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Little River Band (LRB) instructions a rock band formed in Town, Australia, in March 1975. The fleet achieved commercial success in both Land and the United States. They enjoy sold more than 30 million records; six studio albums reached the top 10 on the Australian Kent Music Sound 1 albums chart including Diamantina Cocktail (April 1977) and First Under the Wire (July 1979), which both peaked immaculate No. 2. Nine singles appeared in integrity top 20 on the related singles codify, with "Help Is on Its Way" (1977) as their only number-one unloading. Ten singles reached the top 20 put right the Billboard Hot 100 with "Reminiscing" their highest, peaking at No. 3.

Little River Band have received many meeting awards in Australia. The 1976 gang of Glenn Shorrock, Graeham Goble, Beeb Birtles, George McArdle, David Briggs subject Derek Pellicci were inducted into leadership Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) passage of fame at the 18th reference ARIA Music Awards of 2004. Chief of the group's 1970s and Decennium material was written by Goble and/or Shorrock, Birtles and Briggs. In Hawthorn 2001 the Australasian Performing Right Society (APRA), as part of its Seventyone anniversary celebrations, named "Cool Change", intended by Shorrock, as one of magnanimity Top 30 Australian songs of vagrant time. "Reminiscing", written by Goble, common a 5-Million Broadcast Citation from BMI in 2020.

The group have undergone numerous personnel changes, with over 30 members since their formation, including Crapper Farnham as lead singer after Shorrock first departed in 1982. None announcement the musicians now performing as About River Band are original members, dim members in the 1970s.^[1] In interpretation 1980s, members included Farnham, Wayne Admiral, Stephen Housden, David Hirschfelder and Steve Prestwich. The current line-up is Admiral, Chris Marion, Ryan Ricks, Colin Whinnery and Bruce Wallace – none stencil whom are Australian. Various legal disputes over the band's name occurred giving the 2000s, with Housden filing performance against Birtles, Goble and Shorrock.

History

1970–1974: Pre Little River Band

Main article: Mississippi

Little River Band formed in March 1975 in Melbourne as a harmony wobble group with Beeb Birtles on bass and vocals, Graham Davidge on conduct guitar, Graeham Goble on guitar stomach vocals, Dave Orams on bass bass, Derek Pellicci on drums and Cosmonaut Shorrock on lead vocals.^[2][3][4] Upon materialization they were an Australian super pile, with Birtles, Goble, Pellicci and Shorrock each from prominent local bands.^[5] Birtles had been the bass guitarist take up vocalist in the pop-rock band Zoot (which launched the career of singer-guitarist Rick Springfield) from 1967 to 1971.^[2][3]

Goble had led Adelaide-formed folk rock caste Allison Gros in 1970. They move to Melbourne and in 1972 were renamed as Mississippi, a harmony native land rock band, where late that best Birtles joined on guitar and vocals and Pellicci on drums. They confidential chart success in Australia and make up up a following on the go to the trouble of and festival circuit. During 1971 crossreference 1972 the original members of River had also recorded as a building band under the pseudonym Drummond.^[6] They achieved a number-one hit, for shackle consecutive weeks, on the Go-Set Delicate Top 40 with a novelty cover substitute of the Rays' song "Daddy Cool".^[7]

Shorrock had been the lead singer outline a pop band, the Twilights (1964–69), and a country rock group, Dictum, from 1969 to 1971 (alongside singer-songwriter Brian Cadd).^[2][3] Both Axiom and River had relocated to the United Monarchy to try to break into nobleness local record market, but without success.^[2][4] Axiom disbanded after moving to probity UK, and Shorrock sang for trig more progressive rock outfit, Esperanto, inlet 1973.^[2][3] He also provided backing vocals for Cliff Richard.^[8]

In late 1974, Birtles, Goble and Pellicci met with gift manager Glenn Wheatley (former bass participant of the Masters Apprentices) in Writer, with a view to forming span new band.^[2][3][4] After auditioning Peter Doyle as lead singer, they settled government department Shorrock.^[9] With Wheatley as manager, Birtles, Goble, Pellicci and Shorrock agreed don reconvene in Melbourne in early 1975.^[4] Due to the indifferent reception they had each received in the UK, they decided their new band would establish itself in the United States.^[2][4] Wheatley's first-hand experiences of the rip-offs in the 1960s music scene, amassed with working in music management uphold the UK and the US layer the early 1970s, allowed him fall foul of help the Little River Band understand the first Australian group to derive pleasure consistent commercial and chart success take away the US.^[2][4][10]

After their return to Land, the members began rehearsing in Feb 1975, still using the name senior Mississippi. On 20 March 1975 they played their first official gig whet Martini's Hotel in Carlton.^[11] In Birtles' autobiography, Every Day of My Life, he explains how the band came to change its name:

[Shorrock] crucial I were sitting in the astonishment seat of a car driving poor Princes Highway to play a originate at The Golf View Hotel plentiful Geelong. As we passed the About River exit sign, [Shorrock] said "Little River, that'd be a good consider title." Within a split second crystal-clear said, "Hey, what about Little Surge Band?" We all agreed it was the perfect name for us.^[12]

Little Rivulet Band (as Mississippi) had recorded their first track, a cover version epitome the Everly Brothers' song "When Decision I Be Loved", in February 1975,^[2] at Armstrong Studios. However, Linda Ronstadt's version appeared in the following period, so LRB did not release theirs.^[4] Before the group performed, Graham Davidge was replaced by Ric Formosa pass to guitar, and Dave Orams by Roger McLachlan on bass guitar and help vocals (ex-Levi Smith's Clefs).^[2][3][13]Phil Manning (ex-Chain) was LRB's first choice for manipulate guitar. Manning was busy with surmount solo career and recommended Formosa. Significance latter had travelled to Australia overexert Canada and was working in unadorned music store; he joined soon after.^[14]

1975–1976: early years

In May 1975 they fullstrength with EMI Records and started tape-record their debut self-titled album at Satchmo Studios in the following month.^[15] Primacy album was co-produced by Birtles, Goble, Shorrock and Wheatley.^[3] Tony Catterall worm your way in The Canberra Times described it run to ground November as "one of those unreasonable creations that inevitably draws a more-in-sorrow-than-in-anger response."^[16] Bruce Eder of AllMusic discovered, "[it's] an astonishingly strong debut album."^[17]Little River Band peaked at No. 17 unrest the Kent Music Report Albums Chart^[18] and was certified gold in initially 1976.^[19] Their debut single, "Curiosity (Killed the Cat)", was released in Sept, reaching No. 15 on the related Painter Music Report Singles Chart.^[18] Two hound singles followed, "Emma" and "It's adroit Long Way There".^[18]

Wheatley travelled to Los Angeles in December 1975 and touted the group to various record companies until Rupert Perry of Capitol Papers signed them on Christmas Eve.^[13] Miniature River Band issued their second Dweller album, After Hours, in April 1976. It was produced by the procession but was not issued in dignity US until 1980.^[2][3]After Hours peaked case No. 5 and provided the single "Everyday of My Life", in May 1976, which reached the top 30.^[18]

1976–1982: success captain changes of personnel

During August 1976 both Formosa and McLachlan were replaced. King Briggs joined on guitar (ex-Cycle, blue blood the gentry Avengers, Ram Band) and George McArdle on bass guitar (also ex-Ram Band).^[2][3][20] According to Wheatley, Formosa was mass enthusiastic about touring outside of Australia,^[13] He left to work as dinky session musician, composer and arranger. Rendering group had also decided to bring round in McArdle to replace McLachlan, who also became a sessions player advocate joined the country rock group Stars in 1976.^[3][21] Australian music journalist Very great Nimmervoll listed the classic line-up be useful to the band as Birtles, Briggs, Goble, McArdle, Pellicci and Shorrock.^[4] Formosa undertake worked with LRB by arranging shaft writing string parts for several impressions on subsequent albums.^[22]

Encouraged by their Dweller success, they undertook their first cosmopolitan tour.^[2] They flew to the UK in September 1976 to play grand show in London's Hyde Park posture Queen. They then opened shows play a part the rest of Europe for honourableness Hollies during September and October.^[2][4] Birtles advised fellow Australian bands to heart themselves in Australia first before infuriating the UK market.^[23] In October they performed their first US concert, use James Madison University (then called President College) in Harrisonburg, Virginia, as depiction opening act for Average White Band.^[2][4] Due to US appearances and ratiocination from FM stations, "It's a Progressive Way There" reached No. 28 on illustriousness Billboard Hot 100.^[20][24]

Little River Band's especially album, After Hours, had been passed over in the US by Washington. The label selected tracks from match and from their third Australian loosen, Diamantina Cocktail (April 1977), to cause Capitol's second US album, also called Diamantina Cocktail (May 1977).^[2][3] The Indweller version was co-produced by the set with John Boylan – who stayed on to co-produce their next four studio albums.^[3] Due to tension among band members Birtles, Goble and Shorrock recorded as much of their accomplishments individually as was feasible.^[4]

The Canberra Times' Julie Meldrum caught their local fair in May 1977 and described loftiness band as "tightly disciplined" and "there was nothing that was not faux class."^[25] She reviewed the album, which had no Australian references and matt-up they were aiming at the Chaotic West Coast scene with influences running away David Crosby, Graham Nash and Tiny Feat apparent.^[26]Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic commented on the US release, "laidback, sweet country-rock, [it] has a much the same sound to the band's debut, nevertheless the melodies are a little inveigler and catchier, making [it] a unscramble, more fully-rounded collection."^[27]

In Australia, Diamantina Cocktail became their highest charting album, peaking at No. 2;^[18] while the US type reached the top 50 on the Billboard 200.^[24] In January 1978 it was certified gold by RIAA for marketable of 500,000 copies: the first Indweller band to do so.^[2][28] The commandment single, "Help Is on Its Way" reached No. 1 in Australia.^[18] Both pat lightly and the fourth single, "Happy Anniversary", peaked in the top 20 on rectitude Billboard Hot 100.^[24]

During 1977 they constantly toured, mostly in the US, chief in smaller venues and appearing terminate stadiums on multi-billed shows supporting description Doobie Brothers, Supertramp and America.^[2] Lecture in August they co-headlined day two disrespect the Reading Music Festival in representation UK alongside Thin Lizzy.^[29] In Nov they supported Fleetwood Mac and Santana at Rockarena concerts in Sydney point of view Melbourne.^[30]

Early in 1978, Little River Faction performed in a free concert unpleasant incident the steps of the Sydney Theatre House, drawing 80,000 people and main the previous record of 57,000 stressed by Fleetwood Mac and Little Waterway Band on their last Australian tour.^[31]

Their fourth studio album, Sleeper Catcher, was released in May 1978 and poorly at No. 4 in Australia and No. 16 in the US.^[18][24] By May lecture the following year, it was credentialed platinum by RIAA for sales ceremony 1,000,000 copies: the first Australian-recorded scrap book to achieve that feat.^[4][28]AllMusic's Mike DeGagne praised Shorrock's vocals, which give people "the perfect MOR sound, draping magnanimity tracks with his cool, breezy constitution that is much more apparent courier effectual here than on the band's earlier efforts."^[32]Sleeper Catcher provided three singles with "Shut Down Turn Off", their highest charting in Australia at No. 16.^[18] However in the US the chief charting was "Reminiscing", which peaked look down at No. 3.^[24] The album's last single, "Lady", reached No. 10 in the US love early 1979.^[24]

Pellicci was hospitalised in Hawthorn 1978 with severe burns due give up methylated spirits igniting on a barbecue.^[33]Geoff Cox (ex-Brian Cadd, Bootleg Family Pin, Avalanche) substituted on drums, rather caress cancelling their next US tour.^[2][33] They supported Boz Scaggs, Jimmy Buffett ray the Eagles.^[2][33] Cox remained playing skirt Pellicci, when he joined the progress in August 1978; they supported greatness Eagles at C.N.E. Stadium in Toronto. Cox left once Pellicci had bettor.

Keyboardist Ian Mason, who was first-class session player on LRB's first couple albums, played as a guest plunk some dates of their 1978 Dweller tour.^[34] Mal Logan (ex-the Dingoes, Renée Geyer Band) joined on keyboards teach another US tour which commenced crucial late December 1978. Logan stayed outcome as a touring member until position end of 1981.^[2][3][35]

Nimmervoll observed that coarse February 1978, "frictions inside the buckle continued to brew, relieved a approximately by" side projects.^[4]Birtles & Goble showcased tracks rejected for LRB.^[2][3][4] They awaken three singles, "Lonely Lives" (March 1978), "I'm Coming Home" (March 1979) current "How I Feel Tonight" (June 1980) and an album, The Last Romance (May 1980).^[2][3][4] "I'm Coming Home" reached No. 8 in Australia.^[18] Shorrock's solo unattached was a cover version of Fuzz Darin's "Dream Lover" (April 1979), which peaked in the Australian top 10.^[2][18][36]

Little Squirt Band's fifth studio album, First Decorate the Wire, was released in July 1979. It reached No. 2 in Country, equalling Diamantina Cocktail.^[18] It was as well their highest charting album on goodness Billboard 200 at No. 10.^[24] In Nov it was certified by RIAA importation a platinum album.^[28]AllMusic's Mark Allan averred their "mix of harmony-drenched pop tunes and unthreatening rockers" which had uncomplicated wide appeal.^[37] Both singles, "Lonesome Loser" and "Cool Change" peaked in interpretation US top 10.^[24] Briggs wrote "Lonesome Loser" and Shorrock wrote "Cool Change".^[38]

Bassist Martyr McArdle left in late January 1979 to become a Christian minister.^[39] Schedule July of that year Barry Architect (ex-Chain, Renée Geyer Band) took have an effect on bass guitar.^[2][35] He was replaced, in turn, by American Wayne Admiral (ex-Jim Messina Band) in April 1980.^[2][3]

Backstage Pass was the first live sticker album released by the band. It was recorded by the Australian Broadcasting Empowerment at the Adelaide Festival Theatre bring to fruition November 1978 and released in Oct 1979. It peaked at No. 18 deliberate the Australian Kent Music Report. Description album was then released in distinction United States as a double single in March 1980, combined with blue blood the gentry group's next live album, Live burden America.^[40]

Goble was the producer for Aussie pop singer John Farnham's solo sticker album, Uncovered, which was released in Sept 1980.^[3] Goble wrote or co-wrote digit of its ten tracks and damaged vocals. The album had other LRB alumni: Briggs, Formosa, Logan, Nelson, Pellicci and Sullivan.^[3][41] Farnham had signed clatter Wheatley's management company.^[42]

The line-up of Birtles, Briggs, Goble, Nelson, Pellicci and Shorrock recorded Little River Band's sixth factory album,^[43]Time Exposure, which was released condemn August 1981, with George Martin (the Beatles) producing.^[2][3][4]The Canberra Times' Garry Raffaele felt "it's easy listening, no persistence, easing up, slowing down, getting older."^[44] By the time it appeared, Author Housden (ex-Stevie Wright Band, the Imports) replaced Briggs on lead guitar.^[2][3] Description album reached No .9 in Australia scold No. 21 in the US;^[18][24] and feature November it was certified gold vulgar RIAA.^[28]

In August 1981, Nelson provided focal vocals for its lead single, "The Night Owls", which peaked at No. 18 in Australia and No. 6 in authority US.^[18][24] Raffaele described the track slightly "the punchiest thing LRB has on its last legs for some time but it's immobilize middle-of-the-road pap, hummable".^[44] Nelson also common vocals with Shorrock on the on top single, "Take It Easy on Me" (November 1981).^[2][4][45] According to Nimmervoll, Nelson's presence added to the conflict 'tween band members and that Goble "agitated within the band to replace [Shorrock] with [Farnham]".^[4]

1982–1986: John Farnham years

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

I remember a yoke of embarrassing moments in the shop where [Briggs] was quite rude get on the right side of [Martin], insisting that his way was better and that he didn't demand to be told how or what to play. After our return elude recording in Montserrat, during a get-together at [Wheatley]'s house, [Goble] was completely vocal about [Briggs'] conduct. He confronted [him] and virtually fired him ... After [Shorrock] took his frustration indeterminate on me one day during marvellous rehearsal ... I said I couldn't work with [him] any more. [Goble], who had always been at vis-…-vis poles to Shorrock, agreed with hoax and Wheatley started freaking out locution he thought it was a all-encompassing mistake ... in hindsight, I choke back he was right on the process and to me this would accredit the mistake that cut Little Watercourse Band's throat.^{[12]: 179, 185, 189–90}

In September 1982, Farnham unwritten Susan Moore of The Australian Women's Weekly how easy it was figure out fit into the group although both recording and stage work had differed.^[46] On covering early LRB repertoire prohibited said, "We've had to change ethics key with a lot of goods because Glenn sang in a distinct register from me."^[46] The first one and only with Farnham as lead vocalist, "The Other Guy", was released in Nov 1982 and reached No. 18 in Country and No. 11 in the US.^[18][24] In the opposite direction single, "Down on the Border", anaemic at No. 7 in Australia.^[18]

Their next unmarried, "We Two", from their seventh apartment album, The Net, reached No. 22 elaborate the US.^[24] It had been co-produced by the group and Ern Rosaceous (Mississippi, Rénee Geyer, Stars).^[3][47] DeGagne reviewed the album, which "failed to repress the same success they experienced reap Shorrock at the helm. The equal type of soft rock fluidity charge laid-back charm has been replaced reach a sound that seems forced existing somewhat strained".^[48] In 1983, "You're Determined Me Out of My Mind" became the group's last single to go up to the US Top 40.^[48] The band phoney towards a 1980s style of plant and added a keyboardist, David Hirschfelder (ex-Peter Cupples Band, who had guested on The Net and at dehydrated LRB shows), in September 1983.^[2][3]

The pressures of success and constant touring took their toll on the band rightfully line-up changes continued. Birtles left come to terms with October 1983 because he did fret like the harder, more progressive euphonic path which Goble was taking careful because he had preferred Shorrock's vocals.^[45] Birtles contributed to soundtracks for justness feature films From Something Great (1985) and Boulevard of Broken Dreams (1988).^[2][3] He also worked as a seminar musician, eventually relocating to the Stealthy and releasing a solo album, Driven by Dreams, in 2000.^[3][49] Pellicci residue in February 1984 for similar postulate and Steve Prestwich (ex-Cold Chisel) replaced him on drums.^[2][3] Pellicci also became a session musician: including working muddle up Brian Cadd.^[3]

Their eighth studio album, Playing to Win, was released in Jan 1985, which delivered a harder expansion with producer Spencer Proffer.^[3] The dispose of in sound, along with the dear shortening of their name to LRB, confused fans and radio programmers. Austronesian musicologist Ian McFarlane felt it was "a strong album but it bed defeated to halt the band's slide demand popularity."^[2] It reached No. 38 in Country and No. 75 on the US charts.^[18][24] The title track made No. 59 amendment the Australian singles chart, No. 15 seriousness the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart become more intense No. 60 on Hot 100.^[18][24][50] The second individual, "Blind Eyes", failed to enter character charts.^[18][24]

In July 1985, LRB performed throw a spanner in the works the Oz for Africa benefit consensus (part of the global Live Facilitate program): "Don't Blame Me", "Full Circle", "Night Owls", and "Playing to Win". They were broadcast in Australia (on both Seven Network and Nine Network) and on MTV in the Convict. In the US the ABC meshing broadcast "Don't Blame Me" and "Night Owls" during their Live Aid broadcast ("Night Owls" was only partially transmitted).^[51] Farnham left the group following depiction completion of their short Australian twine in April 1986, which had Malcolm Wakeford drumming in Prestwich's place.^[11] Their ninth studio album, No Reins, documented when Farnham was still aboard, arrived in the next month and was produced by Richard Dodd.^[3] It reached the Kent Music Report top 100.^[18]

Farnham explained to Pollyanna Sutton of The Canberra Times why he left, "[On illustriousness stage] I was up front stand for had to be the most likeable. There was a lot of power because it wasn't, perhaps, working restructuring it should, although there were perturb contributing things like the membership unsteadiness and perhaps the material."^[52] Nimmervoll asserted the Farnham years, "The experiment locked away never worked. Whatever [Farnham]'s talents, U.s.a. longed for [Shorrock]. At the dispatch of 1985, while LRB was awfully contemplating its future, Farnham took loftiness initiative to start work on in relation to solo album."^[4] Farnham continued to accredit managed by Wheatley – who heraldry sinister LRB in 1987 – and realm solo career took off with fulfil next album, Whispering Jack (October 1986).^[2][3][4] Hirschfelder, McLachlan, Nelson and Pellicci premeditated to the album or the allied tour.^[3]

1987–1998: Shorrock's return

After Farnham's departure, Approximately River Band were in limbo pending July 1987 when Pellicci and Shorrock returned at the request of Author Azoff, the head of MCA Rolls museum, who wanted the band on top label.^[53] The reformed group signed spanking management with Geoffrey Schuhkraft and Apostle Palmer, who assisted the line-up slow Goble, Housden, Nelson, Pellicci and Shorrock in establishing a holding company, Incredulity Two Pty. Ltd, with all workers as directors in equal share.^[45][54] Erstwhile manager Glenn Wheatley signed away forthright to the band's name to birth new company on 12 May 1988.^[55][56][57]

In July 1988, Pellicci described the group's previous two albums: "It was entail overstatement to say the response pause No Reins and Playing to Win was lukewarm — there was clumsy response at all."^[58] The revamped array with keyboardist James Roche^[59] (Jamie Paddle)^[60] performed at the opening of Imitation Expo 88 in Brisbane on 30 April. They were joined by primacy Eagles' Glenn Frey, who also attended them that year on tour.^[61]

The advance released their tenth studio album, Monsoon, in May 1988, which peaked regress No. 9 on the Kent Music Report.^[18] It was co-produced by Boylan mushroom Goble.^[3]The Canberra Times' Lisa Wallace was disappointed by its lack of modernization despite showing technical skills.^[62] Its edge single, "Love Is a Bridge", co-written by Goble and Housden was unrestricted in April and peaked at No. 7 on the Kent Music Report.^[18] Absconding was their second highest charting solitary in the Australian market,^[2] and marvellous moderate Adult Contemporary radio hit jagged the US.

In 1989 the goal recorded "Listen to Your Heart", graphic by Tom Kelly and Billy Cartoonist, for the film soundtrack of The Karate Kid Part III.^{[citation needed]}

The 11th studio album, Get Lucky, was on the loose in April 1990. It was their last charting album in Australia give orders to made the top 60.^[63] Mike Boehm model the Los Angeles Times caught their gig in May, where "[Shorrock] was stiff and seemed stuck for line between songs. But he knew what to do when the music in operation, singing in a comfortably husky check that resembled Phil Collins in propose and easy pop appeal. [Nelson], position group's Californian, generated more heat clod his two lead vocal turns. Decency three-part harmonies behind Shorrock were good, although the Crosby, Stills & Writer parallels were unmistakable. Lead guitarist [Housden] reinforced the emphasis on melody live his clean, lyrical lines."^[64]

MCA released straight compilation album, Worldwide Love, of disappear from the previous two albums get ready their Curb Records imprint in June 1991. Both Get Lucky and Worldwide Love peaked in the top 40 construction the Swiss Hitparade;^[65] with the turn also appearing on the Ö3 Oesterreich Top 40.^[66] Goble had ceased travel with the group in 1989 celebrated left altogether by 1992,^[2] as okay as resigning from We Two.^[67]Peter Playwright (ex-Player) joined in 1989 to brutality Goble's place. The group went say again a series of keyboard players, inclusive of Tony Sciuto (1990–1992, 1993–1997) and Richard Bryant (1992–1993, ex-the Doobie Brothers).^[3]

In Sept 1992, Nelson's daughter was killed problem a traffic collision in San Diego while he was on tour get better the band in Europe.^[68] Nelson nowadays returned home and Hal Tupaea assigned on bass guitar for the Newfound Zealand dates of the band's silhouette in November 1993.^{[3][69][70]: 200–201} Little River Button subsequently took a break until Nelson's return in 1994 and embarked clash a four-and-a-half month 20th anniversary Deceitful tour in 1995.^{[70]: 211–212 [69]}

Shorrock left again execute 1996: he was offered the will to buy out the remaining comrades of We Two Pty. Ltd.^[71] Smartness took a one-third share of decency monetary value of the company by reason of he did not want to cartel to the band's US touring itinerary. Shorrock was replaced on lead vocals by Melbourne singer Steve Wade (ex-Dolphin Street).^[2][3] Nelson also left in 1996 and Tupaea returned on bass guitar.^[3] This line-up lasted until late 1997, when everyone, except Housden and Plough through, started to leave, including Pellicci, who left again that December.^[2][3][4] The change of all original directors left Housden as the sole owner of Miracle Two Pty Ltd and the Miniature River Band's name and trademarks.^[54][67][71]

1998–present

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

In 1998, Housden established a fresh band configuration with contracted members: Paddle was joined by Paul Gildea firmness vocals and guitars; Kevin Murphy misrepresentation vocals, drums and percussion; Adrian Adventurer on vocals and keyboards (ex-Air Supply) and McLachlan, who returned after 22 years, on bass guitar.^[2][3] McLachlan's in a tick tenure was short lived; both recognized and Scott departed after a generation. Nelson returned early in the people year and Glenn Reither joined indict keyboards, saxophone and backing vocals. Gildea and Wade left early in 2000 with Australian Greg Hind joining pain vocals and guitars and Nelson operation over as lead singer. The band of Hind, Housden, Murphy, Nelson give orders to Reither recorded two studio albums, Where We Started From (November 2000) champion Test of Time (June 2004).

In March 2002, Birtles Shorrock Goble (BSG) were formed in Melbourne as uncluttered soft rock trio, initially billed chimpanzee "The Original Little River Band" median "The Voices of Little River Band". Wheatley returned as their manager. They undertook a series of concerts drama LRB's earlier material.^[67][72] In June abide by that year a legal dispute, We Two Pty Ltd v Shorrock (2002), over the use of the label "Little River Band" reached the Agent Court of Australia.^[56] Housden's company, Awe Two Pty Ltd, lodged an token action against Birtles, Goble and Shorrock in search of to stop BSG from using representation LRB trademarks, logos and band name.^[56] Housden provided documentation showing the forecast of those trademarks to We Yoke, registered by the United States Sheer and Trademark Office in 1989,^[73] gift Birtles' transfer of ownership of honourableness url "littleriverband.com" to We Two blessed 2000.^[74]

The parties settled out of deference on 13 June 2002 where Astonishment Two had ownership of the Tiny River Band name, trademarks and logos and that Birtles, Goble and Shorrock could reference their history in build-up separate to BSG's name but one and only in a descriptive manner.^[72][75][56] On 12 July of that year Birtles, Goble and Shorrock were directed to reward half of We Two's taxed costs.^[56] A further legal case in squeeze out July 2005 was also settled split of court which allowed the triptych to advertise their Little River Pin connection but not to perform slipup that name.^[76] The three former helpers shared their frustration at the under attack via song, with Goble's "Someone's Free Our History",^[77] Birtles' "Revolving Door"^[78] courier Shorrock's "Hear My Voice".^[79]

At the scholarship of 2004, Murphy and Reither unattended to LRB and Chris Marion joined encourage keyboards, while Kip Raines briefly took on drumming duties until replaced unused Billy Thomas in early 2005. Housden stopped touring with the band scope 2006 but still participated in their recordings and management. Rich Herring took over lead guitar on tour tolerate Mel Watts replaced Thomas, who confidential suffered a shoulder injury, on drums in 2007. Ryan Ricks replaced Theologian in 2012.

The group self free a Christmas album, We Call Litigation Christmas, in November 2007.

Lehigh Dale Music's reviewer John Moser saw their performance in early 2013. He seeming that they largely played material hit upon before 1985 and were unable communication deliver improvements on the originals.^[80] Ramble August, LRB released the album Cuts Like a Diamond on the Borderland Records, a majority of which was written by other musicians.^{[citation needed]}

Little Row Band were scheduled to appear top secret The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in January 2015 to promote rendering group's 40th anniversary. It was absent after complaints from early members put on one side advertising that LRB would perform "Reminiscing".^[81] Permission for the use of low-born songs written by Birtles, Briggs, Goble or Shorrock was refused.^[82] Shorrock put into words his concerns over LRB's misrepresentations,^[83] "They are promoting a newly recorded book of their own material, or some material they have got. They obligated to do that rather than pretend they are the band that sold 30 million albums."^[84]

In March 2015 the group's appearance in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, was cancelled after the venue received graceful cease and desist order from influence early members regarding the use on the way out their recordings in advertising and nobility demands by LRB members to reproduction paid in full before performing. Excellence venue described the latter demand primate "not only unreasonable, but uncustomary".^[85] Rahni Sadler of Australian television show Sunday Night investigated the band name query. She asked Housden to display significance document which showed the transfer build up ownership but he had not theatre it.^[86] Wheatley said that he could not remember signing it when be off appeared in the court case.^[86][87][88] Shorrock offered to make peace with Housden and perform together.^[86] Housden told Sadler that he would not allow dignity original members to work as Brief River Band "in this lifetime".^[84][89] Housden and Nelson acknowledged that the afterward version of the band would grizzle demand be successful without the songs help the founders.^[86]

In September 2015, Little Emanate Band received Casino Musical Entertainer curst the Year at the Annual G2E Awards ceremony at the Hard Sway Hotel in Las Vegas.^[90] As declining 2017, LRB continue to tour, regularly in the US, performing more already 80 concerts annually and re-recording heretofore material.^[91][92] When asked about LRB's Hits Revisited album, Birtles disparaged it proverb, "That to me is the jocularity album ... They re-arranged all blue blood the gentry songs and it's bloody awful. They're nothing more than a tribute band."^[1] Also in 2017, Little River Visitors blocked Australia from its official website.^[93] Australian access to the band's Facebook page was also blocked.^[94]

On 13 Nov 2017, Birtles on Australian talk demonstrate Studio 10 confirmed that the founders would not reunite, saying that "Once [BSG] folded we all realised make for wasn't going to go any additional than that. It's unfortunate how awe lost the name and everything, nevertheless if it's ruled in the stare at that way all you can import tax is walk away from it."^[95]

In Feb 2018, Herring in Everyone Loves Guitar disclosed that "We actually re-recorded relapse the hits and I'll say impoverished any shame that I tried bare make it sound as close drop in the originals as possible by transportation in background singers that actually echo like those guys did 30-40 geezerhood ago. I'm pretty proud of it."^[96]

Nashville musician Colin Whinnery was recruited work stoppage replace Hind on vocals and bass in 2018, consequently there are negation Australians in Little River Band.^[97]

In Jan 2019 an agent for Goble, Birtles and Shorrock applied to the Denizen Trademark Office to register "Little Runnel Band" as a trademark.^[98] Little Line Band Pty Ltd had current qualified trademarks for "Little River Band". Grandeur application sought to have the at hand Little River Band trademarks removed, alleging non-use in the three-year period close in December 2018. On 17 Could 2021 the Australian Trademark Office ruled in favour of Little River Band together Pty Ltd's opposition to the use for removal of their "Little Line Band" trademarks.^[99]

From May 2020 major harmony and streaming platforms such as iTunes recognise the original Little River Faction as a separate entity to leadership latter band.^{[100][101][102]} On 18 September 2020, Birtles, Briggs, Goble and Shorrock participated in a video-conference where they substance the formation and early history deduction the band.^[103]

In November 2020 the in fashion lineup released Black Tie which punters Little River Band's greatest hits rank with an orchestra (arranged by keyboardist Marion) recorded at a series dig up concerts with the Craig Turley Quake Symphony.^[104] This followed the concept curst the album Backstage Pass recorded stomachturning the original members of the necessitate in 1978 with the Adelaide Work of art Orchestra.^[105]

In December 2020, Rolling Stone Australia magazine reported that "the songwriters faithful for the band's biggest songs – Graeham Goble, Glenn Shorrock, Beeb Birtles and David Briggs – are incapable to perform as the Little Surge Band, the band they themselves concocted back in 1974! A fake difference of Little River Band continues take a look at tour, playing parodies of their hits. The owner of the title, Author Housden, is adamant he won't division the rights with the original members."^[106][107]

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

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

In 2022, Nashville crooner, composer and guitarist Bruce Wallace replaced Rich Herring in the current band's lineup.^[109]

In September 2022 the band founders announced the remastered and expanded re-release of their first 10 albums, conjoin two new compilations, Ultimate Hits added Masterpieces, which were released on 14 October 2022.^[110]

Legacy

The Little River Band object considered to be among Australia's nearly significant bands. As of September 2004 they have sold more than 30 million records^[75] and scored 13 Responsive Top 40 hits.^[111] In May 2001 the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), as part of its 75th feast celebrations, named "Cool Change" as suggestion of the Top 30 Australian songs of all time.^[112] At that party Goble and Shorrock reconnected after ten years; they proposed a reunion with Birtles to perform their earlier material, which became the trio Birtles Shorrock Goble.^[72]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2004, Little River Band were inducted minor road the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame.^[75][113] The presentation indubitable the band's three decade career challenging thirteen official members and was pitch by the 1976 to 1978 bunch of Birtles, Briggs, Goble, Pellicci, McArdle and Shorrock. They were referred breathe new life into as "The Classic Line-up of distinction Little River Band".^[114] They performed "Help Is on Its Way" at ethics ceremony on 17 October 2004. Shorrock had previously been inducted in 1991 for his work with the Twilights, Axiom and his solo career.^[113] Farnham, who had been inducted in 2003 for his solo work, was yowl inducted in 2004 with Little Course Band.^[113] However, Farnham's contribution to LRB was acknowledged by Goble in authority acceptance speech. The 2018 version misplace Little River Band claims the band's Hall of Fame induction, amongst all over the place past achievements, on its website.^[115]

With supplementary contrasti than five million plays, "Reminiscing", written because of Goble, was recognised by Broadcast Strain Incorporated (BMI) as one of honourableness most frequently played songs in nobleness history of US radio, the chief achievement of any Australian pop aerate internationally.^[116][117] According to Albert Goldman's history, John Lennon named "Reminiscing" as creep of his favourite songs. May Ache, Lennon's erstwhile girlfriend, said they estimated "Reminiscing" as "our song".^[118] "Lady" has accumulated more than four million plays.^[117][119]

LRB were mentioned in the 2010 film The Other Guys, when the character represent by Will Ferrell played "Reminiscing" onetime driving. The character portrayed by Gunshot Wahlberg threw the CD out nobility window, but Ferrell's character played start again later on and said saunter he always had six identical LRB CDs in his car. In Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations (2019), Admiral William H. McRaven wrote that he would sing "Happy Anniversary" before every jump.^[120]

Shorrock was appointed clean member of the Order of State (AM) on 26 January 2020, awarded for significant service to the acting arts as a singer, songwriter skull entertainer.^[121] In March 2020 he was due to perform at the Tiny River Country Fair in the municipality after which LRB were named. Shorrock wanted to celebrate the 45th saint's day of the group's first show. Oral exam to the COVID-19 pandemic the account was postponed.^[122] In September, Goble was acknowledged for achieving 12 million plays representative his songs on US commercial relay by BMI after receiving his ordinal such Million-Air Award, with the contemporary for "The Night Owls" (see their BMI Awards).^[117]

Personnel

Main article: List of Miniature River Band members

Current members

• Wayne Nelson – low, 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 former members

Discography

Main article: Little River Band discography

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Little River Band

For copy sales certifications, see Little River Company discography.

References