Little River Band

About

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 (lead vocals), 1975-82, 1987-95 Graham Goble (vocals, guitar), 1975-90 Beeb Birtles (guitar, vocals), 1975-83 Derek Pelliccci (drums), 1975-84, 1987-97 Graham Davidge (lead guitar), 1975 Rick Formosa (lead guitar), 1975-76 Roger McLachlan (bass), 1975-76, 1998-99 David Briggs (lead guitar), 1976-81 George McArdle (bass), 1976-79 Barry Sullivan (bass), 1979-80 Mal Logan (keyboards), 1979-80 Wayne Nelson (bass, vocals), 1980-95, 1999- Stephen Housden (lead guitar), 1981-2006 John Farnham (lead vocals), 1982-86 David Hirschfelder (keyboards), 1983-86 Steve Prestwich (drums), 1984-86 Malcolm Wakeford (drums), 1986 Peter Beckett (guitar, vocals), 1989-97 Tony Sciuto (keyboards, guitar, vocals), 1990-92, 1993-97 Richard Bryant (keyboards), 1992 Steve Wade (lead vocals), 1996-99 Hal Tupaea (bass), 1996-97 Kevin Murphy (drums, vocals), 1999-2004 Adrian Scott (keyboards, vocals), 1998-99 Paul Gildea (guitar, vocals), 1998-99 Glenn Reither (keyboards, saxophone, vocals), 1999-2004 Greg Hind (guitar, vocals), 2000- Kip Raines (drums), 2004-2005 Chris Marion (keyboards), 2004- Billy Thomas (drums), 2005-2007 Rich Herring (lead guitar), 2006- Mel Watts (drums), 2007- Current line-up: Wayne Nelson (vocals, bass) Rich Herring (lead guitar) Greg Hind (guitar, vocals) Chris Marion (keyboards, vocals) Mel Watts (drums, vocals)