The success of … Top: the "Frantic Four" (pictured in 1978), middle: (left-to-right) Parfitt, Rossi, Edwards and Bown, the band's four longest-serving members (pictured in 2005), bottom: the current lineup (pictured in 2017).touring/additional musician credits on releases from Covered for Andy Bown when he took a break from touring between 2000 and 2002, and played keyboards and piano on the acoustic shows in 2017 Rick Parfitt (guitar) joined the band. Quo's 33rd studio album ‘Backbone’ is now released through earMUSIC / Edel in a variety of formats. John Coghlan Status Quo at the Colston Hall, Bristol on 15 November 2005.
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Studio albums: 33: Live … Two live albums came of the tour: Parfitt died on 24 December 2016, bringing an end to an almost 50-year partnership between himself and Rossi.Thinner lines indicate non-official member status as a guest or touring musician. A year later, the band changed name once again to "The Status Quo". Rick Parfitt Jeff Rich At first, Status Quo backed British solo artists, including Tommy Quickly, while working on their own material. Son of the band's bassist John "Rhino" Edwards. Throughout the '70s, each album His instantly recognizable voice and unique guitar parts are the main ingredients of Status Quo. Known to everyone in the band as 'Frame' or 'The Gomorr' (the grand old man of rock and roll), he is married to Eileen, has eight children from two marriages, and lives in Surrey, England. Status Quo are an English rock band. In his 2019 autobiography, Rossi states that Lynes had decided to get married; that they were "on [their] way to a gig in Aberdeen when he jumped ship somewhere around Stoke-on-Trent".The four-man lineup would release eleven studio albums starting with 32 years after it ended, the popularity of the "Frantic Four" lineup would see Rossi, Lancaster, Coghlan and Parfitt (as well as Young on harmonica) reuniting for a series of shows in 2013 and 14, running simultaneously with the present Quo lineup at the time.Current keyboardist Andy Bown was brought in as a touring member and additional musician, with his earliest credits on the aforementioned In 1982, this lineup - with keyboardist Andy Bown now being credited as an official member of Status Quo - would complete the Rossi, Parfitt and Bown reformed the group with bassist In April 2000, Rich retired from the group after 15 years citing family commitments,In 2013 and 14, the aforementioned "Frantic Four" reunion tour took place, with the Rossi-Lancaster-Coghlan-Parfitt lineup reuniting for a UK tour (separate to the main band).
Francis Rossi Their first hit record, "Pictures of Matchstick Men", was released.
Formed as The Scorpions in 1962 at Sedgehill Comprehensive School, Catford, by schoolboys Francis Rossi, Alan Lancaster, Jess Jaworski and Alan Key, the group has had a career spanning almost 60 years, with Rossi remaining as a consistent member, and the only remaining member of the original "Scorpions" lineup. Alan Lancaster List of members in the English rock band Status QuoThree different lineups of Status Quo. Edwards played back-up rhythm guitar at the band's "Aquostic" The Scorpions, The Spectres, Traffic Jam and (The) Status Quo (1962-1970)Rossi, Lancaster, Coghlan and Parfitt (the "Frantic Four") (1970-1981)Rossi, Lancaster, Parfitt, Kircher and Bown (1981-1985)Rossi, Bown, Edwards, Cave and Malone (2016-present)The Scorpions, The Spectres, Traffic Jam and (The) Status Quo (1962-1970)Rossi, Lancaster, Coghlan and Parfitt (the "Frantic Four") (1970-1981)Rossi, Lancaster, Parfitt, Kircher and Bown (1981-1985)Rossi, Bown, Edwards, Cave and Malone (2016-present) When Parfitt joined the band in August 1967, the group again changed its name, this time to Status Quo. The LP is the band's 33rd 33rpm! The group that would become known as Status Quo was formed in 1962 as "The Scorpions".In 1965, after finishing school, Jaworski left the group to seek employment outside of the music industry. The origins of Pat Barlow, the band's manager at the time, replaced Jaworski with In 1970, Lynes left the band.
Rhino Edwards At first, 6 on the UK albums chart, making it the band's 25th UK top ten album and their highest-charting album of original material since 1982's eponymous 1+9+8+2.Backbone also entered the German and Swiss album charts at positions 6 and 2, respectively. "The" was omitted from the name of the band in 1969, known thereafter as just "Status Quo" Backbone is the 33rd studio album by British rock band Status Quo.It was released worldwide on 6 September 2019 and debuted at no.
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