Graeham Goble | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Graham George Goble |
Born |
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
15 May 1947
Genres | Pop, soft rock |
Instruments | Vocals, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar |
Years active | 1966–present |
Labels | RCA, Gamba, Fable, Bootleg, EMI, Capitol, MCA, Universal, Origin Music |
Associated acts |
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Website | graehamgoble |
1966 | The Silence |
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1968 | Travis Wellington Hedge |
1969 | Allison Gros (aka Drummond) |
1972 | Mississippi |
1975 |
Little River Band (including Birtles & Goble 1978–1980) |
1986 | Band on hiatus |
1988 | Little River Band |
1989 | Broken Voices |
1991 | Graham Goble (including The Graham Goble Encounter) |
2002 | Birtles Shorrock Goble |
2007 | Graeham Goble |
Graeham George Goble (born 15 May 1947) is an Australian musician, singer/songwriter and record producer, best known as a founding member of Australian rock group Little River Band (LRB).
As a performer, Goble was responsible for the vocal arrangements and high harmonies on eleven studio albums and numerous Top 10 singles with LRB. As a songwriter he penned songs like "Reminiscing", "Lady", "Take It Easy on Me" and "The Other Guy" each played millions of times on radio. As a producer, Goble's credits include John Farnham's Uncovered album in 1980 and his own catalog of recordings.
Goble is a keen student of concepts such as spirituality; he changed his first name from Graham to Graeham as a consequence of his interest in numerology and feng shui.
Goble was born in Adelaide, and was drawn to music, in particular its harmonies, at an early age. "My early influences were bands like The Beatles, The Hollies, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Bread and I always wanted to be in a band with harmonies. ... From my very first band we had 3 part harmonies"
Starting out as a drummer, Goble quickly progressed to the banjo. "As soon as I had a stringed instrument in my hands I suddenly had all these melodies." Thereafter came the transition to guitar.
A number of bands followed in quick succession: The Silence (1966–67), Travis Wellington Hedge (1968), Allison Gros (1969–71) and Drummond (1971). Each of these bands was recorded, and Goble fans are always keen to hunt down the vinyl.