1. Glenn Barrie Shorrock was born on 30 June 1944 and is an Australian singer and songwriter.
38 Facts About Glenn Shorrock
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Glenn Shorrock was a founding member of rock bands the Twilights, Axiom, Little River Band and post LRB spin-off trio Birtles Shorrock Goble, as well as being a solo performer.
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Glenn Shorrock was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association Hall of Fame as a solo artist in 1991 and as a member of Little River Band in 2004.
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Glenn Barrie Shorrock was born on 30 June 1944 in Chatham, Kent, England.
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Glenn Shorrock's family migrated to Adelaide, South Australia, on the Orcades in August 1954 when he was 10.
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Glenn Shorrock's father, Harry Shorrock, was a Yorkshire-born fitter and turner at the Weapons Research Establishment in Salisbury, South Australia.
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Glenn Shorrock's London-born mother, Joyce Shorrock, was not impressed with Australia and she took Shorrock and his younger sister back to UK on the Strathmore, only to return to Australia on the Fairsea for a second attempt in 1956.
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In 1962, Glenn Shorrock formed his first band, the Checkmates, with Clem McCartney, Mike Sykes and Billy Volraat.
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The Twilights disbanded in January 1969 and Glenn Shorrock became band manager for Brisbane pop group the Avengers.
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In May 1969 in Melbourne, Glenn Shorrock formed an early Australian "supergroup", Axiom, with Brian Cadd on keyboards and vocals, Don Mudie on lead guitar, Doug Lavery on drums and Chris Stockley on guitar.
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Glenn Shorrock remained in the UK to pursue his solo career; he signed with MAM Records and released the self-penned "Let's Get the Band Together" single in October 1971.
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Glenn Shorrock joined the multinational progressive rock band Esperanto, which released their debut album, Esperanto Rock Orchestra, in 1973 with the Shorrock-written track "Statue of Liberty".
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Glenn Shorrock left Esperanto before their third album was released in 1974 and performed backing vocals for Cliff Richard.
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Birtles, previously in Adelaide band Zoot, called Glenn Shorrock to take part in the line up.
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Glenn Shorrock returned to Australia in October 1974 and joined Mississippi in January 1975 in Melbourne.
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In February 1982, Glenn Shorrock left Little River Band and was replaced by John Farnham who was managed by Wheatley.
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Glenn Shorrock returned to Little River Band in 1988 but, despite several quality albums, they did not regain the earlier stellar recognition.
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Glenn Shorrock left again in 1991 leaving the naming rights with guitarist Stephen Housden.
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In 1982, Glenn Shorrock released the solo album Villain of the Peace and a single, "Rock and Roll Soldier", on Capitol Records recorded in Los Angeles with John Boylan producing.
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In 1985, Glenn Shorrock released The First Twenty Years, which was a double-LP album compilation of his career work with tracks by the Twilights, Axiom and Little River Band as well as solo work.
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Glenn Shorrock was compere of Australian Broadcasting Corporation TV music series Rock Arena in 1986 and as a breakfast announcer for radio station Magic 11 in Sydney.
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Glenn Shorrock appeared in other stage shows including Evita and his own showcase productions Go Cat Go and Two Up.
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On 25 March 1991, Glenn Shorrock was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association Hall of Fame, alongside contemporary rocker Billy Thorpe, bass-baritone Peter Dawson and jazz musician Don Burrows.
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On tour Glenn Shorrock played his hit songs, along with those of Axiom accompanied by Cadd and a backing band of Rex Goh on guitar, Kirk Lorange on guitar and Mark Kennedy on drums.
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In 2002, Glenn Shorrock reunited with other Little River Band founders Beeb Birtles and Graeham Goble to form Birtles Glenn Shorrock Goble.
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On 17 October 2004, the 1970s members of Little River Band: Birtles, David Briggs, Goble, George McArdle, Derek Pellicci and Glenn Shorrock, were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.
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Birtles Glenn Shorrock Goble recorded a successful DVD and CD, Full Circle, and toured until 2007.
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Glenn Shorrock performed a Beatles tribute show, Let It Be, with Parkinson, Sharon O'Neill and Mark Williams.
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In July 2010, Glenn Shorrock performed a retrospective of his 45 years in the music industry.
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Currently Glenn Shorrock continues to tour Australia performing for public and private events in Australia and promotes new local music artists.
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In October 2014, Glenn Shorrock was inducted into the South Australian Music Hall of Fame alongside Bon Scott's former band Fraternity, Chris Finnen and David "Daisy" Day.
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Glenn Shorrock was appointed an honorary member of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2020, awarded for significant service to the performing arts as a singer, songwriter and entertainer.
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In 2021, Glenn Shorrock appeared in the Australian film A Stitch in Time.
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Glenn Shorrock met his first wife, Sue Doran, a Melbourne nurse, in 1966.
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In 1975, Glenn Shorrock met Jo Swan, a video producer nine years his junior, who worked in the same building where Little River band was recording its first album.
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Glenn Shorrock married Irene Rose, a teacher, on 21 December 2021.
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Glenn Shorrock has at times had arthritis, anxiety and stage fright.
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Glenn Shorrock was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1991.