...
In 1982 Shorrock was forced out of the band and went on to pursue a solo career. He failed to make an impression in the U.S., but he had a substantial hit in Australia with a cover version of Bobby Darin's "Dream Lover". In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ...
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The pressures of success and constant touring gradually took their toll on LRB and members gradually left. John Farnham replaced Shorrock in 1982 and the first single with Farnham, "The Other Guy" reached #11 in the US. Subsequent singles were only minor hits. In Australia the band continued to be popular and songs such as "Down On The Border", "Playing To Win" and "Love is a Bridge" were major hits. Farnham's popularity in Australia was increasing at this time, and he left the band to return to his solo career, achieving huge success in Australia (he was also managed by Wheatley). This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
Birtles left in 1983 because he did not like the direction the band was taking and he was not a fan of Farnham's onstage performance. Farnham left in 1986 to be replaced by the returning Shorrock. Goble left the group in 1990. Shorrock left again in 1996; he was offered the option to buy out the remaining members but he decided instead to take a payment. Derek Pellicci left the band in 1999.
Little River Band today Little River Band are considered to be among Australia's most significant bands. The "classic lineup" of the band (Birtles, Shorrock, Goble, Pellicci, Briggs and McArdle) were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame at the 18th Annual ARIA Music Awards of 2004. They performed "Help Is On Its Way" that night. The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry. ...
The 18th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards) were held on October 17, 2004 . ...
Three founding members, Birtles, Shorrock and Goble, continue to perform reunion concerts but due to the fact they lost the rights to the name Little River Band, they appear under the name Birtles Shorrock Goble: The Original Voices of Little River Band. Birtles Shorrock Goble are an Australian pop/rock group comprised of the three original singers and songwriters of Little River Band, namely Beeb Birtles, Glenn Shorrock and Graeham Goble. ...
"Reminiscing", written by Goble, was recognised by BMI as one of the most frequently played songs in the history of American radio, with more than four million plays to its credit. "Lady" has also accumulated more than three million plays, and Goble is the first and only Australian songwriter ever to win a Four "Million Air" award from BMI.[1] [2] According to Albert Goldman's biography, John Lennon named "Reminiscing" as one of his favorite songs. Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) is a collecting society that protects composers intellectual property in the communications business, especially radio. ...
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Little River Band continues to work in the US and performs around 100 shows every year.
Original albums Little River Band is the self-titled debut album of the Australian rock band Little River Band. ...
Diamantina Cocktail is the third album by the Little River Band. ...
Sleeper Catcher is an album by Little River Band. ...
First Under The Wire is a 1979 album by Little River Band. ...
This is an album by the Little River Band. ...
Its A Long Way There Help Is On Its Way Reminiscing Man On Your Mind The Other Guy The Night Owls Lonesome Loser Take It Easy On Me Down On The Border Happy Anniversary Lady Cool Change Categories: | | ...
The Net is the most sought after of the Farnham Era Little River Band recordings. ...
Playing To Win is a 1984 album by Little River Band released on One Way Records. ...
No Reins is a 1986 album by Little River Band. ...
Monsoon is an 1988 album by the Little River Band. ...
Get Lucky is an album by Little River Band. ...
Worldwide Love is a 1991 album by Little River Band. ...
Where We Started From is a 2000 album by the Little River Band. ...
Band personnel - Lead guitarists
- Graham Davidge 1975(first recording session guitarist only)
- Ric Formosa 1975–1976
- David Briggs 1976–1981
- Stephen Housden 1981–present
- Rich Herring 2006–present
- Guitarists
- Graham Goble 1975-1992(stopped touring with group in 1989)
- Beeb Birtles 1975-1983
- Peter Beckett 1989-1997
- Paul Gildea 1998-2000
- Greg Hind 2000-present
- Bassists
- Roger McLachlan 1975–1976, 1998–1999
- George McArdle 1976–1979
- Barry Sullivan 1979–1980
- Wayne Nelson 1980–1996, 1999–present
- Hal Tupea 1996–1997
- Drummers
- Derek Pellicci 1975–1984, 1987–1998
- Geoff Cox 1978 tour filling in for Pellicci
- Steve Prestwich 1984–1986
- Malcolm Wakeford 1986
- Kevin Murphy 1998–2004
- Kip Raines 2004-2005
- Billy Thomas 2005–2007
- Mel Watts 2007–present
- Keyboardists
- No keyboardist 1975–1978; 1982–1983
- Mal Logan 1978–1981
- David Hirschfelder 1983–1986
- James Roche 1988–1990
- Tony Sciuto 1990–1997
- Adrian Scott 1998
- Glenn Reither 1999–2004
- Chris Marion 2004–present
Little River Band on stage, 1979 Glenn Barrie Shorrock (born on June 30, 1944, in Chatham, Kent, UK) is an Australian singer and songwriter, best known as a founding member and lead singer of rock band, The Little River Band. ...
This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
Wayne Nelson (born June 1, 1950 in Kansas City, MO) is an American musician best known for being a member of the famed Australian rock band, Little River Band. ...
David Briggs (born January 26, 1951) is an Australian musician and record producer, best known for his time as guitarist in the pop group Little River Band from 1976 - 1981. ...
Beeb Birtles is the professional name of Gerard Bertelkamp (born November 23, 1948 in Amsterdam, Netherlands), an Australian musician most famous as one of the founding members of the Little River Band. ...
Peter Beckett is a British musician and songwriter who has recorded written songs for many prominent recording artists and for several films, as well as produced solo work. ...
Wayne Nelson (born June 1, 1950 in Kansas City, MO) is an American musician best known for being a member of the famed Australian rock band, Little River Band. ...
Steve Prestwich is an Australian drummer, best known for his role as drummer for Cold Chisel and his short spell in the Little River Band. ...
Malcolm Wakeford was born in Dartford U.K. (July 13th) and came to Australia at age 11. ...
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Current members - Wayne Nelson (bass, lead vocals)
- Greg Hind (guitar, vocals)
- Chris Marion (keyboards, vocals)
- Mel Watts (drums, vocals)
- Rich Herring (guitar, vocals)
Wayne Nelson (born June 1, 1950 in Kansas City, MO) is an American musician best known for being a member of the famed Australian rock band, Little River Band. ...
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References - ^ Graeham Goble biography
- ^ Litte River Band discography
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