In Episode 4 of the Music Mind Podcast series my conversation is with one of Australia's most successful bass guitarists Roger McLachlan. In this two part conversation we learn of Roger's beginnings in music in New Zealand.
Born into a musical family Roger rapidly progressed from ukulele to guitar and ultimately to the instrument that he has based his career on, the electric bass guitar.
In Part 1 of the conversation we followed Roger's development from his early days in New Zealand through to moving to Australia and successfully auditioning as the original bass player for the internationally successful super group The Little River Band (LRB).
To view a video version of Part 1 of the conversation refer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiI9adXMGeA
In this Part 2 of the conversation we take off from Roger's days recording and touring with the super group The Little River Band (LRB) and move on to his performances with the Melbourne pop group Stars in the late 1970s.
To further highlight Roger's versatility we get to see him perform with one of Australia's very best Jazz Fusion groups from the 1980s Pyramid. This includes a classic performance on national TV with the late, great legend and pioneer of Jazz in Australia, Don Burrows.
The conversation takes Roger's career further through to recording and performing with the most successful pop singer in Australian music history, John Farnham. It is Roger's fretless bass that is heard on the hit single "You're The Voice" from the all-time highest selling album by an Australian artist, John Farnham's 'Whispering Jack'. 'You're The Voice' sat at number one on the record charts in Australia for 25 weeks.
To view a video version of Part 2 of the conversation refer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnkZMcrPUeo
For audio only versions of the Podcast Series refer https://www.buzzsprout.com/1824699
To connect with Roger refer to the contact details on his website at https://www.RogerMcLachlan.com.
For further information on The Music Mind Podcast contact me via my website at https://www.BrianHayes.biz.