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| - Musical quartets
- Musical quintets
- English rock music groups
- Brit Award winners
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| - Two south London fellows called Alan Lancaster (bass) and Francis Rossi (guitar) founded the band %22The Spectres%22 in 1962 (see The Spectres (2)). At that time, Mr. Rossi preferred to call himself Mike after one of his second names.In 1966, the band changed their name to %22Traffic%22, shortly thereafter to %22Traffic Jam%22 (see Traffic Jam (5)). The lineup consisted of Lancaster, Rossi, John Coghlan (drums) and Roy Lynes (keyboard).A year later, the band changed name once again to %22The Status Quo%22. Rick Parfitt (guitar) joined the band. Their first hit record, %22Pictures of Matchstick Men%22, was released. %22The%22 was soon omitted from the name of the band, known thereafter as just %22Status Quo%22In 1970, an LP, %22Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon%22, was released. The album showed that the band was heading towards a heavy rock'n'roll style. Roy Lynes left the band before the recordings of the next album, although shared writing credits for one track.The first release of an album on Vertigo came in 1972, %22Piledriver%22 showed that Quo intended to play a heavy, guitar-dominated boogie-rock'n'roll. (A decision that made them one of the greatest bands ever.)The release of %22Hello!%22 in 1973 made it clear that their rock'n'roll intention wasn't an accident.The seventies went on, with Status Quo releasing albums, of which one was the wonderful %22Live%22.In 1982, the band member John Coghlan quit, and the record %221+9+8+2%22 released this year had a drummer called Pete Kircher. Andy Bown, a keyboardist who had been playing with Quo since 1977, was from now on considered an official member of the band (As well as Kircher).In 1984 the band announced that they were going to break up. The %22End of the Road Tour%22 was a total success.In 1985, the band reunited for one night to play the opening of the %22Live Aid%22 show.When everyone thought that the story was over, the band released an album called %22In The Army Now%22 in 1986. The line-up was now Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, John 'Rhino' Edwards (bass) and Jeff Rich (drums).1986-2000, the line-up didn't change.In May 2000, the drummer Jeff Rich quitted Quo. New drummer is Matthew Letley.Status Quo is still going strong.
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| - Status Quo are an English rock band whose music is characterized by their distinctive brand of boogie rock. The group originated in The Spectres, founded by schoolboys Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster in 1962. After a number of lineup changes, the band became The Status Quo in 1967 and Status Quo in 1969.They have had over 60 chart hits in the UK, starting with 1967's %22Pictures Of Matchstick Men%22, and the most recent being in 2010, which is more than any other rock group. Twenty-two of these reached the Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart. In 1991, Status Quo received a Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.Status Quo starred in their first feature film, Bula Quo!, which was released to cinemas in July 2013. The film coincided with the release of the soundtrack album Bula Quo!, which peaked at number 10 in the UK Albums Chart. The first single from the album, %22Bula Bula Quo%22 was released in June 2013, and is Status Quo's one hundredth single release.
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- ВИА %22Status Quo%22
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