He provided the basslines to Little River Band's most famous songs — including Reminiscing and Help Is On Its Way — but George McArdle gave it all away after being awoken in the middle of the night 44 years ago.
McArdle was a self-described brawler from Melbourne before he played on two of LRB's best-selling 1970s albums, toured the world for stadium concert performances and was honoured by ARIA in 2004 — inducted into its hall of fame — as part of the band's so-called classic line-up.
