| Status Quo | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | England |
| Genre(s) | Hard rock |
| Years active | 1962 - present |
| Label(s) | Fourth Chord, Sanctuary, Eagle, Polydor, Vertigo, Pye |
| Website | Status Quo Official Website |
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| Francis Rossi Rick Parfitt Andy Bown John 'Rhino' Edwards Matt Letley |
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| Former members | |
| John Coghlan Alan Lancaster Pete Kircher Jeff Rich Roy Lynes |
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Early career
Status Quo began as a rock and roll freakbeat band in 1962, where, at Sedgehill Comprehensive School, Catford, Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster, who were members of the same orchestra, started a band called The Scorpions. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Freakbeat is a rock Music genre that peaked approximately between 1966 and 1967 Sedgehill Secondary School is a large mixed gender school in south-east London in England. Catford is a town in London located at the heart of the London Borough of Lewisham, England Francis Rossi (born Francis Dominic Michael Nicholas Rossi) was born 29 May 1949 in Forest Hill, London and is co-founder of Alan Lancaster (born Alan Charles Lancaster, February 7, 1949 in Peckham, South London, England[http //www Changing their name to The Spectres, Rossi and Lancaster played their first gig at the Samuel Jones Sports Club in Dulwich, London. This article is about Dulwich in London Dulwich South Australia is a suburb of Adelaide. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. In 1963 they added drummer John Coghlan. John Coghlan (born John Robert Coghlan 19 September 1946, Dulwich, London, England[http //wc06 They began writing their own material and after a year met Rick Parfitt who was playing with a band called The Highlights. Rick Parfitt (born 12 October 1948 in Woking, Surrey, England) is best known for being a singer and the Rhythm guitarist By the end of 1965 Rossi and Parfitt, who had become close friends, made a commitment to continue working together. On July 18, 1966 The Spectres signed a five-year deal with Piccadilly Records, releasing two singles that year, 'I (Who Have Nothing)' and 'Hurdy Gurdy Man' (written by Alan Lancaster), and one the next year called 'We Ain't Got Nothing Yet'. This page refers to the record label For other uses see Piccadilly (disambiguation Piccadilly Records was formed by Pye Records All three sank without trace.
History of the band
By 1967 the group discovered psychedelia and changed their name to Traffic (later Traffic Jam, to avoid confusion with Steve Winwood's Traffic). Psychedelic music is a term that refers to a broad set of popular music styles genres and scenes that may include Psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, Psychedelic Stephen Lawrence "Steve" or "Stevie" Winwood (born 12 May 1948 in Handsworth, Birmingham) is an English Singer-songwriter Traffic were an English rock band formed in 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. At this time the line-up also included organist Roy Lynes. They released another single 'Almost But Not Quite There' which was also a flop. In late 1967 the band became The Status Quo, and in January 1968 they released the psychedelic-flavoured "Pictures of Matchstick Men". Modern psychedelia For "psychedelics" see Psychedelic drug. " Pictures of Matchstick Men " was the first hit single by Status Quo, released in January of 1968 Rick Parfitt was invited to join the band just as this hit the UK singles chart, reaching Number 7. "Matchstick Men" also became their only Top 40 hit single in the United States. The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Though the band followed it up with another flop, "Black Veils Of Melancholy", they hit again the same year with the poppy, Marty Wilde-penned "Ice in The Sun", which climbed to Number 8. Marty Wilde (born Reginald Leonard Smith 15 April 1939, Greenwich, South London) is an English Singer and Songwriter Though the group's albums have been released in the United States throughout their career they have never achieved the same level of success and fame there that they have enjoyed in their home country. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public After the breakthrough the band management hires Bob Young as a "roadie" and tour manager. Robert Keith Young (born 16 May, 1945 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England) is an English musician and author who became famous "Roadie" redirects here For the 1980 movie see Roadie (film. A tour manager is the person who organises a schedule of appearances of a musical group at a sequence of venues The tour manager has responsibilities to the band Over the years Young evolves into being one the most important songwriters for Status Quo.
After their second album Spare Parts failed to impact commercially the band decided to change musical direction, abandoning pop psychedelia and Carnaby Street fashions in favour of a hard rock/boogie sound, worn-out denims and T-shirts, which was to become their trademark throughout the 1970s. Spare Parts is the second album by the English rock band Status Quo, and the final one in the psychedelic vein Carnaby Street is a pedestrianised shopping street in London, United Kingdom, located in the area of 'Carnaby' in the district of Soho Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Boogie is a repetitive Swung note or Shuffle Rhythm, "groove" or pattern used in Blues which was originally played Lynes left in 1971, to be replaced (in the studio) by guests including keyboard studio player, Jimmy Horowitz and John Parker. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. John Parker may refer to John Parker (captain (1729&ndash1775 captain of the Lexington militia at the Battle of Lexington John Parker 1st By 1976, ex-The Herd and Judas Jump member Andy Bown was drafted in to cover keyboards, though as he was contracted as a solo artist with EMI he was not credited as a full-time member until 1982. The Herd were an English pop group, that came to prominence in the late 1960s Andy Bown (born Andrew Steven Bown 27 March 1946, in The City, London, England) is an English Musician, who The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in
Success
After two well-received but relatively poor selling albums in 1970 and 1971 their major breakthrough came when they signed with the well-respected heavy rock and progressive label Vertigo. Vertigo Records was the name Philips Records chose in the sixties for its Record label to counter the progressive labels of its rivals EMI (with Their first album for Vertigo, Piledriver came in 1972 and heralded an even heavier, self-produced sound. Piledriver is the fifth album by the English Rock Band Status Quo, released in December 1972. This album was essentially the template for each album they released up until Blue for You in 1976. Blue for You is an album by English Rock band Status Quo, released in March 1976. During this period, and throughout the rest of the 70s, they became one of the UK's leading rock bands, gaining a faithful following due to their live gigs. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. Quo's more popular songs from this era include "Paper Plane" (1972), "Caroline" (1973), "Down Down" (1975), "Rockin' All Over the World" (1977) and "Whatever You Want" (1979). " Down Down " is a popular song by English rockers Status Quo. " Rockin' All Over the World " is a rock Song by John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Whatever You Want is a rock song by the British rock band Status Quo. "Down Down" topped the UK singles chart in January 1975 becoming their only British number one single to date. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands This is a list of the number one singles on the UK Singles Chart, during the 1970s. Quo have now sold in excess of 118 million records worldwide. [1]
Changes in line-up
From 1977 onwards the band's sound became more polished as they began to employ outside producers including Pip Williams, Roger Glover and John Eden. Philip (Pip Williams, (born October 7, 1947) is a Record producer, arranger and guitarist best known for producing albums for Status Quo and Roger David Glover (born November 30, 1945 in Brecon, Wales) is a Welsh / English Bassist, Keyboardist Sales remained high in the UK throughout the 1980s, but tensions within the band saw founding member John Coghlan leaving the band late in 1981 and replaced, both live and in the studio, by Pete Kircher from the 1960s pop band Honeybus. Peter Kircher (born 21 January[[ 945]] Folkestone, Kent) is an English rock / pop Drummer. Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more Honeybus were a 1960s pop group formed in April 1967 in London. This line-up played its last gig in 1984 at the Milton Keynes Bowl, although the band were contracted to record more albums. The National Bowl is a 65000 capacity entertainment venue in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. Status Quo's final appearance with the Kircher line-up was to open the Live Aid charity event at Wembley in July 1985. Live Aid was a multi-venue rock music concert held on. The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia
That year Rossi recorded and released two solo singles with longtime writing partner Bernie Frost. Parfitt was also working on a solo album, Recorded Delivery, with bass player John Edwards and drummer Jeff Rich. John Victor Edwards - usually known by his nickname Rhino (born 9 May 1953, in Chiswick, London) is an English The album remains unreleased, although some tracks were reworked and released sporadically as Status Quo B-sides until 1987. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s
In the summer of 1985 Rossi, Parfitt and Bown, along with Edwards and Rich started work on a new Status Quo album. Lancaster, who was by now permanently living in Australia, took out a legal injunction to stop the band using the Status Quo name on any records, citing his increasing musical differences with the group, notably during the sessions for the 1983 album Back to Back over two tracks which became hit singles for the group around that time. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. An injunction is an Equitable remedy in the form of a Court order, whereby a party is required to do or interact with in certain ways all right or to refrain from He had written "Ol' Rag Blues", but was angered when the producers chose to release a version with Rossi singing lead vocal in preference to the one sung by himself, and he objected to "Marguerita Time", which he thought unduly corny and too pop-oriented for them. The injunction was lifted after a court hearing in January 1986. Lancaster remained in Australia, and in 1986 joined a band called 'Party Boys', who had no success in Britain. He left the band in 1987.
The commercially successful In the Army Now album was released in 1986, the single of the same name becoming one of the band's biggest selling UK singles, reaching number 2. In the Army Now is an album by English Rock band Status Quo. It was released in 1986 The following album, Ain't Complaining, released in 1988, was less successful but did produce the single "Burning Bridges" which got to number 5. Ain't Complaining is an album by English Rock band Status Quo. This was subsequently re-recorded with new lyrics in April 1994 with Manchester United Football Club as "Come on You Reds" giving the band their second UK Number 1. Come On You Reds is a 1994 single by the 1994 Manchester United football squad along with rock group Status Quo.
However, the early- to mid- 1990s saw reduced album sales for the band. They were also involved in a dispute with Radio 1 after they failed to have their records placed on the radio station's playlist. In its most general form a playlist is simply a list of Songs The term has several specialized meanings in the realms of Radio Broadcasting and
Parfitt had to undergo heart surgery in 1997 but was able to overcome it and make a return with performance in Norwich three months later. Rich left in 2000 and was replaced by Matt Letley. Matt Letley (born 29 March 1961) is the current Drummer in the English Rock band, Status Quo. Andrew Bown also took a year off at the same time for family reasons, and was temporarily replaced on stage by Paul Hirsh, formerly of Voyager. Voyager were an English pop - rock band, formed initially in Newbury, Berkshire, as 'The Paul French Connection' by
Status Quo in the 2000s
Although Status Quo still release new material every few years, recent years have seen them release a series of greatest hits compilations and covers albums.
They have a loyal group of fans in the United Kingdom, where they have enjoyed more hits than any other group in rock and roll history (over 60 as of 2006), as well as a big following in mainland Europe, most notably in The Netherlands. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
In September 2005, a contestant on the long-running BBC television quiz programme Mastermind chose Status Quo as his specialist subject. Mastermind is a British quiz show, well-known for its challenging questions intimidating setting and air of seriousness That same year they took part in the long running ITV soap opera Coronation Street in a storyline which involved them being sued by the layabout Les Battersby, and performing live at his wedding as compensation. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Coronation Street (commonly known as 'Corrie' is an award-winning Soap opera created by Tony Warren Leslie "Les" Battersby-Brown ( Né Battersby) is a Fictional character on the British ITV Soap opera Coronation
In December 2005 it was announced that Parfitt was undergoing tests for throat cancer. Esophageal cancer is malignancy of the Esophagus. There are various subtypes All subsequent dates of the UK tour were cancelled as a result. However the growths in Parfitt's throat were found to be benign and were removed successfully.
On the 1 July 2007, they performed in front of 63,000 people at the newly built Wembley Stadium as part of the Concert for Diana. Wembley Stadium is a Stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England. Concert for Diana was a concert held at the new Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom in honour of Diana Princess of
Their latest album, 'In Search of the Fourth Chord', was released on the band's own Fourth Chord label in September 2007. In Search of the Fourth Chord is the most recent album by English Rock band Status Quo, released September 17, 2007. Produced by veteran producer Pip Williams, who had worked with Quo in the studio since 1977, the album was critically acclaimed as a continued return to form but was not a huge commercial success.
Band Members
Line-up (2000-present)
- Francis Rossi - Vocals / Lead Guitar (1962 - present)
- Rick Parfitt - Vocals / Rhythm Guitar (1967 - present)
- Andy Bown - Keyboards/ Guitar/ Harmonica / Backing Vocals (1973 - present)
- John 'Rhino' Edwards -Bass Guitar/ Guitar/ Backing Vocals (1986 - present)
- Matt Letley - Drums, Percussion (2000 - present)
Timeline
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Discography
Remakes and cover versions
- In 1989, America alternative rock group Camper Van Beethoven scored a number one hit on Billboard magazine's Modern Rock Tracks chart with a cover version of "Pictures of Matchstick Men". Francis Rossi (born Francis Dominic Michael Nicholas Rossi) was born 29 May 1949 in Forest Hill, London and is co-founder of Rick Parfitt (born 12 October 1948 in Woking, Surrey, England) is best known for being a singer and the Rhythm guitarist Andy Bown (born Andrew Steven Bown 27 March 1946, in The City, London, England) is an English Musician, who John Victor Edwards - usually known by his nickname Rhino (born 9 May 1953, in Chiswick, London) is an English Matt Letley (born 29 March 1961) is the current Drummer in the English Rock band, Status Quo. Francis Rossi (born Francis Dominic Michael Nicholas Rossi) was born 29 May 1949 in Forest Hill, London and is co-founder of Alan Lancaster (born Alan Charles Lancaster, February 7, 1949 in Peckham, South London, England[http //www John Coghlan (born John Robert Coghlan 19 September 1946, Dulwich, London, England[http //wc06 Francis Rossi (born Francis Dominic Michael Nicholas Rossi) was born 29 May 1949 in Forest Hill, London and is co-founder of Alan Lancaster (born Alan Charles Lancaster, February 7, 1949 in Peckham, South London, England[http //www Roy Alan Lynes (born 25 November 1943, in Redhill, Surrey) was the Keyboardist and occasional Singer with John Coghlan (born John Robert Coghlan 19 September 1946, Dulwich, London, England[http //wc06 Francis Rossi (born Francis Dominic Michael Nicholas Rossi) was born 29 May 1949 in Forest Hill, London and is co-founder of Alan Lancaster (born Alan Charles Lancaster, February 7, 1949 in Peckham, South London, England[http //www Roy Alan Lynes (born 25 November 1943, in Redhill, Surrey) was the Keyboardist and occasional Singer with John Coghlan (born John Robert Coghlan 19 September 1946, Dulwich, London, England[http //wc06 Francis Rossi (born Francis Dominic Michael Nicholas Rossi) was born 29 May 1949 in Forest Hill, London and is co-founder of Rick Parfitt (born 12 October 1948 in Woking, Surrey, England) is best known for being a singer and the Rhythm guitarist Alan Lancaster (born Alan Charles Lancaster, February 7, 1949 in Peckham, South London, England[http //www Roy Alan Lynes (born 25 November 1943, in Redhill, Surrey) was the Keyboardist and occasional Singer with John Coghlan (born John Robert Coghlan 19 September 1946, Dulwich, London, England[http //wc06 Francis Rossi (born Francis Dominic Michael Nicholas Rossi) was born 29 May 1949 in Forest Hill, London and is co-founder of Rick Parfitt (born 12 October 1948 in Woking, Surrey, England) is best known for being a singer and the Rhythm guitarist Alan Lancaster (born Alan Charles Lancaster, February 7, 1949 in Peckham, South London, England[http //www John Coghlan (born John Robert Coghlan 19 September 1946, Dulwich, London, England[http //wc06 Francis Rossi (born Francis Dominic Michael Nicholas Rossi) was born 29 May 1949 in Forest Hill, London and is co-founder of Rick Parfitt (born 12 October 1948 in Woking, Surrey, England) is best known for being a singer and the Rhythm guitarist Alan Lancaster (born Alan Charles Lancaster, February 7, 1949 in Peckham, South London, England[http //www Andy Bown (born Andrew Steven Bown 27 March 1946, in The City, London, England) is an English Musician, who John Coghlan (born John Robert Coghlan 19 September 1946, Dulwich, London, England[http //wc06 Francis Rossi (born Francis Dominic Michael Nicholas Rossi) was born 29 May 1949 in Forest Hill, London and is co-founder of Rick Parfitt (born 12 October 1948 in Woking, Surrey, England) is best known for being a singer and the Rhythm guitarist Alan Lancaster (born Alan Charles Lancaster, February 7, 1949 in Peckham, South London, England[http //www Andy Bown (born Andrew Steven Bown 27 March 1946, in The City, London, England) is an English Musician, who John Coghlan (born John Robert Coghlan 19 September 1946, Dulwich, London, England[http //wc06 Francis Rossi (born Francis Dominic Michael Nicholas Rossi) was born 29 May 1949 in Forest Hill, London and is co-founder of Rick Parfitt (born 12 October 1948 in Woking, Surrey, England) is best known for being a singer and the Rhythm guitarist Alan Lancaster (born Alan Charles Lancaster, February 7, 1949 in Peckham, South London, England[http //www Andy Bown (born Andrew Steven Bown 27 March 1946, in The City, London, England) is an English Musician, who Peter Kircher (born 21 January[[ 945]] Folkestone, Kent) is an English rock / pop Drummer. Francis Rossi (born Francis Dominic Michael Nicholas Rossi) was born 29 May 1949 in Forest Hill, London and is co-founder of Rick Parfitt (born 12 October 1948 in Woking, Surrey, England) is best known for being a singer and the Rhythm guitarist Andy Bown (born Andrew Steven Bown 27 March 1946, in The City, London, England) is an English Musician, who John Victor Edwards - usually known by his nickname Rhino (born 9 May 1953, in Chiswick, London) is an English Jeff Rich (born 8 June 1953, Hackney, London) is an English rock Drummer, who is best known as a former drummer Francis Rossi (born Francis Dominic Michael Nicholas Rossi) was born 29 May 1949 in Forest Hill, London and is co-founder of Rick Parfitt (born 12 October 1948 in Woking, Surrey, England) is best known for being a singer and the Rhythm guitarist Andy Bown (born Andrew Steven Bown 27 March 1946, in The City, London, England) is an English Musician, who John Victor Edwards - usually known by his nickname Rhino (born 9 May 1953, in Chiswick, London) is an English Matt Letley (born 29 March 1961) is the current Drummer in the English Rock band, Status Quo. UK discography of Status Quo Studio albums Official Compilations Live albums Singles The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Camper Van Beethoven is an American Alternative rock group An eclectic band even by the standards of '80s underground music Camper Van Beethoven mixed elements of pop See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Hot Modern Rock Tracks (originally called Modern Rock Tracks) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released The song is from their critically acclaimed album Key Lime Pie. Key Lime Pie is a 1989 Album by Camper Van Beethoven, also known as CVB
- Ozzy Osbourne, backed by Type O Negative, covered "Pictures of Matchstick Men" as part of the soundtrack to the Howard Stern biographical movie Private Parts in 1997. John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born December 3 1948) is a British singer Type O Negative is a Heavy metal band from Brooklyn, New York City. Howard Allan Stern (born January 12 1954 is an American radio host and Television personality. This article is about the 1997 film For other uses see Private Parts (disambiguation.
- Dr. Feelgood, covered "Gerdundula" after Rossi suggested it to them on their shared tour in 2001. Dr Feelgood are a British pub rock band, which was formed in mid 1971
- At the 2005 London Live 8 concert Coldplay's Chris Martin sang the chorus to "Rockin' All Over the World" in their song, "In My Place", in deference to Status Quo. Live 8 was a string of Benefit concerts that took place on 2 July, 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. Coldplay TalkColdplay#Is_or_Are_dispute_again Christopher Anthony John Martin (born 2 March 1977 is the English lead Singer-songwriter, Pianist, and occasional rhythm Guitarist of the " In My Place " is a song by English Alternative rock band Coldplay.
- Oakland, CA-based electronica/dance/pop group Persephone's Bees covered "Paper Plane" on their 2006 album Notes from the Underworld. Persephone's Bees is an Oakland -based rock / pop music group Notes from the Underworld is the major label debut of Oakland electronic pop group Persephone's Bees.
- Towards the end of his life, legendary DJ John Peel was known for playing "Down Down" as part of his eclectic DJ sets [2]. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004 known professionally as John Peel, was an English Disc jockey, radio " Down Down " is a popular song by English rockers Status Quo.
- Since their 2004 Football League Trophy exploits, Southend United F.C. fans have made an anthem for themselves by singing "Shrimping All Over The World", to the melody of "Rockin' All Over The World". Structure The Trophy is currently contested by just Football League One and Football League Two clubs and from season 2006-07 is played in a knock-out ( Southend United Football Club is an English football team based at Roots Hall Stadium in Prittlewell in the Borough of Southend-on-Sea, Essex Fans in Little Italyjpg|thumb|right|Fans in Little Italy Manhattan celebrating the victory of the Italian association football team after the 2006 FIFA World Cup]][[Image Wm-oly-de-cr In Music, a melody (from Greek μελῳδία - melōidía, "singing chanting" also tune, voice, or
- Arjen Lucassen (from the dutch project Ayreon) covered "Pictures Of Matchstick Men" on the solo album "Strange Hobby"
- Muse have been known to play a riff from "Burning Bridges" in their live sets. Arjen Anthony Lucassen (born 3 April 1960, Hilversum) is a composer and musician from the Netherlands and is most widely known for his albums Ayreon ( is a project by Dutch composer and musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen. In Greek mythology, the Muses ( Ancient Greek, hai moũsai: perhaps from the Proto-Indo-European root * men- "think" are
- Folk metal band Mägo de Oz recorded an instrumental version of "Gerdundula" on their La Bruja EP. Mägo de Oz (" Wizard of Oz " with a Heavy-metal umlaut) (also known as simply Mägo) is a Folk Rock and Heavy Metal Mägo de Oz (La Bruja is an album by Folk metal artists Mägo de Oz, which was released in 1997
- Celtic music ensamble Luar Na Lubre also covered "Gerdundula" on the album "Camiños Da Fin Da Terra"
- Spanish Rock band Platero y Tu did a Spanish cover of "Rockin' All Over the World", titled "Si Tu te Vas", on their album "Voy a acabar borracho". Luar na Lubre is a Celtic music ensemble from Galicia. Luar is gallego for moonlight; lubre was a kind of magic forest Platero y Tú was a Basque Rock band (but singing in Castilian founded in Bilbao in the 1980s and disbanded in 2001.
Literature
References
- Guinness Book of British Hit Singles - 16th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-190-X
- Guinness Book of British Hit Albums - 7th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-619-7
- Guinness Rockopedia - ISBN 0-85112-072-5
- The Great Rock Discography - 5th Edition - ISBN 1-84195-017-3
- The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits - ISBN 0-85112-250-7
Books about Status Quo
- John Shearlaw, Bob Young: Again & Again. British Hit Singles & Albums is a Music Reference book published in the United Kingdom by Hit Entertainment Robert Keith Young (born 16 May, 1945 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England) is an English musician and author who became famous Sidgwick & Jackson, October 1984, Paperback, ISBN 0283991011 (1st edition (1979) and 2nd edition (1982) as The Authorised Biography by John Shearlaw)
- Tom Hibbert: Status Quo. Omnibus Press, 1982, ISBN 0-86001-957-8
- Neil Jeffries: Rockin' All Over the World. Proteus Books, March 1985, Paperback, ISBN 0-862-76272-3
- Bob Young: Quotographs - Celebrating 30 Years of Status Quo, IMP International Music Publications Limited, 1985, ISBN 1-859-09291-8
- Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt: Just For The Record. Francis Rossi (born Francis Dominic Michael Nicholas Rossi) was born 29 May 1949 in Forest Hill, London and is co-founder of Rick Parfitt (born 12 October 1948 in Woking, Surrey, England) is best known for being a singer and the Rhythm guitarist Bantam Press, September 1994, hardcover, ISBN 0-593-03546-1
- Patti Parfitt: Laughing All over the World: My Life Married to Status Quo. Blake Publishing Ltd, Oktober 1998, ISBN 185782198-X
- David J. Oxley: Rockers Rollin' - The Story of Status Quo. ST Publishing, Januar 2000, Paperback, ISBN 1-898927-80-4
- David J. Oxley: Tuned To The Music of Status Quo. ST Publishing, 2001, Paperback, ISBN 1-898927-90-1
- Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Mick Wall: Status Quo. XS All Areas. Sidgwick & Jackson, September 2004, hardcover, ISBN 0283073756 (paperback edition: Macmillan Publishers Ltd, August 2005, ISBN 0330419625)
- Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Bob Young: „Status Quo“: The Official 40th Anniversary Edition . Cassell Illustrated, Oktober 2006, hardcover, ISBN 9781844035625.
- Status Quo: La Route Sans Fin, foreword by Bob Young - ISBN 2-910196-42-9
- ^ Status Quo factsheet from the band's official website.
- ^ John Peel's comments on playing 'Down Down', in The Guardian.
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