Glenn Richards
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Glenn Anthony Richards is the mainstay guitarist singer-songwriter for the Australian rock
band Augie March
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in August 1995, playing his first gig with them five years later.
To date they have released two EPs and four LPs, while Richards has released one solo EP. Richards has released one additional solo EP as G.A. Richards and the Dark Satanic Mills Bros.
are presented annually by the Australasian Performing Right Association
(APRA).
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Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Augie March
Augie March
Augie March are an Australian indie/pop rock band. Formed in 1996 in Shepparton, Victoria, the band currently consists of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Glenn Richards, lead guitarist Adam Donovan, bassist Edmondo Ammendola, drummer David Williams, and keyboardist Kiernan Box...
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Early years
Richards was born in Shepparton, Victoria. Richards saved up enough money to buy his first guitar by working long hours on the docks in Fremantle, Western AustraliaFremantle, Western Australia
Fremantle is a city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle was the first area settled by the Swan River colonists in 1829...
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With Augie March
Richards joined Augie MarchAugie March
Augie March are an Australian indie/pop rock band. Formed in 1996 in Shepparton, Victoria, the band currently consists of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Glenn Richards, lead guitarist Adam Donovan, bassist Edmondo Ammendola, drummer David Williams, and keyboardist Kiernan Box...
in August 1995, playing his first gig with them five years later.
To date they have released two EPs and four LPs, while Richards has released one solo EP. Richards has released one additional solo EP as G.A. Richards and the Dark Satanic Mills Bros.
APRA Awards
The APRA AwardsAPRA Awards
The APRA Music Awards are several award ceremonies run in Australia and New Zealand by Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually....
are presented annually by the Australasian Performing Right Association
Australasian Performing Right Association
The Australasian Performing Right Association is a copyright collective representing New Zealand and Australian composers, lyricists and music publishers. The association's head offices located in Sydney Australia, and it has branch offices in Auckland, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth...
(APRA).
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APRA Awards of 2007
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2007 are a series of awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Classical Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards ceremony occurred on 16 June at the Sydney Hilton, they were presented by APRA and the Australasian...
|| "One Crowded Hour" – Glenn Richards || Song of the Year ||
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| Glenn Richards || Breakthrough Songwriter Award ||
Albums
- Sunset StudiesSunset StudiesSunset Studies is the first studio album by the Australian indie rock band Augie March. It was released in 2000 in Australia by BMG.-Track listing:# "The Hole In Your Roof" – 7:12# "Maroondah Reservoir" – 5:05# "There Is No Such Place" – 3:17...
, (BMG Australia), 2000 - Strange BirdStrange BirdStrange Bird is the second studio album by the Australian indie rock band Augie March. It was first released on 14 October 2002 in Australia by BMG and was re-released in the United States on 14 September 2004 by spinART....
, (BMG Australia), 2002 - Closed Off, Cold & Bitter - Life As a Can of Beer (Solo EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
), 2006 - Moo, You Bloody ChoirMoo, You Bloody ChoirMoo, You Bloody Choir is the third studio album by the Australian indie rock band Augie March. It was released in 2006 in Australia by BMG. It entered the ARIA album charts at #10 and was nominated for Album of the Year at the ARIA Music Awards of 2006, losing to Tea & Sympathy by Bernard Fanning...
, (BMG Australia), 2006 - Watch Me DisappearWatch Me DisappearWatch Me Disappear is the fourth studio album from Australian indie rock group Augie March. The album was released on 10 October 2008. The album's title track was made available for download on the band's website on 26 August 2008. Augie March recorded Watch Me Disappear at Neil Finn's Auckland...
, (Sony BMG Australia), 2008 - Glimjack, (Sony BMG Australia), 2010