Roger McLachlan
Roger McLachlan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 January 1954 Riverton, New Zealand |
| Genres | Rock music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument | bass guitar |
| Years active | 1965–present |
| Formerly of | Little River Band,Stars |
| Website | www |
Roger McLachlan(born 15 January 1954) is a New Zealand bass guitarist based in Australia. He was an early bass player forLittle River Band.
Early life
[edit]McLachlan was born on 15 January 1954 in the small town ofRiverton,nearInvercargill,New Zealand.[1]He came to Australia in 1974 to join the touring band for the stage musicalGodspell.[2]
Little River Band
[edit]In 1975, McLachlan was invited to join the supergroupLittle River Band,replacing the short tenure ofDave Orams.[3]He appeared on the first two albumsLittle River BandandAfter 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. GuitaristStephen Housdengained 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
[edit]McLachlan joined country-rock outfitStarsin 1976, remaining with them into 1977.
He was a member of the jazz-rock-experimental band Pyramid withDavid Jones,David Hirschfelderand Bob Venier, releasing albums in 1980 and 1983, and touring Europe in 1983.[7]
As a session musician, he composed and played the bass parts on the internationalJohn FarnhamhitYou're the Voiceand also recorded fretless bass for Touch Of Paradise from the same album.[8]
In the 1990s he joinedGeoff 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]
References
[edit]- ^Montague, Joe."New Zealand's Roger McLachlan Releases: Roger This Roger That"..rivetingriffs.Retrieved27 May2018.
- ^"Finding Roger McLachlan…".wordpress.2 April 2018.Retrieved27 May2018.
- ^"Whammo Homepage".15 June 2004. Archived fromthe originalon 15 June 2004.Retrieved27 May2018.
- ^"Graeham Goble - Little River Band (LRB) founding member & main songwriter".graehamgoble.Retrieved27 May2018.
- ^"The bottom line".Stuff.31 January 2009.Retrieved27 May2018.
- ^"lrb.net - 1998 tour biography".lrb.net.Retrieved27 May2018.
- ^Trimaximalist (6 February 2018)."Pyramid -".Jazz Rock Soul.Retrieved13 August2024.
- ^abAustralianMusician (26 October 2019)."REVIEW: ROGER MCLACHLAN - PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE".Australian Musician Magazine.Retrieved13 August2024.
- ^"Bio |".Roger This Roger That.Retrieved14 August2024.
- ^"About".Geoff Achison.Retrieved14 August2024.
- ^"STARS - About".
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