David Briggs (Australian musician)

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David Briggs (born David John Briggs, 26 January 1951, in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian musician and record producer, best known for his time as a guitarist in the rock band, Little River Band between 1976 and 1981.

In 1976 he joined the already-successful group, Little River Band. He wrote their hit single "Lonesome Loser", as well as "Happy Anniversary". From 1978 until 1981, Little River Band achieved six consecutive U.S. Top 10 singles with "Reminiscing", "Lady", "Lonesome Loser", "Cool Change", "The Night Owls" and "Take It Easy On Me".

Briggs also produced the rock band, Australian Crawl, and co-wrote their single "Hoochie Gucci Fiorucci Mama" with vocalist James Reyne.

Briggs now works as a recording engineer and producer in Melbourne.