Little River Band (LRB) are<!-- This article is written is Australian English, which commonly treats collective nouns as plural. Please do NOT change "are" to "is". Thank you. --> a rock band formed in Melbourne, Australia, in March 1975. The band achieved commercial success in both Australia and the United States. They have sold more than 30 million records; six studio albums reached the top&nbsp;10 on the Australian Kent Music Report albums chart including Diamantina Cocktail (April 1977) and First Under the Wire (July 1979), which both peaked at No.&nbsp;2. Nine singles appeared in the top&nbsp;20 on the related singles chart, with "Help Is on Its Way" (1977) as their only number-one hit. Ten singles reached the top&nbsp;20 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Reminiscing" their highest, peaking at No.&nbsp;3.

Little River Band have received many music awards in Australia. The 1976 line-up of Glenn Shorrock, Graeham Goble, Beeb Birtles, George McArdle, David Briggs and Derek Pellicci were inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) hall of fame at the 18th annual ARIA Music Awards of 2004. Most of the group's 1970s and 1980s material was written by Goble and/or Shorrock, Birtles and Briggs. In May 2001 the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), as part of its 75th anniversary celebrations, named "Cool Change", written by Shorrock, as one of the Top 30 Australian songs of all time. "Reminiscing", written by Goble, received a 5-Million Broadcast Citation from BMI in 2020.

The group have undergone numerous personnel changes, with over 30 members since their formation, including John Farnham as lead singer after Shorrock first departed in 1982. None of the musicians now performing as Little River Band are original members, nor were they members in the 1970s. With Wheatley as manager, Birtles, Goble, Pellicci and Shorrock agreed to reconvene in Melbourne in early 1975. The album was co-produced by Birtles, Goble, Shorrock and Wheatley. Their debut single, "Curiosity (Killed the Cat)", was released in September, reaching No.&nbsp;15 on the related Kent Music Report Singles Chart.

Their fourth studio album, Sleeper Catcher, was released in May 1978 and peaked at No.&nbsp;4 in Australia and No.&nbsp;16 in the US. 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 a touring member until the end of 1981.

Goble was the producer for Australian pop singer John Farnham's solo album, Uncovered, which was released in September 1980.

In July 1988, Pellicci described the group's previous two albums: "It was an overstatement to say the response to No Reins and Playing to Win was lukewarm — there was no response at all." Little River Band Pty Ltd had current registered trademarks for "Little River Band". The application sought to have the existing Little River Band trademarks removed, alleging non-use in the three-year period ending in December 2018. On 17 May 2021 the Australian Trademark Office ruled in favour of Little River Band Pty Ltd's opposition to the application for removal of their "Little River Band" trademarks.

From May 2020 major music and streaming platforms such as iTunes recognise the original Little River Band as a separate entity to the latter band. This followed the concept of the album Backstage Pass recorded by the original members of the band in 1978 with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.

In December 2020, Rolling Stone Australia magazine reported that "the songwriters responsible for the band’s biggest songs – Graeham Goble, Glenn Shorrock, Beeb Birtles, and David Briggs – are unable to perform as the Little River Band, the band they themselves invented back in 1974! A version of Little River Band consisting of American musicians continues to tour, playing shitty versions of the hits. The owner of the title, Stephen Housden, is adamant he won’t share the rights with the original members."

Little River Band were listed at number 44 in Rolling Stone Australias "50 Greatest Australian Artists of All Time" issue.

In 2022, Nashville singer, composer and guitarist Bruce Wallace replaced Rich Herring in the current band's lineup.

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

The current version of Little River Band independently released a new album Window To The World in October 2024.

Original bassist Roger McLachlan died from pancreatic cancer in April 2025.

Legacy

thumb|250px|Former members of Little River Band performing at their induction into the [[ARIA Hall of Fame, 17 October 2004]]

The Little River Band are considered to be among Australia's most significant bands. As of September 2004 they have sold more than 30 million records

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  • Shorrock Birtles Goble website
  • Little River Band holdings in the National Film and Sound Archive
  • "Little River Band: 'L.A. was home to so many great bands and musicians—Interview with Wayne Nelson on Yuzu Melodies, 10 January 2014.