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The group that became known as Status Quo was formed in 1962 as "The Paladins". The members met while playing together in the school orchestra at Sedgehill Comprehensive School in Catford, London, and consisted of Francis Rossi on guitar and lead vocals, Alan Lancaster on bass, Jess Jaworski on keyboards and Alan Key on drums.
Status Quo are a British rock band. The group originated in London and was founded in 1962 by Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster while they were still schoolboys. [1] [2] After a number of name and lineup changes, which included the introduction of John Coghlan in 1963 and Rick Parfitt in 1967, the band became The Status Quo in 1967 and Status Quo in 1969.
Past and present members of the rock band Status Quo. Pages in category "Status Quo (band) members" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Early Status Quo albums, up to 1971's Dog of Two Head, credited him as Mike Rossi. [11] Interviewed in 1996, he explained that his own name was deemed "too poncey" by the band's original manager, "so I had to change it to Mike, a real man's name, apparently". [12] Within the band, he is known as "Frame" or "The Gomor" (The Grand Old Man of Rock ...
The group again changed their name, this time initially to "Traffic" but quickly renamed to "Traffic Jam" to avoid issues with Steve Winwood's band, after embracing psychedelia. [4] [5] [6] In August 1967, they officially became "The Status Quo". [7] Their break through as The Status Quo came in 1968 with the song "Pictures of Matchstick Men". [8]
Bown first appeared on Quo's Hello! album in that year; performing on every album by the band from 1977's Rockin' All Over the World onwards, and supporting them in concert. He joined Status Quo as a full member in 1982, and has been with them ever since.
Edwards's son Freddie is a guitarist. In October 2014 he accompanied Status Quo on stage at The Roundhouse in London, in a concert broadcast live by BBC Radio 2, to launch the band's album Aquostic (Stripped Bare). He is also a member of the subsequent Aquostic touring version of the band and a member of the band Flawes.
Between 1981 and 1985 he was a member of Status Quo, performing with the band at Live Aid and on the albums Back to Back and Live at the N.E.C.. After Kircher left Status Quo in 1985, he retired from the music business and, with the exception of a 2003 Honeybus reunion, has completely stepped from the spotlight.