Transcript Little River Band

By: Michael Bailey
James
BY: Roe
Mike
Parker
James Roe
Mike Parker
Michael Bailey
Beeb
Birtles
• A founding member,
singer, song-writer,
and guitarist for Little
River Band
(Mississippi)
• Best known for his
ability to harmonize
and arrange vocals.
• His musical
arrangement of LRB
helped define the
“Little River Band”
sound.
Original Members
Beeb Birtles
Gramham Goble
The Early Years
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• Little River Band evolved from an early 70’s group called
“Mississippi.”
• They came together in 1974 in Melbourne, Australia.
• Original members came from well-known Australian
bands like The Twilights, Axiom, and the Master
Apprentices.
• They released their self-titled album in November of
1975, which featured the single “It’s a Long Way There.”
Record Labels
Fellow Musicians
• Queen
• Jimmy Buffett
• Average White Band
• Boz Scaggs
• Fleetwood Mac
• Heart
• The Eagles
• (and more)
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Accomplishments
• First Australian act to have a gold-selling album in US
• So far there have been 22 albums released.
• Prior to the success of AC/DC, Air Supply, Men At
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Work, and INXS, the Little River Band were Australia’s
most successful international rock band.
Celebrating it 29th year as an enduring musical icon
Have had ten top-ten hits in the US charts
Have sold 20 million albums worldwide
Current Members
Greg Hind
Kevin Murphy
Glenn Reither
Stephen Housden
Wayne Nelson
Sources
• http://www.rockandrollusa.com
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http://www.classicbands.com/li
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Questions
1. What was the name of the first US album released?
a. Reminiscing
b. Long Way There
c. Test of Time
2. Who was the founding members of Little River Band?
a. Willie Nelson
b. George Michaels
c. Beeb Birtles
3. What was the name of the band before they were known as
“Little River Band?”
a. Missouri
b. Little Rock Band
c. Mississippi
Answers
• 1. b
• 2. c
• 3. c