Glenn Anthony Richards
(born 29 December 1973) is an
Australian
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musician, best known as the mainstay guitarist singer-songwriter for the Australian
rock
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band
Augie March
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.
Early life
Richards was born in
Shepparton, Victoria
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on 29 December 1973. Richards saved up enough money to buy his first guitar by working long hours on the docks in
Fremantle
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,
Western Australia
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.
With Augie March
Richards joined
Augie March
Augie (sometimes spelled Auggie) is a nickname for variations of the name August, which derives from the Latin name Augustus. It may refer to:
People
* Augie Auer (1940–2007), meteorologist
* Augie Galan (1912–1993), Major League Baseball p ...
in August 1995, playing his first gig with them five years later.
To date they have released two EPs and six LPs, while Richards has released one solo album in 2010 and one EP as G.A. Richards and the Dark Satanic Mills Bros.
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Glenn now lives with his family in Tasmania in West Hobart, a suburb of Hobart with views of the city, the Derwent Estuary and the surrounding suburbs.
Awards and nominations
APRA Awards
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Discography
Albums
Extended plays
*''Closed Off, Cold & Bitter – Life as a Can of Beer'' (2006)
References
External links
Official Augie March Website
Official Augie March Forum
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1972 births
Living people
APRA Award winners
Australian rock singers
Australian indie pop musicians
Australian indie rock musicians
21st-century Australian singers