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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, on the way to Geelong. The founders were Glenn Shorrock (ex-The Twilights, ex-Axiom), Graham Goble (ex-Mississippi), Beeb Birtles (ex-Zoot, ex-Mississippi) and Derek Pellicci (ex-Mississippi). 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.There is currently no original founding members left in the group.Members: Glenn Shorrock (vocals), 1975-82, 1987-95Graham Goble (guitar, vocals), 1975-90Beeb Birtles (guitar, vocals), 1975-83Derek Pelliccci (drums), 1975-84, 1987-97Graham Davidge (lead guitar), 1975Rick Formosa (lead guitar), 1975-76Roger McLachlan (bass), 1975-76, 1998-99David Briggs (lead guitar), 1976-81George McArdle (bass), 1976-79Barry Sullivan (bass), 1979-80Mal Logan (keyboards), 1979-80Wayne Nelson (vocals, bass), 1980-95, 1999-Stephen Housden (lead guitar), 1981-2006John Farnham (lead vocals), 1982-86David Hirschfelder (keyboards), 1983-86Steve Prestwich (drums), 1984-86Malcolm Wakeford (drums), 1986Peter Beckett (guitar, vocals), 1989-97Tony Sciuto (keyboards, guitar, vocals), 1990-92, 1993-97Richard Bryant (keyboards), 1992Steve Wade (lead vocals), 1996-99Hal Tupaea (bass), 1996-97Kevin Murphy (drums, vocals), 1999-2004Adrian Scott (keyboards, vocals), 1998-99Paul Gildea (guitar, vocals), 1998-99Glenn Reither (keyboards, saxophone, vocals), 1999-2004Greg Hind (guitar, vocals), 2000-Kip Raines (drums), 2004-2005Chris Marion (keyboards), 2004-Billy Thomas (drums), 2005-2007Rich Herring (lead guitar), 2006-Mel Watts (drums), 2007-Current line-up:Wayne Nelson (lead vocals, bass)Rich Herring (lead guitar)Greg Hind (guitar, vocals)Chris Marion (keyboards, vocals)Mel Watts (drums, vocals)
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| - Little River Band (LRB) are a soft rock band originally formed in Melbourne, Australia, in March 1975. The band achieved commercial success, not only in Australia but also in 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 %22Help Is on Its Way%22 (1977) as their only number-one hit. Ten singles reached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 with %22Reminiscing%22 their highest peaking at No. 3. Only First Under the Wire appeared in the top 10 on the Billboard 200. Early members were Beeb Birtles, Ric Formosa, Graeham Goble, Roger McLachlan, Derek Pellicci and Glenn Shorrock. Most of the group's 1970s and 1980s material was written by Goble and/or Shorrock, with contributions from Birtles, David Briggs (who replaced Formosa) and Pellicci.Little River Band have received many music awards in Australia. In May 2001 the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), as part of its 75th anniversary celebrations, named %22Cool Change%22, written by Shorrock, as one of the Top 30 Australian songs of all time. The 1976 line-up of Birtles, Briggs, Goble, Pellicci, Shorrock and George McArdle (who replaced McLachlan), were inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame at the 18th Annual ARIA Music Awards of 2004. Little River Band have undergone numerous personnel changes, with over 30 members since their formation. In the 1980s members included John Farnham, David Hirschfelder, Stephen Housden, Wayne Nelson and Steve Prestwich. As of March 2015 the line-up is Nelson with Rich Herring, Greg Hind, Chris Marion and Ryan Ricks. Two former members have subsequently died: Barry Sullivan in October 2003 (aged 57) and Prestwich in January 2011 (aged 56).
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