Dec
1979
Countdown’s Molly Meldrum Interviews Little River Band
December 16 1979
This segment aired during the Countdown ‘End of the Decade’ special, a retrospective of the music of the 1970s, which originally aired on December 16, 1979, on the ABC.
This clip features an interview of Australian band Little River Band (LRB), featuring band members Glenn Shorrock and Beeb Birtles, conducted by Countdown’s Molly Meldrum.
The interview begins, after a short clip of LRB’s ‘It’s A Long Way There’, with a discussion about LRB’s success in the American market. A discussion is also had how music has changed in the 1970s. They also discuss how up and coming Australian bands are now better supported by older Australian bands.