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Melbourne, Australia (1975 – present)

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.

While fronted by singer John Farnham from 1982–1986, the band’s original members were Glenn Shorrock (vocals), Graeham Goble, Beeb Birtles and Ric Formosa (guitars and vocals), Roger McLachlan (bass) and Derek Pellicci (drums).

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.

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.
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  • RecycleOrDie

    ♥

    November 2011

  • mrfeathers51

    Check out the Facebook page for the new Little River Band Christmas release "A Little River Band Christmas"! http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Little-River-Band-Christmas-2011/233576396699447

    October 2011

  • 2cabs2toucan

    They didn't really sound like a lot of the other rockier stuff going on in Australia at the time, except maybe Air Supply.

    September 2011

  • Parksey10

    I had no idea these guys were Australian.

    July 2011

  • tonystuff

    cant touch these guys...

    July 2011

  • kriegsturmer

    Love the band... do not love the shit versions they throw into my mixes... I want the originals. I'm picky that way.

    May 2011

  • Pheneks

    What the fuck is this shit?

    April 2011

  • bonnie6

    great music never dies!!!

    February 2011

  • Nils-erik_mulle

    \o/

    February 2011

  • zapola

    Heard 'em on "The Loved Ones" australian indie-horror movie.

    November 2010

  • Fughettaboutit

    @i2oss same reason why im here hahahaha

    September 2010

  • i2oss

    just the other guys and will ferrell's character likes these guys, i have reminiscing stuck in my head.

    August 2010

  • benzcap14

    yeah! thier music is superb! keep it up guys!

    July 2010

  • suziq1

    Saw them at Carowinds back when John Farnham had taken over for Glenn walking out - they were amazing and I don't think they ever made a bad song.

    July 2010

  • PJStyles86

    Remember the game plan. First you win a point, then you lose a point. Keep the score at zero-zero. Pulverize him for the full three minutes. Then in sudden death you get the point, we win. I want him to experience pain. First he suffers. THEN HE SUFFERS SOME MORE!!

    February 2010

  • 1treehillbilly

    light of day - one of the best bass lines ever

    November 2009

  • Cathelain

    I NEVER would have thought LRB Australian. Never.... this evokes so much Southern sound it's crazy. Who knew....

    October 2009

  • holetoledo

    They almost sound like CSN&Y.

    July 2009

  • pickinboy

    Guys - if we'd got our s**t together - we might have been able to open for you guys in Charleston, SC. Anyway best of luck... Glenn http://www.last.fm/music/Punk+Floyd+Project/_/92+deg.

    July 2009

  • magabury

    Great band ;)

    April 2009
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