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- Origin
- Melbourne, AU
- Active since
- 1975
About
Little River Band (LRB) are a rock band formed in Melbourne, Australia, in March 1975. The band achieved commercial success in both Australia and the United States. They have sold more than 30 million records; six studio albums reached the top 10 on the Australian Kent Music Report albums chart including Diamantina Cocktail (April 1977) and First Under the Wire (July 1979), which both peaked at No. 2. Nine singles appeared in the top 20 on the related singles chart, with "Help Is on Its Way" (1977) as their only number-one hit. Ten singles reached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Reminiscing" their highest, peaking at No. 3.
Little River Band have received many music awards in Australia. The 1976 line-up of Glenn Shorrock, Graeham Goble, Beeb Birtles, George McArdle, David Briggs and Derek Pellicci were inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) hall of fame at the 18th annual ARIA Music Awards of 2004. Most of the group's 1970s and 1980s material was written by Goble and/or Shorrock, Birtles and Briggs. In May 2001 the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), as part of its 75th anniversary celebrations, named "Cool Change", written by Shorrock, as one of the Top 30 Australian songs of all time. "Reminiscing", written by Goble, received a 5-Million Broadcast Citation from BMI in 2020.
The group have undergone numerous personnel changes, having had over 30 members since their formation, including John Farnham as lead singer after…
Discography

Window To The World
2024
Black Tie
2020

Cuts Like a Diamond
2013

We Call It Christmas
2007

Rearranged
2006

Test of Time
2004

Where We Started From
2000

Get Lucky
1990

Monsoon
1988

No Reins
1986

Playing to Win
1984

The Net
1983
Members
Graham Davidge
guitar
1975–1975
Dave Orams
bass guitar
1975–1975
Ric Formosa
guitar
1975–1976
Roger McLachlan
bass guitar
1975–1976
Glenn Shorrock
lead vocals, original
1975–1982
Beeb Birtles
electric guitar, original
1975–1983
Derek Pellicci
drums (drum set), original
1975–1984
Graeham Goble
electric guitar, original
1975–1992
George McArdle
bass guitar
1976–1979
David Briggs
electric guitar
1976–1981
Geoff Cox
drums (drum set)
1978–1978
Mal Logan
keyboard
1978–1982
Barry Sullivan
bass guitar
1979–1980
Wayne Nelson
bass guitar
1980–1996
Stephen Housden
electric guitar
1981–2006
John Farnham
lead vocals
1982–1986
David Hirschfelder
background vocals, keyboard, synthesizer
1983–1986
Steve Prestwich
drums (drum set)
1984–1986
Malcolm Wakeford
drums (drum set)
1986–1986
Glenn Shorrock
lead vocals, original
1987–1996
Derek Pellicci
drums (drum set)
1987–1997
James Roche
keyboard
1988–1989
Peter Beckett
electric guitar
1989–1997
Tony Sciuto
keyboard
1990–1992
Richard Bryant
keyboard
1992–1993
Tony Sciuto
keyboard
1993–1997
Hal Tupea
bass guitar
1996–1997
Steve Wade
lead vocals
1996–2000
Roger McLachlan
bass guitar
1998–1999
Adrian Scott
keyboard
1998–1999
External links
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