George McArdle is an Australian
bass guitar
The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...
ist. He came from a violent, abusive background and was drawn to alcohol, fighting, theft and rock music.
McArdle joined the pop-rock group
Little River Band
Little River Band (LRB) are a rock band originally formed in Melbourne, Australia, in March 1975. The band achieved commercial success in both Australia and the United States. They have sold more than 30 million records; six studio albums rea ...
in August 1976, replacing
Roger McLachlan
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.
Early life
McLachlan was born on 15 January 1954 in the small town of Riverton, near Invercargill, New ...
. McArdle played on their studio albums ''
Diamantina Cocktail'' and ''
Sleeper Catcher
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''. In January 1979, McArdle left the band to further his Christian studies at a
bible college
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.
He is considered a member of the "classic lineup" of Little River Band. This lineup (
Graeham Goble
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,
Beeb Birtles
Beeb Birtles (born Gerard Bertelkamp, 28 November 1948) is an Australian musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has been a member of various Australian groups including Zoot (1967–71), Mississippi (1972–74), Little River Band (1975 ...
,
Derek Pellicci
Derek Allan Pellicci (born 18 February 1953) is an English-born Australian drummer. He is best known as a founding member of Little River Band. Pellicci lives in Melbourne with his wife, Anne and a son.
Early life
In 1960, Pellicci's family, his ...
,
Glenn Shorrock
Glenn Barrie Shorrock (born 30 June 1944) is an English-born Australian singer-songwriter. He 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 ...
,
David Briggs and McArdle) was inducted into the
ARIA
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Hall of Fame in October 2004.
In 2008, McArdle's biography ''The Man from Little River'' was written by Denise A. Austin ().
References
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Australian bass guitarists
Little River Band members
ARIA Hall of Fame inductees
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)