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Graeham Goble is famous for many things, but he’s especially famous for his songs. It’s because of his songs that he was “discovered” in the Adelaide group Allison Gros, and found success almost immediately, with Mississippi, and then, as we all know, world-wide with Little River Band. There was life and songs before LRB and life and songs since LRB. Graeham’s journey, before and since, reveals not just a songwriter of great talent, but a musician with vision, and unquenchable thirst for excellence.
Graeham Goble was the architect of Little River Band’s sound that made them one of the great Australian groups of all time and charmed America to the extent of 25 million record sales, 13 American top forty hits (6 of them top 10) and five consecutive top fifty American albums. The Eagles’ Glenn Frey once described them as "The best singing band in the world.” Graeham wrote songs for LRB to sing, worked out the vocal arrangements and sang that all-important high harmony.
The songwriting was learned and refined during his adolescence in Adelaide, as part of the groups The Silence and Travis Wellington Hedge, but mostly in his bedroom at home, often writing a song a day. “The sound” started to emerge with Allison Gros. No hits yet, but a “something” heard by chance in far-off Melbourne by the top record producer of the day David Mackay, and because of Mackay's enthusiasm, resulted in an offer of a national recording contract for Allison Gros. That became Mississippi who had a major hit with ‘Kings Of The World’. Graeham was quickly evolving his trademark harmony style, forever adjusting the singers and musicians around him to be better than before.
Beeb Birtles joined Mississippi, and then Glenn Shorrock, and in 1975 they became Little River Band, with voices and songwriters to match and complement Graeham. It was the Graeham Goble song ‘It’s A Long Way There’ which captured the imaginations and caught the ear of America. Later it was the Graeham Goble song ‘Reminiscing’ which Frank Sinatra hailed as "the best 1970's song in the world", the song John Lennon made love to, the song which has now been played on American radio more than four million times. Graeham’s ‘Lady’ boasts more than three million plays. In fact, the entire Goble catalogue has achieved a staggering 12 million airplays in the US.
Throughout LRB’s reign of success from 1975 to 1991 Graeham refused to rest on his laurels, forever searching for ways to improve his own and the group's performance, on stage and on record. Graeham also found time to produce and write songs for ‘Uncovered’ the actual (pre-‘Whispering Jack’) comeback album for Australia’s most popular recording artist, John Farnham. Graeham’s ‘Please Don’t Ask Me’ is a staple in John Farnham’s repertoire.
Everything comes to an end, and one by one the key members, Beeb, Glenn and Graeham left, leaving Little River Band to rattle round the American nostalgia circuit, living off the songs and sound they had inherited by default. Graeham Goble, of course, continued on his life’s course of songwriting and sonic adventures. Without the restraint of a set line-up of musicians, Graeham now worked with whoever he wanted or needed to realise his visions.
Graeham Goble's most recent albums 'The Days Ahead' and now 'Let It Rain' prove to be milestones in a long and distinguished career, songs so personal and special, Graeham Goble now steps to the microphone to sing the lead vocals himself surrounding his voice with the creative energy and imagination which have been the hallmarks of Graeham's work.
In music the song is everything. A singer or a band can be remembered for a look or a sound. A good song lives forever. Unquestionably, Graeham Goble is one of the world's great songwriters.
- Ed Nimmervoll
(April, 2008)
GRAEHAM'S INTERVIEW WITH DEREK GUILLE OF ABC774 MELBOURNE (25 JUNE 2008)
Graeham - I hadn't heard your song Restless Heart before. That's a nice tune. I'm glad you posted it. We greatly admire how you've written and produced your material. Our greetings to you from Seattle.
Hi guys,
Great news this week we were the #5 most added track to radio! NOVA Melbourne has been playing 'Somebody will miss you' regularly but to keep it there we need your help!
Pls vote for us via this link:
http://www. nova100. com. au/site/new_music/request_a_song. aspx
OR SMS
199 99 100
Thanks heaps!
Greg
hey unky gray gray! ha... you should come to this one and hear your son in action. he is the best thing to happen to the melbourne music scene in a LOONG time.
The first official appearance of the brand new triothe MPThree. With brand new, never before heard songs and rock like only three can produce, it's going to be a HUGE night.. See you there!..
Hello Graeham, I haven't been able to find your latest album at any store to get a copy. I have been playing a beautiful CD in my car the last few days and it has brilliant songs. The album is THE GRAEHAM GOBLE ENCOUNTER NAUTILUS. The songs I most like are ; Addicted To You, Can't Eat Can't Sleep, I've Been Broken, and Into The Silence. I wonder if Glenn Shorrock had sung lead vocal on those songs and LRB as we knew it had recorded those beautiful songs on an album would it have been a best seller?
"Be yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search, or struggle. Just Be." - Thich Nhat Hanh
As always, you sound great Graeham! Do you remember that gig at Berties in Melbourne {Pre LRB} a couple of musical lifetimes ago? Well, we should have formed an awesome band right then and there. Eventually we all ended up doing the rounds in the USA anyway. Keep making great music Graeham. Cheers, Ray Burton
Dear Graeham, thank you for this wonderful music through the years. And thank you for putting Restless Heart (sung by Steve Wade) in the player. It's one of my favorites.
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