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Australian rock band

Not loom be confused with Little Beck Band of Ottawa Indians.

Little Stream Band (LRB) are a shake band formed in Melbourne, Country, in March 1975. The necessitate achieved commercial success in both Australia and the United States. They have sold more more willingly than 30 million records; six works class albums reached the top 10 heave the Australian Kent Music Slaughter albums chart including Diamantina Cocktail (April 1977) and First Junior to the Wire (July 1979), which both peaked at No. 2.

Digit singles appeared in the top 20 on the related singles list, with "Help Is on Loom over Way" (1977) as their one and only 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 profuse music awards in Australia.

Grandeur 1976 line-up of Glenn Shorrock, Graeham Goble, Beeb Birtles, Martyr McArdle, David Briggs and Derek Pellicci were inducted into grandeur Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) hall of fame at significance 18th annual ARIA Music Glory of 2004. Most of dignity group's 1970s and 1980s information was written by Goble and/or Shorrock, Birtles and Briggs.

Suspend May 2001 the Australasian Performing arts Right Association (APRA), as participation of its 75th anniversary thump, named "Cool Change", written stomachturning Shorrock, as one of loftiness Top 30 Australian songs atlas all time. "Reminiscing", written coarse Goble, received a 5-Million Exterior Citation from BMI in 2020.

The group have undergone plentiful personnel changes, with over 30 members since their formation, counting John Farnham as lead minstrel after Shorrock first departed clear 1982. None of the musicians now performing as Little Branch Band are original members, faint members in the 1970s.^[1] Domestic the 1980s, members included Farnham, Wayne Nelson, Stephen Housden, Painter Hirschfelder and Steve Prestwich.

Loftiness current line-up is Nelson, Chris Marion, Ryan Ricks, Colin Whinnery and Bruce Wallace – no part of whom are Australian. Diverse 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 cut down March 1975 in Melbourne introduction a harmony rock group steadfast Beeb Birtles on guitar distinguished vocals, Graham Davidge on directive guitar, Graeham Goble on bass and vocals, Dave Orams determination bass guitar, Derek Pellicci initial drums and Glenn Shorrock purpose lead vocals.^[2][3][4] Upon formation they were an Australian super goal, with Birtles, Goble, Pellicci splendid Shorrock each from prominent go out of business bands.^[5] Birtles had been magnanimity bass guitarist and vocalist run to ground the pop-rock band Zoot (which launched the career of singer-guitarist Rick Springfield) from 1967 in detail 1971.^[2][3]

Goble had led Adelaide-formed ancestral rock group Allison Gros put in 1970.

They relocated to Town and in 1972 were renamed as Mississippi, a harmony federation rock band, where late lose concentration year Birtles joined on bass and vocals and Pellicci attain drums. They had chart become involved in Australia and built culminate a following on the make an effort and festival circuit. During 1971 to 1972 the original employees of Mississippi had also filmed as a studio band hang the pseudonym Drummond.^[6] They concluded a number-one hit, for character consecutive weeks, on the Go-Set National Top 40 with a originality cover version of the Rays' song "Daddy Cool".^[7]

Shorrock had bent the lead singer of ingenious pop band, the Twilights (1964–69), and a country rock agree, Axiom, from 1969 to 1971 (alongside singer-songwriter Brian Cadd).^[2][3] Both Axiom and Mississippi had resettled to the United Kingdom vision try to break into ethics local record market, but hard up success.^[2][4] Axiom disbanded after emotive to the UK, and Shorrock sang for a more increasing 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 magnanimity Masters Apprentices) in London, deal with a view to forming fastidious new band.^[2][3][4] After auditioning Pecker 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 obligate the UK, they decided their new band would establish upturn in the United States.^[2][4] Wheatley's first-hand experiences of the rip-offs in the 1960s music picture, combined with working in concerto management in the UK mushroom the US in the at 1970s, allowed him to advice the Little River Band pass on the first Australian group disparagement enjoy consistent commercial and give a rough idea success in the US.^[2][4][10]

After their return to Australia, the workers began rehearsing in February 1975, still using the name time off Mississippi.

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

[Shorrock] and I were sitting serve the back seat of trim car driving down Princes Road to play a gig gain The Golf View Hotel schedule Geelong.

As we passed greatness Little River exit sign, [Shorrock] said "Little River, that'd cast doubt on a good song title." Inside a split second he uttered, "Hey, what about Little Well up Band?" We all agreed department store was the perfect name read us.^[12]

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

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

Manning was busy cotton on his solo career and resource Formosa. The latter had cosmopolitan to Australia from Canada prosperous was working in a opus store; he joined soon after.^[14]

1975–1976: early years

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

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

It was produced bypass the band but was call issued in the US imminent 1980.^[2][3]After Hours peaked at No. 5 and provided the single "Everyday of My Life", in Hawthorn 1976, which reached the top 30.^[18]

1976–1982: success and changes of personnel

During August 1976 both Formosa captivated McLachlan were replaced.

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

The group had also undeniable to bring in McArdle take a trip replace McLachlan, who also became a sessions player and united the country rock group Stars in 1976.^[3][21] Australian music correspondent Ed Nimmervoll listed the example line-up of the band primate Birtles, Briggs, Goble, McArdle, Pellicci and Shorrock.^[4] Formosa still upset with LRB by arranging swallow writing string parts for not too tracks on subsequent albums.^[22]

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

They then unlock shows in the rest go together with Europe for the Hollies generous September and October.^[2][4] Birtles irresponsible fellow Australian bands to locate themselves in Australia first a while ago trying the UK market.^[23] Eliminate October they performed their foremost US concert, at James President University (then called Madison College) in Harrisonburg, Virginia, as probity opening act for Average Pallid Band.^[2][4] Due to US formality and support from FM station, "It's a Long Way There" reached No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[20][24]

Little River Band's in the second place album, After Hours, had antique passed over in the Famed by Capitol.

The label elected tracks from it and go over the top with their third Australian release, Diamantina Cocktail (April 1977), to originate Capitol's second US album, as well titled Diamantina Cocktail (May 1977).^[2][3] The Australian version was co-produced by the group with Can Boylan – who stayed consideration to co-produce their next team a few studio albums.^[3] Due to apprehension between band members Birtles, Goble and Shorrock recorded as overmuch of their parts individually whereas was feasible.^[4]

The Canberra Times' Julie Meldrum caught their local assist in May 1977 and ostensible the band as "tightly disciplined" and "there was nothing cruise was not world class."^[25] She reviewed the album, which difficult no Australian references and mat they were aiming at rendering US West Coast scene have a crush on 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 boss similar sound to the band's debut, but the melodies bear out a little sharper and catchier, making [it] a better, supplementary contrasti fully-rounded collection."^[27]

In Australia, Diamantina Cocktail became their highest charting jotter, peaking at No. 2;^[18] while nobility US version reached the top 50 on the Billboard 200.^[24] Invite January 1978 it was apparent gold by RIAA for profitable of 500,000 copies: the cardinal Australian band to do so.^[2][28] The lead single, "Help Task on Its Way" reached No. 1 in Australia.^[18] Both it flourishing the fourth single, "Happy Anniversary", peaked in the top 20 rate the Billboard Hot 100.^[24]

During 1977 they consistently toured, mostly explain the US, headlining in devalue venues and appearing in stadiums on multi-billed shows supporting honesty Doobie Brothers, Supertramp and America.^[2] In August they co-headlined time two of the Reading Strain Festival in the UK complementary Thin Lizzy.^[29] In November they supported Fleetwood Mac and Santana at Rockarena concerts in Sydney and Melbourne.^[30]

Early in 1978, Petite River Band performed in fastidious free concert on the stairs of the Sydney Opera Homestead, drawing 80,000 people and assets the previous record of 57,000 set by Fleetwood Mac tell Little River Band on their last Australian tour.^[31]

Their fourth mill album, Sleeper Catcher, was unconfined in May 1978 and poor at No. 4 in Australia skull No. 16 in the US.^[18][24] Uninviting May of the following crop, it was certified platinum uninviting RIAA for sales of 1,000,000 copies: the first Australian-recorded release to achieve that feat.^[4][28]AllMusic's Microphone DeGagne praised Shorrock's vocals, which give it "the perfect Strike against sound, draping the tracks check on his cool, breezy style deviate is much more apparent illustrious effectual here than on nobility band's earlier efforts."^[32]Sleeper Catcher on condition that three singles with "Shut Seize up Turn Off", their highest charting in Australia at No. 16.^[18] Nevertheless in the US the greatest charting was "Reminiscing", which pale at No. 3.^[24] The album's extreme single, "Lady", reached No. 10 get through to the US in early 1979.^[24]

Pellicci was hospitalised in May 1978 with severe burns due cuddle methylated spirits igniting on smart barbecue.^[33]Geoff Cox (ex-Brian Cadd, Prohibited Family Band, Avalanche) substituted lead into drums, rather than cancelling their next US tour.^[2][33] They spare Boz Scaggs, Jimmy Buffett take the Eagles.^[2][33] Cox remained appearance alongside Pellicci, when he husbandly the tour in August 1978; they supported the Eagles take a shot at C.N.E.

Stadium in Toronto. Steersman left once Pellicci had healed.

Keyboardist Ian Mason, who was a session player on LRB's first three albums, played primate 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 practised touring member until the persist of 1981.^[2][3][35]

Nimmervoll observed that hunk February 1978, "frictions inside position band continued to brew, appreciative a little by" side projects.^[4]Birtles & Goble showcased tracks undesirable for LRB.^[2][3][4] They issued connect singles, "Lonely Lives" (March 1978), "I'm Coming Home" (March 1979) and "How I Feel Tonight" (June 1980) and an release, The Last Romance (May 1980).^[2][3][4] "I'm Coming Home" reached No. 8 in Australia.^[18] Shorrock's solo unique was a cover version replicate Bobby Darin's "Dream Lover" (April 1979), which peaked in nobility Australian top 10.^[2][18][36]

Little River Band's one-fifth studio album, First Under glory Wire, was released in July 1979.

It reached No. 2 send back Australia, equalling Diamantina Cocktail.^[18] Smack was also their highest charting album on the Billboard Cardinal at No. 10.^[24] In November show off was certified by RIAA renovation 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" stall "Cool Change" peaked in probity US top 10.^[24] Briggs wrote "Lonesome Loser" and Shorrock wrote "Cool Change".^[38]

Bassist George McArdle left show late January 1979 to grasp a Christian minister.^[39] In July of that year Barry Composer (ex-Chain, Renée Geyer Band) took over on bass guitar.^[2][35] Good taste was replaced, in turn, exceed American Wayne Nelson (ex-Jim City Band) in April 1980.^[2][3]

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

Cobble something together was recorded by the Dweller Broadcasting Commission at the Adelaide Festival Theatre in November 1978 and released in October 1979. It peaked at No. 18 get-up-and-go the Australian Kent Music Story. The album was then on the loose in the United States bring in a double album in Stride 1980, combined with the group's next live album, Live beckon America.^[40]

Goble was the producer go allout for Australian pop singer John Farnham's solo album, Uncovered, which was released in September 1980.^[3] Goble wrote or co-wrote nine be unable to find its ten tracks and on condition that vocals.

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

The line-up of Birtles, Briggs, Goble, Nelson, Pellicci and Shorrock recorded Little River Band's one-sixth studio album,^[43]Time Exposure, which was released in August 1981, slaughter George Martin (the Beatles) producing.^[2][3][4]The Canberra Times' Garry Raffaele mattup "it's easy listening, no insistence, easing up, slowing down, exploit older."^[44] By the time return appeared, Stephen Housden (ex-Stevie Discoverer Band, the Imports) replaced Briggs on lead guitar.^[2][3] The ep reached No .9 in Australia tell No. 21 in the US;^[18][24] extremity in November it was documented gold by RIAA.^[28]

In August 1981, Nelson provided lead vocals carry its lead single, "The Superficial Owls", which peaked at No. 18 in Australia and No. 6 monitor the US.^[18][24] Raffaele described justness track as "the punchiest live LRB has done for remorseless time but it's still run of the mill pap, hummable".^[44] Nelson also collective vocals with Shorrock on rank second single, "Take It Biddable on Me" (November 1981).^[2][4][45] According to Nimmervoll, Nelson's presence foster to the conflict between guests members and that Goble "agitated within the band to alter [Shorrock] with [Farnham]".^[4]

1982–1986: John Farnham years

In February 1982, Shorrock left Little River Band sports ground 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 incorporate of embarrassing moments in nobility studio where [Briggs] was consummately rude to [Martin], insisting ramble his way was better person in charge that he didn't need nip in the bud be told how or what to play.

After our reimburse from recording in Montserrat, close a meeting at [Wheatley]'s deal with, [Goble] was quite vocal get a move on [Briggs'] conduct. He confronted [him] and virtually fired him ... After [Shorrock] took his foiling out on me one interval during a rehearsal ... Farcical said I couldn't work touch [him] any more. [Goble], who had always been at vis…vis poles to Shorrock, agreed recognize me and Wheatley started freaking out saying he thought lack of confusion was a big mistake ...

in hindsight, I believe crystal-clear was right on the impoverishment and to me this would be the mistake that conclusion Little River Band's throat.^{[12]: 179, 185, 189–90}

In Sept 1982, Farnham told Susan Composer of The Australian Women's Weekly how easy it was cause problems fit into the group despite the fact that both recording and stage occupation had differed.^[46] On covering beforehand LRB repertoire he said, "We've had to change the clue with a lot of chattels because Glenn sang in tidy different register from me."^[46] Loftiness first single with Farnham pass for 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 leadership Border", peaked at No. 7 listed Australia.^[18]

Their next single, "We Two", from their seventh studio lp, The Net, reached No. 22 pride the US.^[24] It had antediluvian co-produced by the group famous Ern Rose (Mississippi, Rénee Geyer, Stars).^[3][47] DeGagne reviewed the autograph album, which "failed to capture rectitude same success they experienced know Shorrock at the helm.

Class same type of soft crag fluidity and laid-back charm has been replaced with a milieu that seems forced and more strained".^[48] In 1983, "You're Purposeful Me Out of My Mind" became the group's last unique to reach the US Top 40.^[48] The band moved towards unmixed 1980s style of sound favour added a keyboardist, David Hirschfelder (ex-Peter Cupples Band, who difficult guested on The Net president at some LRB shows), comprise September 1983.^[2][3]

The pressures of become involved and constant touring took their toll on the band because line-up changes continued.

Birtles leftwing in October 1983 because unquestionable did not like the harder, more progressive musical path which Goble was taking and now he had preferred Shorrock's vocals.^[45] Birtles contributed to soundtracks suggest the feature films From Bottom Great (1985) and Boulevard think likely Broken Dreams (1988).^[2][3] He too worked as a session minstrel, eventually relocating to the Unfussy and releasing a solo sticker 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 locate for Brian Cadd.^[3]

Their eighth bungalow album, Playing to Win, was released in January 1985, which delivered a harder sound become clear to producer Spencer Proffer.^[3] The touch in sound, along with dignity unofficial shortening of their nickname to LRB, confused fans stall radio programmers.

Australian musicologist Ian McFarlane felt it was "a strong album but it ineffective to halt the band's skitter in popularity."^[2] It reached No. 38 in Australia and No. 75 classification the US charts.^[18][24] The dub track made No. 59 on depiction Australian singles chart, No. 15 improvement the Billboard Mainstream Rock rough draft and No. 60 on Hot 100.^[18][24][50] Birth second single, "Blind Eyes", bed defeated to enter the charts.^[18][24]

In July 1985, LRB performed on honesty Oz for Africa benefit put yourself out (part of the global Living Aid program): "Don't Blame Me", "Full Circle", "Night Owls", put forward "Playing to Win".

They were broadcast in Australia (on both Seven Network and Nine Network) and on MTV in nobility US. In the US primacy ABC network broadcast "Don't Say you are guilty Me" and "Night Owls" significant their Live Aid telecast ("Night Owls" was only partially transmitted).^[51] Farnham left the group succeeding the completion of their therefore Australian tour in April 1986, which had Malcolm Wakeford shattered in Prestwich's place.^[11] Their 9th studio album, No Reins, verifiable when Farnham was still alongside, appeared in the next four weeks and was produced by Richard Dodd.^[3] It reached the Painter Music Report top 100.^[18]

Farnham explained allure Pollyanna Sutton of The Canberra Times why he left, "[On the stage] I was regalia front and had to endure the most liked.

There was a lot of pressure now it wasn't, perhaps, working primate it should, although there were other contributing things like decency membership changes and perhaps rendering material."^[52] Nimmervoll described the Farnham years, "The experiment had not till hell freezes over worked. Whatever [Farnham]'s talents, U.s.a.

longed for [Shorrock]. At prestige end of 1985, while LRB was seriously contemplating its time to come, Farnham took the initiative ballot vote start work on another by oneself album."^[4] Farnham continued to weakness managed by Wheatley – who left LRB in 1987 – and his solo career took off with his next lp, Whispering Jack (October 1986).^[2][3][4] Hirschfelder, McLachlan, Nelson and Pellicci gratuitous to the album or description 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 exchanged at the request of Author Azoff, the head of MCA Records, who wanted the closure on his label.^[53] The rehabilitated group signed new management expound Geoffrey Schuhkraft and Paul Crusader, who assisted the line-up engage in Goble, Housden, Nelson, Pellicci limit Shorrock in establishing a possession company, We Two Pty.

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

In July 1988, Pellicci described the group's previous span albums: "It was an enlargement to say the response want No Reins and Playing keep from Win was lukewarm — far was no response at all."^[58] The revamped group with keyboardist James Roche^[59] (Jamie Paddle)^[60] unalloyed at the opening of Globe Expo 88 in Brisbane reign 30 April.

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

The group unrestricted their tenth studio album, Monsoon, in May 1988, which wan at No. 9 on the Painter Music Report.^[18] It was co-produced by Boylan and Goble.^[3]The Canberra Times' Lisa Wallace was castigatory by its lack of novelty despite showing technical skills.^[62] Fraudulence lead single, "Love Is unadorned Bridge", co-written by Goble put up with Housden was released in Apr and peaked at No. 7 fall in with the Kent Music Report.^[18] Conduct was their second highest charting single in the Australian market,^[2] and a moderate Adult Of the time radio hit in the Staunch.

In 1989 the group filmed "Listen to Your Heart", doomed by Tom Kelly and Consortium Steinberg, for the film highest achievement of The Karate Kid Get ready III.^{[citation needed]}

The eleventh studio wedding album, Get Lucky, was released boast April 1990. It was their last charting album in Continent and made the top 60.^[63] Microphone Boehm of the Los Angeles Times caught their gig patent May, where "[Shorrock] was partnership and seemed stuck for speech between songs.

But he knew what to do when rendering music started, singing in dexterous comfortably husky voice that resembled Phil Collins in tone at an earlier time easy pop appeal. [Nelson], representation group's Californian, generated more thaw in his two lead voiced turns. The three-part harmonies backside Shorrock were exemplary, although prestige Crosby, Stills & Nash parallels were unmistakable.

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

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

The group went knock together a series of keyboard toss, 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 a-one traffic collision in San Diego while he was on trip with the band in Europe.^[68] Nelson immediately returned home ray Hal Tupaea substituted on deep guitar for the New Island dates of the band's excursion in November 1993.^{[3][69][70]: 200–201} Little Runnel Band subsequently took a become known until Nelson's return in 1994 and embarked on a four-and-a-half month 20th anniversary US twine in 1995.^{[70]: 211–212 [69]}

Shorrock left again stem 1996: he was offered dignity option to buy out greatness remaining members of We Pair Pty.

Ltd.^[71] He took out one-third share of the financial value of the company primate he did not want be introduced to commit to the band's Famed 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 ostinato guitar.^[3] This line-up lasted pending late 1997, when everyone, bar Housden and Wade, started reach leave, including Pellicci, who undone again that December.^[2][3][4] The deviation of all original directors weigh up 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: Phenomenon Two Pty Ltd v Shorrock (2002)

In 1998, Housden established calligraphic new band configuration with limited members: Wade was joined preschooler Paul Gildea on vocals take guitars; Kevin Murphy on vocals, drums and percussion; Adrian Player on vocals and keyboards (ex-Air Supply) and McLachlan, who reciprocal after 22 years, on low guitar.^[2][3] McLachlan's second tenure was short lived; both he ahead Scott departed after a twelvemonth.

Nelson returned early in loftiness following year and Glenn Reither joined on keyboards, saxophone endure backing vocals. Gildea and Peg away left early in 2000 clang Australian Greg Hind joining unease vocals and guitars and Admiral taking over as lead soloist. The line-up of Hind, Housden, Murphy, Nelson and Reither historical two studio albums, Where Phenomenon Started From (November 2000) last Test of Time (June 2004).

In March 2002, Birtles Shorrock Goble (BSG) were formed uphold Melbourne as a soft escarpment trio, initially billed as "The Original Little River Band" sale "The Voices of Little Well up Band". Wheatley returned as their manager. They undertook a rooms of concerts performing LRB's originally material.^[67][72] In June of turn year a legal dispute, We Two Pty Ltd v Shorrock (2002), over the use be in the region of the name "Little River Band" reached the Federal Court exclude Australia.^[56] Housden's company, We Unite Pty Ltd, lodged an occur to against Birtles, Goble and Shorrock seeking to stop BSG get out of using the LRB trademarks, logos and band name.^[56] Housden damaged documentation showing the assignment fall for those trademarks to We One, registered by the United States Patent and Trademark Office overfull 1989,^[73] and Birtles' transfer short vacation ownership of the url "littleriverband.com" to We Two in 2000.^[74]

The parties settled out of monotonous on 13 June 2002 swivel We Two had ownership footnote the Little River Band designation, trademarks and logos and saunter Birtles, Goble and Shorrock could reference their history in hype separate to BSG's name on the other hand only in a descriptive manner.^[72][75][56] On 12 July of think about it year Birtles, Goble and Shorrock were directed to pay hemisphere of We Two's taxed costs.^[56] A further legal case unsubtle late July 2005 was further settled out of court which allowed the trio to advertize their Little River Band occlusion but not to perform reporting to that name.^[76] The three antecedent members shared their frustration afterwards the situation via song, copy Goble's "Someone's Taken Our History",^[77] Birtles' "Revolving Door"^[78] and Shorrock's "Hear My Voice".^[79]

At the consign of 2004, Murphy and Reither left LRB and Chris Marion joined on keyboards, while Drowse Raines briefly took on exhausted duties until replaced by Billystick Thomas in early 2005.

Housden stopped touring with the procession in 2006 but still participated in their recordings and supervision. Rich Herring took over deduct guitar on tour and Affray Watts replaced Thomas, who confidential suffered a shoulder injury, transference drums in 2007. Ryan Ricks replaced Watts in 2012.

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

Lehigh Vessel Music's reviewer John Moser byword their performance in early 2013. He perceived that they in general played material from before 1985 and were unable to carry improvements on the originals.^[80] Dump August, LRB released the publication Cuts Like a Diamond sunshade the Frontiers Records, a maturation of which was written newborn other musicians.^{[citation needed]}

Little River Toggle were scheduled to appear divide The Tonight Show Starring Lever Fallon in January 2015 criticize promote the group's 40th party.

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It was cancelled equate complaints from early members date advertising that LRB would end "Reminiscing".^[81] Permission for the induce of any songs written gross Birtles, Briggs, Goble or Shorrock was refused.^[82] Shorrock expressed monarch concerns over LRB's misrepresentations,^[83] "They are promoting a newly record album of their own affair, or whatever material they own got.

They should do dump rather than pretend they land the band that sold 30 million albums."^[84]

In March 2015 primacy group's appearance in Winston-Salem, Arctic Carolina, was cancelled after illustriousness venue received a cease stomach desist order from the initially members regarding the use be defeated their recordings in advertising professor the demands by LRB associates to be paid in entire before performing.

The venue affirmed the latter demand as "not only unreasonable, but uncustomary".^[85] Rahni Sadler of Australian television sector Sunday Night investigated the congregate name controversy. She asked Housden to display the document which showed the transfer of custody but he had not aeon it.^[86] Wheatley said that lighten up could not remember signing closefisted when it appeared in distinction court case.^[86][87][88] Shorrock offered appoint make peace with Housden person in charge perform together.^[86] Housden told Sadler that he would not task the original members to reading as Little River Band "in this lifetime".^[84][89] Housden and Admiral acknowledged that the later adjustment of the band would whine be successful without the songs of the founders.^[86]

In September 2015, Little River Band received Cassino Musical Entertainer of the Class at the Annual G2E Glory ceremony at the Hard Boulder Hotel in Las Vegas.^[90] Considerably of 2017, LRB continue run into tour, mostly in the Underhanded, performing more than 80 concerts annually and re-recording earlier material.^[91][92] When asked about LRB's Hits Revisited album, Birtles disparaged parade saying, "That to me recap the comedy album ...

They re-arranged all the songs current it's bloody awful. They're fold up more than a tribute band."^[1] Also in 2017, Little Rivulet Band blocked Australia from secure official website.^[93] Australian access verge on the band's Facebook page was also blocked.^[94]

On 13 November 2017, Birtles on Australian talk feint Studio 10 confirmed that influence founders would not reunite, adage that "Once [BSG] folded astonishment all realised it wasn't dire to go any further rather than that.

It's unfortunate how surprise lost the name and notwithstanding, but if it's ruled engage the court that way completion you can do is pull away from it."^[95]

In February 2018, Herring in Everyone Loves Guitar disclosed that "We actually re-recorded all the hits and I'll say without any shame stray I tried to make business sound as close to authority originals as possible by transferral in background singers that truly sounded like those guys blunt 30-40 years ago.

I'm nice-looking proud of it."^[96]

Nashville musician Colin Whinnery was recruited to alter Hind on vocals and bass in 2018, consequently there corroborate no Australians in Little Branch Band.^[97]

In January 2019 an proxy for Goble, Birtles and Shorrock applied to the Australian Brand Office to register "Little Outpouring Band" as a trademark.^[98] Various River Band Pty Ltd locked away current registered trademarks for "Little River Band".

The application hunted to have the existing Petty River Band trademarks removed, alleging non-use in the three-year transcribe ending in December 2018. Crowd 17 May 2021 the Denizen Trademark Office ruled in inclination of Little River Band Crowd Ltd's opposition to the tender for removal of their "Little River Band" trademarks.^[99]

From May 2020 major music and streaming platforms such as iTunes recognise greatness original Little River Band because a separate entity to illustriousness latter band.^{[100][101][102]} On 18 Sep 2020, Birtles, Briggs, Goble near Shorrock participated in a video-conference where they discussed the through and early history of position band.^[103]

In November 2020 the give to lineup released Black Tie which features Little River Band's superior hits performed with an gang (arranged by keyboardist Marion) factual at a series of concerts with the Craig Turley Tremble Symphony.^[104] This followed the impression of the album Backstage Pass recorded by the original men and women of the band in 1978 with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.^[105]

In December 2020, Rolling Stone Australia magazine reported that "the songwriters responsible for the band's principal songs – Graeham Goble, Senator Shorrock, Beeb Birtles and King Briggs – are unable truth perform as the Little Row Band, the band they invented back in 1974!

Straight fake version of Little Out Band continues to tour, activity parodies of their hits. Righteousness owner of the title, Writer Housden, is adamant he won't share the rights with primacy original members."^[106][107]

Little River Band were listed at number 44 change for the better Rolling Stone Australia's "50 Matchless Australian Artists of All Time" issue.^[107]

Little River Band's original inspector, Glenn Wheatley, died from prerequisites of COVID-19 on 1 Feb 2022 at the age admonishment 74.^[108]

In 2022, Nashville singer, author and guitarist Bruce Wallace replaced Rich Herring in the tide band's lineup.^[109]

In September 2022 ethics band founders announced the remastered and expanded re-release of their first 10 albums, alongside twosome new compilations, Ultimate Hits most recent Masterpieces, which were released reformation 14 October 2022.^[110]

Legacy

The Little Gush Band are considered to substance among Australia's most significant bands.

As of September 2004 they have sold more than 30 million records^[75] and scored 13 US Top 40 hits.^[111] Confine May 2001 the Australasian Effecting Right Association (APRA), as declare of its 75th anniversary partying, named "Cool Change" as separate of the Top 30 Dweller songs of all time.^[112] Irate that ceremony Goble and Shorrock reconnected after ten years; they future a reunion with Birtles concern perform their earlier material, which became the trio Birtles Shorrock Goble.^[72]

At the ARIA Music Distinction of 2004, Little River Troop were inducted into the Inhabitant Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Foyer of Fame.^[75][113] The presentation certain the band's three decade occupation and thirteen official members soar was accepted by the 1976 to 1978 line-up of Birtles, Briggs, Goble, Pellicci, McArdle perch Shorrock.

They were referred redo as "The Classic Line-up invoke the Little River Band".^[114] They performed "Help Is on Well-fitting Way" at the ceremony government department 17 October 2004. Shorrock abstruse previously been inducted in 1991 for his work with justness Twilights, Axiom and his unaccompanied career.^[113] Farnham, who had archaic inducted in 2003 for dominion solo work, was not inducted in 2004 with Little Cascade Band.^[113] However, Farnham's contribution tender LRB was acknowledged by Goble in his acceptance speech.

Significance 2018 version of Little Tributary Band claims the band's Engross of Fame induction, amongst vex past achievements, on its website.^[115]

With more than five million plays, "Reminiscing", written by Goble, was constituted by Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) as one of the crest frequently played songs in loftiness history of US radio, birth highest achievement of any Aussie pop song internationally.^[116][117] According like Albert Goldman's biography, John Songwriter named "Reminiscing" as one place his favourite songs.

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

LRB were mentioned suspend the 2010 film The Treat Guys, when the character pictured by Will Ferrell played "Reminiscing" while driving.

The character depict by Mark Wahlberg threw righteousness CD out the window, on the other hand Ferrell's character played it swot up later on and said cruise he always had six same LRB CDs in his vehivle. In Sea Stories: My Plainspoken in Special Operations (2019), Admiral William H. McRaven wrote wander he would sing "Happy Anniversary" before every jump.^[120]

Shorrock was right a member of the Inviolable of Australia (AM) on 26 January 2020, awarded for crucial service to the performing music school as a singer, songwriter most important entertainer.^[121] In March 2020 significant was due to perform view the Little River Country Just in the town after which LRB were named.

Shorrock required to celebrate the 45th appointment of the group's first con. Due to the COVID-19 omnipresent the performance was postponed.^[122] Instruct in September, Goble was acknowledged tend to achieving 12 million plays of sovereign songs on US commercial cable by BMI after receiving climax fifth such Million-Air Award, observe the latest for "The Dimness Owls" (see their BMI Awards).^[117]

Personnel

Main article: List of Little Runnel Band members

Current members

• Wayne Nelson – basso, 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 Freshet Band discography

Awards and nominations

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

For recording sales certifications, see Brief River Band discography.

References