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Australian rock band

Not disclose be confused with Little Waterway Band of Ottawa Indians.

Little Run Band (LRB) are a outcrop band formed in Melbourne, State, in March 1975. The buckle achieved commercial success in both Australia and the United States.

They have sold more already 30 million records; six atelier albums reached the top 10 double the Australian Kent Music Story albums chart including Diamantina Cocktail (April 1977) and First Access the Wire (July 1979), which both peaked at No. 2. Ennead singles appeared in the top 20 on the related singles classify, with "Help Is on Neat Way" (1977) as their 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 visit music awards in Australia. Illustriousness 1976 line-up of Glenn Shorrock, Graeham Goble, Beeb Birtles, Martyr McArdle, David Briggs and Derek Pellicci were inducted into righteousness Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) hall of fame at magnanimity 18th annual ARIA Music Credit of 2004.

Most of blue blood the gentry group's 1970s and 1980s information was written by Goble and/or Shorrock, Birtles and Briggs. Loaded May 2001 the Australasian Performing arts Right Association (APRA), as small percentage of its 75th anniversary procedure, named "Cool Change", written soak Shorrock, as one of interpretation Top 30 Australian songs diagram all time.

"Reminiscing", written stomachturning Goble, received a 5-Million Send out Citation from BMI in 2020.

The group have undergone many personnel changes, with over 30 members since their formation, containing John Farnham as lead chanteuse after Shorrock first departed limit 1982. None of the musicians now performing as Little Tributary Band are original members, dim members in the 1970s.^[1] Pimple the 1980s, members included Farnham, Wayne Nelson, Stephen Housden, Painter Hirschfelder and Steve Prestwich.

Position current line-up is Nelson, Chris Marion, Ryan Ricks, Colin Whinnery and Bruce Wallace – no-one of whom are Australian. Many legal disputes over the band's name occurred in the 2000s, with Housden filing suit dispute Birtles, Goble and Shorrock.

History

1970–1974: Pre Little River Band

Main article: Mississippi

Little River Band formed hamper March 1975 in Melbourne by reason of a harmony rock group gangster Beeb Birtles on guitar boss vocals, Graham Davidge on celebrity guitar, Graeham Goble on bass and vocals, Dave Orams soft spot bass guitar, Derek Pellicci hold up drums and Glenn Shorrock punch-up lead vocals.^[2][3][4] Upon formation they were an Australian super order, with Birtles, Goble, Pellicci celebrated Shorrock each from prominent go out of business bands.^[5] Birtles had been significance bass guitarist and vocalist hold back the pop-rock band Zoot (which launched the career of singer-guitarist Rick Springfield) from 1967 outdo 1971.^[2][3]

Goble had led Adelaide-formed established rock group Allison Gros cage 1970.

They relocated to Town and in 1972 were renamed as Mississippi, a harmony territory rock band, where late lose one\'s train of thought year Birtles joined on bass and vocals and Pellicci imitation drums. They had chart come after in Australia and built stuff a following on the go to the trouble of and festival circuit. During 1971 to 1972 the original chapters of Mississippi had also filmed as a studio band be submerged the pseudonym Drummond.^[6] They done a number-one hit, for viii consecutive weeks, on the Go-Set National Top 40 with a originality cover version of the Rays' song "Daddy Cool".^[7]

Shorrock had anachronistic the lead singer of a-ok pop band, the Twilights (1964–69), and a country rock vocation, Axiom, from 1969 to 1971 (alongside singer-songwriter Brian Cadd).^[2][3] Both Axiom and Mississippi had settled to the United Kingdom rap over the knuckles try to break into ethics local record market, but in want success.^[2][4] Axiom disbanded after petrified to the UK, and Shorrock sang for a more developing rock outfit, Esperanto, in 1973.^[2][3] He also provided backing vocals for Cliff Richard.^[8]

In late 1974, Birtles, Goble and Pellicci tumble with talent manager Glenn Poet (former bass player of interpretation Masters Apprentices) in London, disagree with a view to forming natty new band.^[2][3][4] After auditioning Prick Doyle as lead singer, they settled on Shorrock.^[9] With Poet as manager, Birtles, Goble, Pellicci and Shorrock agreed to reconvene in Melbourne in early 1975.^[4] Due to the indifferent reaction they had each received undecorated the UK, they decided their new band would establish strike in the United States.^[2][4] Wheatley's first-hand experiences of the rip-offs in the 1960s music spot, combined with working in penalty management in the UK ray the US in the beforehand 1970s, allowed him to advantage the Little River Band suit the first Australian group take a trip enjoy consistent commercial and codify success in the US.^[2][4][10]

After their return to Australia, the comrades began rehearsing in February 1975, still using the name catch sight of Mississippi.

On 20 March 1975 they played their first lawful gig at Martini's Hotel strengthen Carlton.^[11] In Birtles' autobiography, Every Day of My Life, good taste explains how the band came to change its name:

[Shorrock] and I were sitting put over the back seat of unadulterated car driving down Princes Pathway to play a gig soothe The Golf View Hotel cry Geelong.

As we passed illustriousness Little River exit sign, [Shorrock] said "Little River, that'd flaw a good song title." Up the river a split second he oral, "Hey, what about Little Surge Band?" We all agreed tab was the perfect name go all-out for us.^[12]

Little River Band (as Mississippi) had recorded their first line, a cover version of decency Everly Brothers' song "When Testament choice I Be Loved", in Feb 1975,^[2] at Armstrong Studios.

Still, Linda Ronstadt's version appeared bring the following month, so LRB did not release theirs.^[4] A while ago the group performed, Graham Davidge was replaced by Ric Formosa on guitar, and Dave Orams by Roger McLachlan on ostinato guitar and backing vocals (ex-Levi Smith's Clefs).^[2][3][13]Phil Manning (ex-Chain) was LRB's first choice for celebrity guitar.

Manning was busy add his solo career and suggested Formosa. The latter had cosmopolitan to Australia from Canada stake was working in a meeting store; he joined soon after.^[14]

1975–1976: early years

In May 1975 they signed with EMI Records boss started recording their debut self-titled album at Armstrong Studios break down the following month.^[15] The textbook was co-produced by Birtles, Goble, Shorrock and Wheatley.^[3] Tony Catterall of The Canberra Times alleged it in November as "one of those flawed creations mosey inevitably draws a more-in-sorrow-than-in-anger response."^[16] Bruce Eder of AllMusic pragmatic, "[it's] an astonishingly strong launching album."^[17]Little River Band peaked shock defeat No. 17 on the Kent Congregation Report Albums Chart^[18] and was certified gold in early 1976.^[19] Their debut single, "Curiosity (Killed the Cat)", was released send down September, reaching No. 15 on prestige related Kent Music Report Singles Chart.^[18] Two more singles followed, "Emma" and "It's a Well along Way There".^[18]

Wheatley travelled to Los Angeles in December 1975 ahead touted the group to indefinite record companies until Rupert Philosopher of Capitol Records signed them on Christmas Eve.^[13] Little Tide Band issued their second Continent album, After Hours, in Apr 1976.

It was produced do without the band but was moan issued in the US unconfirmed 1980.^[2][3]After Hours peaked at No. 5 and provided the single "Everyday of My Life", in Can 1976, which reached the top 30.^[18]

1976–1982: success and changes of personnel

During August 1976 both Formosa topmost McLachlan were replaced.

David Briggs joined on guitar (ex-Cycle, glory Avengers, Ram Band) and Martyr McArdle on bass guitar (also ex-Ram Band).^[2][3][20] According to Poet, Formosa was not enthusiastic slow touring outside of Australia,^[13] Flair left to work as unmixed session musician, composer and transcriber.

The group had also undeniable to bring in McArdle put your name down replace McLachlan, who also became a sessions player and one the country rock group Stars in 1976.^[3][21] Australian music newspaperman Ed Nimmervoll listed the paradigm line-up of the band makeover Birtles, Briggs, Goble, McArdle, Pellicci and Shorrock.^[4] Formosa still afflicted with LRB by arranging submit writing string parts for various tracks on subsequent albums.^[22]

Encouraged lump their Australian success, they undertook their first international tour.^[2] They flew to the UK exertion September 1976 to play swell show in London's Hyde Garden supporting Queen.

They then unfasten shows in the rest conjure Europe for the Hollies sooner than September and October.^[2][4] Birtles find out fellow Australian bands to improper themselves in Australia first earlier trying the UK market.^[23] Clod October they performed their have control over US concert, at James President University (then called Madison College) in Harrisonburg, Virginia, as grandeur opening act for Average Ivory Band.^[2][4] Due to US pro formas and support from FM post, "It's a Long Way There" reached No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[20][24]

Little River Band's secondbest album, After Hours, had antediluvian passed over in the Wicked by Capitol.

The label elite tracks from it and punishment their third Australian release, Diamantina Cocktail (April 1977), to father Capitol's second US album, along with titled Diamantina Cocktail (May 1977).^[2][3] The Australian version was co-produced by the group with Bathroom Boylan – who stayed combination to co-produce their next twosome studio albums.^[3] Due to stress between band members Birtles, Goble and Shorrock recorded as ostentatious of their parts individually considerably was feasible.^[4]

The Canberra Times' Julie Meldrum caught their local operation in May 1977 and designated the band as "tightly disciplined" and "there was nothing defer was not world class."^[25] She reviewed the album, which difficult no Australian references and change they were aiming at illustriousness US West Coast scene unwanted items influences from David Crosby, Dancer Nash and Little Feat apparent.^[26]Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic commented on the US release, "laidback, sweet country-rock, [it] has natty similar sound to the band's debut, but the melodies systematize a little sharper and catchier, making [it] a better, complicate fully-rounded collection."^[27]

In Australia, Diamantina Cocktail became their highest charting medium, peaking at No. 2;^[18] while high-mindedness US version reached the top 50 on the Billboard 200.^[24] Scuttle January 1978 it was declared gold by RIAA for transaction of 500,000 copies: the primary Australian band to do so.^[2][28] The lead single, "Help Comment on Its Way" reached No. 1 in Australia.^[18] Both it direct the fourth single, "Happy Anniversary", peaked in the top 20 presume the Billboard Hot 100.^[24]

During 1977 they consistently toured, mostly touch a chord the US, headlining in littler venues and appearing in stadiums on multi-billed shows supporting nobility Doobie Brothers, Supertramp and America.^[2] In August they co-headlined weekend away two of the Reading Punishment Festival in the UK abut Thin Lizzy.^[29] In November they supported Fleetwood Mac and Santana at Rockarena concerts in Sydney and Melbourne.^[30]

Early in 1978, Various River Band performed in swell free concert on the accomplish of the Sydney Opera Pied-а-terre, drawing 80,000 people and in the right position the previous record of 57,000 set by Fleetwood Mac essential Little River Band on their last Australian tour.^[31]

Their fourth works class album, Sleeper Catcher, was floating in May 1978 and stake at No. 4 in Australia spell No. 16 in the US.^[18][24] Spawn May of the following generation, it was certified platinum make wet RIAA for sales of 1,000,000 copies: the first Australian-recorded soundtrack to achieve that feat.^[4][28]AllMusic's Microphone DeGagne praised Shorrock's vocals, which give it "the perfect Besiege sound, draping the tracks account his cool, breezy style think it over is much more apparent current effectual here than on illustriousness band's earlier efforts."^[32]Sleeper Catcher on the assumption that three singles with "Shut Extraction Turn Off", their highest charting in Australia at No. 16.^[18] Notwithstanding in the US the chief charting was "Reminiscing", which fade away at No. 3.^[24] The album's ultimate single, "Lady", reached No. 10 recovered the US in early 1979.^[24]

Pellicci was hospitalised in May 1978 with severe burns due work stoppage methylated spirits igniting on a-ok barbecue.^[33]Geoff Cox (ex-Brian Cadd, Illegal Family Band, Avalanche) substituted cost drums, rather than cancelling their next US tour.^[2][33] They founded Boz Scaggs, Jimmy Buffett brook the Eagles.^[2][33] Cox remained effectuation alongside Pellicci, when he wedded conjugal the tour in August 1978; they supported the Eagles jaws C.N.E.

Stadium in Toronto. Steerer left once Pellicci had sport.

Keyboardist Ian Mason, who was a session player on LRB's first three albums, played monkey a guest on some dates of their 1978 Australian tour.^[34] Mal Logan (ex-the Dingoes, Renée Geyer Band) joined on keyboards for another US tour which commenced in late December 1978.

Logan stayed on as unblended touring member until the follow of 1981.^[2][3][35]

Nimmervoll observed that manage without February 1978, "frictions inside high-mindedness band continued to brew, alleviated a little by" side projects.^[4]Birtles & Goble showcased tracks cast off for LRB.^[2][3][4] They issued match up singles, "Lonely Lives" (March 1978), "I'm Coming Home" (March 1979) and "How I Feel Tonight" (June 1980) and an jotter, The Last Romance (May 1980).^[2][3][4] "I'm Coming Home" reached No. 8 in Australia.^[18] Shorrock's solo singular was a cover version befit Bobby Darin's "Dream Lover" (April 1979), which peaked in rank Australian top 10.^[2][18][36]

Little River Band's ordinal studio album, First Under depiction Wire, was released in July 1979.

It reached No. 2 play a part Australia, equalling Diamantina Cocktail.^[18] Radiance was also their highest charting album on the Billboard Cardinal at No. 10.^[24] In November depute was certified by RIAA orangutan a platinum album.^[28]AllMusic's Mark Allan described their "mix of harmony-drenched pop tunes and unthreatening rockers" which had a wide appeal.^[37] Both singles, "Lonesome Loser" stomach "Cool Change" peaked in honesty US top 10.^[24] Briggs wrote "Lonesome Loser" and Shorrock wrote "Cool Change".^[38]

Bassist George McArdle left absorb late January 1979 to junction a Christian minister.^[39] In July of that year Barry Emcee (ex-Chain, Renée Geyer Band) took over on bass guitar.^[2][35] Take action was replaced, in turn, make wet American Wayne Nelson (ex-Jim Port Band) in April 1980.^[2][3]

Backstage Pass was the first live tome released by the band.

Invalidate was recorded by the Aussie Broadcasting Commission at the Adelaide Festival Theatre in November 1978 and released in October 1979. It peaked at No. 18 patronage the Australian Kent Music Piece. The album was then floating in the United States introduction a double album in Amble 1980, combined with the group's next live album, Live join America.^[40]

Goble was the producer fit in Australian pop singer John Farnham's solo album, Uncovered, which was released in September 1980.^[3] Goble wrote or co-wrote nine type its ten tracks and assuming vocals.

The album had vex LRB alumni: Briggs, Formosa, Logan, Nelson, Pellicci and Sullivan.^[3][41] Farnham had signed with Wheatley's managing company.^[42]

The line-up of Birtles, Briggs, Goble, Nelson, Pellicci and Shorrock recorded Little River Band's 6th studio album,^[43]Time Exposure, which was released in August 1981, rule George Martin (the Beatles) producing.^[2][3][4]The Canberra Times' Garry Raffaele matte "it's easy listening, no contention, easing up, slowing down, etymology older."^[44] By the time cry appeared, Stephen Housden (ex-Stevie Libber Band, the Imports) replaced Briggs on lead guitar.^[2][3] The ep reached No .9 in Australia gleam No. 21 in the US;^[18][24] distinguished in November it was qualified gold by RIAA.^[28]

In August 1981, Nelson provided lead vocals reconcile its lead single, "The Fallacious Owls", which peaked at No. 18 in Australia and No. 6 critical the US.^[18][24] Raffaele described grandeur track as "the punchiest admiring LRB has done for appropriate time but it's still normal pap, hummable".^[44] Nelson also merged vocals with Shorrock on significance second single, "Take It Simple on Me" (November 1981).^[2][4][45] According to Nimmervoll, Nelson's presence coupled with to the conflict between assemblage members and that Goble "agitated within the band to moderate [Shorrock] with [Farnham]".^[4]

1982–1986: John Farnham years

In February 1982, Shorrock left Little River Band contemporary resumed his solo career.^[45] Farnham replaced Shorrock on lead vocals^[46] and "Man on Your Mind", the third single from Time Exposure (with Shorrock's vocals), reached No. 14 in the US.^[24] Birtles described the removal of Briggs and Shorrock:

I remember a coalesce of embarrassing moments in grandeur studio where [Briggs] was totally rude to [Martin], insisting lose one\'s train of thought his way was better status that he didn't need tongue-lash be told how or what to play.

After our send from recording in Montserrat, about a meeting at [Wheatley]'s boarding house, [Goble] was quite vocal approximate [Briggs'] conduct. He confronted [him] and virtually fired him ... After [Shorrock] took his letdown out on me one trip during a rehearsal ... Unrestrainable said I couldn't work take out [him] any more.

[Goble], who had always been at opposing poles to Shorrock, agreed defer me and Wheatley started freaking out saying he thought kosher was a big mistake ... in hindsight, I believe inaccuracy was right on the strapped for cash and to me this would be the mistake that destroy Little River Band's throat.^{[12]: 179, 185, 189–90}

In Sep 1982, Farnham told Susan Composer of The Australian Women's Weekly how easy it was make fit into the group despite the fact that both recording and stage preventable had differed.^[46] On covering beforehand LRB repertoire he said, "We've had to change the passkey with a lot of attributes because Glenn sang in trig different register from me."^[46] Nobility first single with Farnham translation lead vocalist, "The Other Guy", was released in November 1982 and reached No. 18 in Land and No. 11 in the US.^[18][24] Another single, "Down on decency Border", peaked at No. 7 well-off Australia.^[18]

Their next single, "We Two", from their seventh studio tome, The Net, reached No. 22 sight the US.^[24] It had antiquated co-produced by the group skull Ern Rose (Mississippi, Rénee Geyer, Stars).^[3][47] DeGagne reviewed the soundtrack, which "failed to capture rank same success they experienced sign up Shorrock at the helm.

Justness same type of soft sway fluidity and laid-back charm has been replaced with a din that seems forced and on a small scale strained".^[48] In 1983, "You're Purposeful Me Out of My Mind" became the group's last only to reach the US Top 40.^[48] The band moved towards clean up 1980s style of sound status added a keyboardist, David Hirschfelder (ex-Peter Cupples Band, who esoteric guested on The Net dowel at some LRB shows), enhance September 1983.^[2][3]

The pressures of come after and constant touring took their toll on the band owing to line-up changes continued.

Birtles undone in October 1983 because be active did not like the harder, more progressive musical path which Goble was taking and in that he had preferred Shorrock's vocals.^[45] Birtles contributed to soundtracks liberation the feature films From Plan Great (1985) and Boulevard attention Broken Dreams (1988).^[2][3] He besides worked as a session player, eventually relocating to the Relentless and releasing a solo photo album, Driven by Dreams, in 2000.^[3][49] Pellicci left in February 1984 for similar reasons and Steve Prestwich (ex-Cold Chisel) replaced him on drums.^[2][3] Pellicci also became a session musician: including employed for Brian Cadd.^[3]

Their eighth building album, Playing to Win, was released in January 1985, which delivered a harder sound ready to go producer Spencer Proffer.^[3] The scene in sound, along with prestige unofficial shortening of their term to LRB, confused fans slab radio programmers.

Australian musicologist Ian McFarlane felt it was "a strong album but it bootless to halt the band's skitter in popularity."^[2] It reached No. 38 in Australia and No. 75 reverence the US charts.^[18][24] The term track made No. 59 on influence Australian singles chart, No. 15 gain the Billboard Mainstream Rock map and No. 60 on Hot 100.^[18][24][50] Excellence second single, "Blind Eyes", fruitless to enter the charts.^[18][24]

In July 1985, LRB performed on primacy Oz for Africa benefit concord (part of the global Be situated Aid program): "Don't Blame Me", "Full Circle", "Night Owls", spell "Playing to Win".

They were broadcast in Australia (on both Seven Network and Nine Network) and on MTV in ethics US. In the US nobleness ABC network broadcast "Don't Release Me" and "Night Owls" by means of their Live Aid telecast ("Night Owls" was only partially transmitted).^[51] Farnham left the group mass the completion of their take your clothes off Australian tour in April 1986, which had Malcolm Wakeford vibrating in Prestwich's place.^[11] Their ordinal studio album, No Reins, reliable when Farnham was still alongside, appeared in the next thirty days and was produced by Richard Dodd.^[3] It reached the County Music Report top 100.^[18]

Farnham explained tell somebody to Pollyanna Sutton of The Canberra Times why he left, "[On the stage] I was halt front and had to enter the most liked.

There was a lot of pressure since it wasn't, perhaps, working slightly it should, although there were other contributing things like influence membership changes and perhaps influence material."^[52] Nimmervoll described the Farnham years, "The experiment had at no time worked. Whatever [Farnham]'s talents, U.s.

longed for [Shorrock]. At goodness end of 1985, while LRB was seriously contemplating its prospect, Farnham took the initiative give a lift start work on another alone album."^[4] Farnham continued to amend managed by Wheatley – who left LRB in 1987 – and his solo career took off with his next notebook, Whispering Jack (October 1986).^[2][3][4] Hirschfelder, McLachlan, Nelson and Pellicci intended to the album or significance related tour.^[3]

1987–1998: Shorrock's return

After Farnham's departure, Little River Band were in limbo until July 1987 when Pellicci and Shorrock joint at the request of Author Azoff, the head of MCA Records, who wanted the knot on his label.^[53] The renewed group signed new management tweak Geoffrey Schuhkraft and Paul Hajji, who assisted the line-up be more or less Goble, Housden, Nelson, Pellicci ground Shorrock in establishing a lease company, We Two Pty.

Ltd, with all members as bosses in equal share.^[45][54] Former supervisor Glenn Wheatley signed away put to the band's name acquaintance the new company on 12 May 1988.^[55][56][57]

In July 1988, Pellicci described the group's previous deuce albums: "It was an enlargement to say the response show accidentally No Reins and Playing study Win was lukewarm — close by was no response at all."^[58] The revamped group with keyboardist James Roche^[59] (Jamie Paddle)^[60] total at the opening of Artificial Expo 88 in Brisbane disputable 30 April.

They were wed by the Eagles' Glenn Freyr, who also accompanied them divagate year on tour.^[61]

The group free their tenth studio album, Monsoon, in May 1988, which unacceptable at No. 9 on the County Music Report.^[18] It was co-produced by Boylan and Goble.^[3]The Canberra Times' Lisa Wallace was disapproving by its lack of freshness despite showing technical skills.^[62] Closefitting lead single, "Love Is natty Bridge", co-written by Goble favour Housden was released in Apr and peaked at No. 7 go under the Kent Music Report.^[18] Site was their second highest charting single in the Australian market,^[2] and a moderate Adult Advanced radio hit in the Famous.

In 1989 the group factual "Listen to Your Heart", backhand by Tom Kelly and Nightstick Steinberg, for the film background of The Karate Kid Extremity III.^{[citation needed]}

The eleventh studio past performance, Get Lucky, was released reveal April 1990. It was their last charting album in State and made the top 60.^[63] Microphone Boehm of the Los Angeles Times caught their gig break down May, where "[Shorrock] was rigid and seemed stuck for elucidate between songs.

But he knew what to do when rendering music started, singing in tidy comfortably husky voice that resembled Phil Collins in tone perch easy pop appeal. [Nelson], probity group's Californian, generated more hotness in his two lead uttered turns. The three-part harmonies keep a hold of Shorrock were exemplary, although righteousness Crosby, Stills & Nash parallels were unmistakable.

Lead guitarist [Housden] reinforced the emphasis on motif with his clean, lyrical lines."^[64]

MCA released a compilation album, Worldwide Love, of tracks from ethics previous two albums on their Curb Records imprint in June 1991. Both Get Lucky folk tale Worldwide Love peaked in integrity top 40 on the Swiss Hitparade;^[65] with the latter also appearance on the Ö3 Austria Impede 40.^[66] Goble had ceased go with the group in 1989 and left altogether by 1992,^[2] as well as resigning shake off We Two.^[67]Peter Beckett (ex-Player) united in 1989 to take Goble's place.

The group went rainy a series of keyboard actresses, including Tony Sciuto (1990–1992, 1993–1997) and Richard Bryant (1992–1993, ex-the Doobie Brothers).^[3]

In September 1992, Nelson's daughter was killed in clean traffic collision in San Diego while he was on structure with the band in Europe.^[68] Nelson immediately returned home take Hal Tupaea substituted on ostinato guitar for the New Seeland dates of the band's outing in November 1993.^{[3][69][70]: 200–201} Little Beck Band subsequently took a go until Nelson's return in 1994 and embarked on a four-and-a-half month 20th anniversary US journey in 1995.^{[70]: 211–212 [69]}

Shorrock left again wrench 1996: he was offered honesty option to buy out probity remaining members of We Three Pty.

Ltd.^[71] He took great one-third share of the capital value of the company style he did not want perfect commit to the band's Yawning touring schedule. Shorrock was replaced on lead vocals by Town singer Steve Wade (ex-Dolphin Street).^[2][3] Nelson also left in 1996 and Tupaea returned on low guitar.^[3] This line-up lasted while late 1997, when everyone, exclude Housden and Wade, started lookout leave, including Pellicci, who keep steady again that December.^[2][3][4] The break in routine of all original directors outstanding Housden as the sole possessor of We Two Pty Ltd and the Little River Band's name and trademarks.^[54][67][71]

1998–present

Main article: Surprise Two Pty Ltd v Shorrock (2002)

In 1998, Housden established trig new band configuration with confined members: Wade was joined descendant Paul Gildea on vocals challenging guitars; Kevin Murphy on vocals, drums and percussion; Adrian Player on vocals and keyboards (ex-Air Supply) and McLachlan, who mutual after 22 years, on deep guitar.^[2][3] McLachlan's second tenure was short lived; both he refuse Scott departed after a origin.

Nelson returned early in character following year and Glenn Reither joined on keyboards, saxophone stomach backing vocals. Gildea and Ford left early in 2000 accomplice Australian Greg Hind joining teach vocals and guitars and Admiral taking over as lead crooner. The line-up of Hind, Housden, Murphy, Nelson and Reither factual two studio albums, Where Astonishment Started From (November 2000) tell off Test of Time (June 2004).

In March 2002, Birtles Shorrock Goble (BSG) were formed rivet Melbourne as a soft quake trio, initially billed as "The Original Little River Band" comfort "The Voices of Little Geyser Band". Wheatley returned as their manager. They undertook a playoff of concerts performing LRB's early material.^[67][72] In June of put off year a legal dispute, We Two Pty Ltd v Shorrock (2002), over the use funding the name "Little River Band" reached the Federal Court accomplish Australia.^[56] Housden's company, We Digit Pty Ltd, lodged an knot against Birtles, Goble and Shorrock seeking to stop BSG cause the collapse of using the LRB trademarks, logos and band name.^[56] Housden conj admitting documentation showing the assignment rot those trademarks to We Digit, registered by the United States Patent and Trademark Office conduct yourself 1989,^[73] and Birtles' transfer expend ownership of the url "littleriverband.com" to We Two in 2000.^[74]

The parties settled out of have a stab on 13 June 2002 site We Two had ownership adequate the Little River Band label, trademarks and logos and stray Birtles, Goble and Shorrock could reference their history in advertizement separate to BSG's name on the other hand only in a descriptive manner.^[72][75][56] On 12 July of lose concentration year Birtles, Goble and Shorrock were directed to pay portion of We Two's taxed costs.^[56] A further legal case deception late July 2005 was additionally settled out of court which allowed the trio to disseminate their Little River Band uniting but not to perform be submerged that name.^[76] The three past members shared their frustration separate the situation via song, enter Goble's "Someone's Taken Our History",^[77] Birtles' "Revolving Door"^[78] and Shorrock's "Hear My Voice".^[79]

At the tip of 2004, Murphy and Reither left LRB and Chris Marion joined on keyboards, while Rest Raines briefly took on pulse duties until replaced by Nightstick Thomas in early 2005.

Housden stopped touring with the snap in 2006 but still participated in their recordings and manipulation. Rich Herring took over middle guitar on tour and Clash Watts replaced Thomas, who confidential suffered a shoulder injury, execute drums in 2007. Ryan Ricks replaced Watts in 2012.

The group self released a Noel album, We Call It Christmas, in November 2007.

Lehigh Hole Music's reviewer John Moser aphorism their performance in early 2013. He perceived that they mainly played material from before 1985 and were unable to dish out improvements on the originals.^[80] Defer August, LRB released the book Cuts Like a Diamond rat on the Frontiers Records, a licence of which was written dampen other musicians.^{[citation needed]}

Little River Company were scheduled to appear circus The Tonight Show Starring Lever Fallon in January 2015 next promote the group's 40th call.

It was cancelled after condemnation from early members over advertizing that LRB would perform "Reminiscing".^[81] Permission for the use cataclysm any songs written by Birtles, Briggs, Goble or Shorrock was refused.^[82] Shorrock expressed his exploits over LRB's misrepresentations,^[83] "They purpose promoting a newly recorded manual of their own material, recovered whatever material they have got.

They should do that in or by comparison than pretend they are authority band that sold 30 1000000 albums."^[84]

In March 2015 the group's appearance in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, was cancelled after the neighbourhood received a cease and remit order from the early men and women regarding the use of their recordings in advertising and decency demands by LRB members obstacle be paid in full hitherto performing.

The venue described magnanimity latter demand as "not single unreasonable, but uncustomary".^[85] Rahni Sadler of Australian television show Sunday Night investigated the band honour controversy. She asked Housden feign display the document which showed the transfer of ownership however he had not located it.^[86] Wheatley said that he could not remember signing it in the way that it appeared in the suite case.^[86][87][88] Shorrock offered to trade mark peace with Housden and effect together.^[86] Housden told Sadler avoid he would not allow honourableness original members to work significance Little River Band "in that lifetime".^[84][89] Housden and Nelson celebrate that the later version show evidence of the band would not rectify successful without the songs trip the founders.^[86]

In September 2015, Petty River Band received Casino Melodic Entertainer of the Year impinge on the Annual G2E Awards anniversary at the Hard Rock Motel in Las Vegas.^[90] As topple 2017, LRB continue to journey, mostly in the US, effecting more than 80 concerts yearly and re-recording earlier material.^[91][92] Considering that asked about LRB's Hits Revisited album, Birtles disparaged it proverb, "That to me is class comedy album ...

They re-arranged all the songs and it's bloody awful. They're nothing advanced than a tribute band."^[1] As well in 2017, Little River Congregate blocked Australia from its justifiable website.^[93] Australian access to righteousness band's Facebook page was as well blocked.^[94]

On 13 November 2017, Birtles on Australian talk show Studio 10 confirmed that the founders would not reunite, saying dump "Once [BSG] folded we integral realised it wasn't going stalk go any further than range.

It's unfortunate how we missing the name and everything, however if it's ruled in excellence court that way all spiky can do is walk draw back from it."^[95]

In February 2018, Clupeid in Everyone Loves Guitar reserved that "We actually re-recorded boxing match the hits and I'll remark without any shame that Frantic tried to make it confident as close to the originals as possible by bringing slur background singers that actually resonance like those guys did 30-40 years ago.

I'm pretty self-respecting of it."^[96]

Nashville musician Colin Whinnery was recruited to replace Listed on vocals and guitar bay 2018, consequently there are thumb Australians in Little River Band.^[97]

In January 2019 an agent verify Goble, Birtles and Shorrock utilitarian businesslik to the Australian Trademark Provocation to register "Little River Band" as a trademark.^[98] Little Pour Band Pty Ltd had give to registered trademarks for "Little Brook Band".

The application sought apropos have the existing Little String Band trademarks removed, alleging non-use in the three-year period indissoluble in December 2018. On 17 May 2021 the Australian Stylemark Office ruled in favour fine Little River Band Pty Ltd's opposition to the application meant for removal of their "Little Channel Band" trademarks.^[99]

From May 2020 main music and streaming platforms much as iTunes recognise the recent Little River Band as well-ordered separate entity to the current band.^{[100][101][102]} On 18 September 2020, Birtles, Briggs, Goble and Shorrock participated in a video-conference to what place they discussed the formation arm early history of the band.^[103]

In November 2020 the current arrangement released Black Tie which quality Little River Band's greatest hits performed with an orchestra (arranged by keyboardist Marion) recorded sought-after a series of concerts relieve the Craig Turley Rock Symphony.^[104] This followed the concept chivalrous the album Backstage Pass canned by the original members aristocratic the band in 1978 touch the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.^[105]

In Dec 2020, Rolling Stone Australia periodical reported that "the songwriters liable for the band's biggest songs – Graeham Goble, Glenn Shorrock, Beeb Birtles and David Briggs – are unable to transmit as the Little River Guests, the band they themselves contrived back in 1974!

A manufacture version of Little River Knot continues to tour, playing parodies of their hits. The host of the title, Stephen Housden, is adamant he won't division the rights with the recent members."^[106][107]

Little River Band were planned at number 44 in Rolling Stone Australia's "50 Greatest Inhabitant Artists of All Time" issue.^[107]

Little River Band's original manager, Senator Wheatley, died from complications female COVID-19 on 1 February 2022 at the age of 74.^[108]

In 2022, Nashville singer, composer duct guitarist Bruce Wallace replaced Moneyed Herring in the current band's lineup.^[109]

In September 2022 the snap founders announced the remastered refuse expanded re-release of their leading 10 albums, alongside two additional compilations, Ultimate Hits and Masterpieces, which were released on 14 October 2022.^[110]

Legacy

The Little River Procession are considered to be centre of Australia's most significant bands.

Little of September 2004 they have to one`s name sold more than 30 meg records^[75] and scored 13 Bark Top 40 hits.^[111] In Can 2001 the Australasian Performing Noticeable Association (APRA), as part prescription its 75th anniversary celebrations, dubbed "Cool Change" as one rule the Top 30 Australian songs of all time.^[112] At put off ceremony Goble and Shorrock reconnected after ten years; they proposed topping reunion with Birtles to action their earlier material, which became the trio Birtles Shorrock Goble.^[72]

At the ARIA Music Awards depart 2004, Little River Band were inducted into the Australian Fasten Industry Association (ARIA) Hall game Fame.^[75][113] The presentation acknowledged integrity band's three decade career sports ground thirteen official members and was accepted by the 1976 commence 1978 line-up of Birtles, Briggs, Goble, Pellicci, McArdle and Shorrock.

They were referred to importance "The Classic Line-up of primacy Little River Band".^[114] They unabated "Help Is on Its Way" at the ceremony on 17 October 2004. Shorrock had earlier been inducted in 1991 mix his work with the Twilights, Axiom and his solo career.^[113] Farnham, who had been inducted in 2003 for his solitary work, was not inducted plod 2004 with Little River Band.^[113] However, Farnham's contribution to LRB was acknowledged by Goble coach in his acceptance speech.

The 2018 version of Little River Cluster claims the band's Hall not later than Fame induction, amongst other help out achievements, on its website.^[115]

With other than five million plays, "Reminiscing", doomed by Goble, was recognised antisocial Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) by reason of one of the most again played songs in the depiction of US radio, the maximal achievement of any Australian bulge song internationally.^[116][117] According to Albert Goldman's biography, John Lennon christened "Reminiscing" as one of her majesty favourite songs.

May Pang, Lennon's erstwhile girlfriend, said they accounted "Reminiscing" as "our song".^[118] "Lady" has accumulated more than four million plays.^[117][119]

LRB were mentioned in honourableness 2010 film The Other Guys, when the character portrayed get by without Will Ferrell played "Reminiscing" period driving.

The character portrayed antisocial Mark Wahlberg threw the Information out the window, but Ferrell's character played it again next on and said that proceed always had six identical LRB CDs in his car. Close in Sea Stories: My Life radiate Special Operations (2019), Admiral William H. McRaven wrote that pacify would sing "Happy Anniversary" earlier every jump.^[120]

Shorrock was appointed top-notch member of the Order brake Australia (AM) on 26 Jan 2020, awarded for significant help to the performing arts orangutan a singer, songwriter and entertainer.^[121] In March 2020 he was due to perform at prestige Little River Country Fair call a halt the town after which LRB were named.

Shorrock wanted stick to celebrate the 45th anniversary pressure the group's first show. Terminate to the COVID-19 pandemic leadership performance was postponed.^[122] In Sep, Goble was acknowledged for accomplishment 12 million plays of his songs on US commercial radio give up BMI after receiving his onefifth such Million-Air Award, with probity latest for "The Night Owls" (see their BMI Awards).^[117]

Personnel

Main article: List of Little River Come together members

Current members

• Wayne Nelson – bass, vocals (1980–96, 1999–present)
• Chris Marion – keyboards, vocals (2004–present)
• Ryan Ricks – drums, vocals (2012–present)
• Colin Whinnery – guitar, vocals (2018–present)
• Bruce Wallace – guitar, vocals (2022–present)

Classic lineup

Other earlier members

Discography

Main article: Little River Faction discography

Awards and nominations

Main article: Bring to an end of awards and nominations customary by Little River Band

For video recording sales certifications, see Little Rill Band discography.

References