Birtles, Shorrock and Goble were members of popular Australian bands before forming Little River Band in 1974, which became one of Australia's first supergroups, achieving gold and platinum awards and multi-million international record sales and top 10 hits in the US for five consecutive years (1978–1982).

[3] Following their departures from the band, Birtles, Shorrock and Goble continued to maintain careers in the music industry.

[5] Those plans were quickly thwarted when former Little River Band manager Glenn Wheatley told Birtles, Shorrock, and Goble that things would be a lot easier if they reformed on their own.

Wheatley decided that the three singer/songwriters would henceforth appear as Birtles Shorrock Goble: The Founding Members of Little River Band.

"[6]) The first public performance of the reformed group occurred on 1 March 2002 at the Australian Grand Prix Ball.

[7] In March 2003, Birtles Shorrock Goble appointed Paul Rodger as their manager and signed a recording contract with Universal Music Australia.

[10] Loss of access to the LRB name for Birtles, Shorrock and Goble came as a shock to many fans and received considerable attention in the Australian media.

[6][11][12] The settlement would be tested repeatedly, including the blocking[13] of a Little River Band retrospective DVD put together by Birtles, Shorrock and Goble.

[16] The ARIA Hall of Fame is to honour the growing number of legendary performers, producers, songwriters and others who have influenced music culture in Australia.

Since forming in 2002, Birtles Shorrock Goble have used a small nucleus of support musicians who have mastered the original LRB sound.