Graham Davidge
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Graham Davidge is an Australian musician. He has played with Little River Band
, Goanna
and numerous other Australian bands.
Davidge was chosen as the original lead guitarist for Little River Band. He played on the band's first recording in 1975, a cover of the Everly Brothers song "When Will I Be Loved
". Linda Ronstadt
released her version of the song around the same time, and the Little River Band version was not released. Davidge left the band shortly thereafter, to be replaced by Ric Formosa
.
"When Will I Be Loved" featuring Graham Davidge was subsequently released on the Little River Band rarities album Too Late to Load
in 1988, on their 1995 compilation album Reminiscing: The 20th Anniversary Collection and as a single in 1989 to promote Too Late to Load.
Davidge went to play with Goanna in 1982–1983, appearing on the album Spirit of Place
.
Little River Band
Little River Band is an Australian rock band, formed in Melbourne in early 1975.The group chose the name after passing a road sign leading to the Victorian township of Little River, near Geelong, on the way to a performance. Little River Band enjoyed sustained commercial success in not only...
, Goanna
Goanna (band)
Goanna is an Australian folk rock group which formed in 1977 in Geelong as The Goanna Band with mainstay Shane Howard as singer-songwriter and guitarist...
and numerous other Australian bands.
Davidge was chosen as the original lead guitarist for Little River Band. He played on the band's first recording in 1975, a cover of the Everly Brothers song "When Will I Be Loved
When Will I Be Loved (song)
"When Will I Be Loved" is a popular song, written by Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers and a #8 hit single for that duo in the summer of 1960. The track had been recorded in 1959 while the Everly Brothers were contracted to Cadence Records; by 1960 they had moved to Warner Brothers and recording...
". Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned eleven Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden...
released her version of the song around the same time, and the Little River Band version was not released. Davidge left the band shortly thereafter, to be replaced by Ric Formosa
Ric Formosa
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.
"When Will I Be Loved" featuring Graham Davidge was subsequently released on the Little River Band rarities album Too Late to Load
Too Late to Load
Too Late to Load is a 1988 rarities compilation album by Little River Band . The album is subtitled "The Unissued, Unavailable, and Ultra Rare LRB Masters, 1975–1986".-Background:...
in 1988, on their 1995 compilation album Reminiscing: The 20th Anniversary Collection and as a single in 1989 to promote Too Late to Load.
Davidge went to play with Goanna in 1982–1983, appearing on the album Spirit of Place
Spirit of Place
Spirit of Place is the first full-length album by Australian folk-rock band Goanna. It was originally released in November 1982, it peaked at No. 2 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart and appeared on the US Billboard 200....
.