Glenn Shorrock

Glenn Shorrock
Glenn Shorrock, Nambassa, 1979
Background information
Birth name	Glenn Barrie Shorrock
Also known as	André L'Escargot
Born	(1944-06-30) 30 June 1944 (age 72) Chatham, Kent, England
Origin	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Genres	Rock, pop, soft rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer-songwriter, radio presenter, television presenter, actor
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1962–present
Labels	MAM, Capitol, Mushroom, Liberation Blue
Associated acts	The Checkmates, The Twilights, Axiom, Esperanto, Little River Band, Birtles Shorrock Goble
Website	glennshorrock.com

Glenn Barrie Shorrock (born 30 June 1944) is an English-born Australian singer-songwriter. He was a founding member of pop groups The Twilights, Axiom, Little River Band, and post LRB spin-off trio Birtles Shorrock Goble, as well as being a solo performer.

The Twilights had eight consecutive national hit singles including "Needle in a Haystack" and "What's Wrong with the Way I Live". Axiom's top 10 hits were "Arkansas Grass", "Little Ray of Sunshine" and "My Baby's Gone". Little River Band had national and international chart success, including the Shorrock-penned "Emma", "Help Is on Its Way" and "Cool Change".

Shorrock was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame as a solo artist in 1991 and as a member of Little River Band in 2004. In May 2001 the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), as part of its 75th-anniversary celebrations, named "Cool Change" as one of the APRA Top 30 Australian songs of all time.

Glenn Barrie Shorrock was born on 30 June 1944 in Chatham, Kent, England. His family migrated to Adelaide, South Australia on the Orcades in August 1954 when he was ten. His father, Harry Shorrock was a Yorkshire-born fitter and turner at the Weapons Research Establishment in Salisbury. The 1954–55 summer had days of 42 °C (108 °F) and Black Sunday bushfires ravaged the Adelaide Hills in January 1955. His London-born mother Joyce Shorrock was not impressed with Australia, and she took Shorrock and his younger sister back to UK on the Strathmore, only to return to Australia on the "Fairsea" for a second attempt in 1956. The family settled in Elizabeth, 20 km (12 mi) north of Adelaide.