Roger McLachlan

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Roger McLachlan
Born (1954-01-15) 15 January 1954 (age 70)
Riverton, New Zealand
GenresRock music
OccupationMusician
Instrumentbass guitar
Years active1965–present
Formerly of Little River Band, Stars
Website www.rogermclachlan.com

Roger McLachlan (born 15 January 1954) is a New Zealand bass guitarist based in Australia. He was an early bass player for Little River Band.

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Early life

McLachlan was born on 15 January 1954 in the small town of Riverton, near Invercargill, New Zealand. [1] He came to Australia in 1974 to join the touring band for the stage musical Godspell . [2]

Little River Band

In 1975, McLachlan was invited to join the supergroup Little River Band, replacing the short tenure of Dave Orams. [3] He appeared on the first two albums Little River Band and After Hours , and toured extensively, making 311 appearances with the band. [4] He was replaced by George McArdle in 1976. [5] By 1998, all original members of Little River Band had left. Guitarist Stephen Housden gained ownership of the band name, and asked McLachlan to re-join. He remained with the band for a year, until the pressure of touring in the United States led him to depart again. [6]

Subsequent career

McLachlan joined country-rock outfit Stars in 1976, remaining with them into 1977.

He was a member of the jazz-rock-experimental band Pyramid with David Jones, David Hirschfelder and Bob Venier, releasing albums in 1980 and 1983, and touring Europe in 1983. [7]

As a session musician, he played the bass parts on the international John Farnham hit You're the Voice and also recorded fretless bass for Touch Of Paradise from the same album. [8]

In the 1990s he joined Geoff Achison's on-going band The Souldiggers, recording several albums and continuing to tour Australia. [9] [10]

In 2012 McLachlan recorded a solo album: Roger This Roger That. He re-released the album with a live performance at Melbourne venue The Fyrefly in 2019. [8]

He is part of the Stars re-formed lineup of 2019. They have released a live DVD, and two new albums: Boundary Rider and One More Circle Round the Sun. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Montague, Joe. "New Zealand's Roger McLachlan Releases: Roger This Roger That". .rivetingriffs.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Finding Roger McLachlan …". wordpress.com. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Whammo Homepage". 15 June 2004. Archived from the original on 15 June 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Graeham Goble - Little River Band (LRB) founding member & main songwriter". graehamgoble.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "The bottom line". Stuff. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "www.lrb.net - 1998 tour biography". www.lrb.net. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  7. ↑ Trimaximalist (6 February 2018). "Pyramid -". Jazz Rock Soul. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  8. 1 2 AustralianMusician (26 October 2019). "REVIEW: ROGER MCLACHLAN - PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE". Australian Musician Magazine. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "Bio |". Roger This Roger That. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "About". Geoff Achison. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
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