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Status Quo
From their early days charting with the psychedelic single “Pictures of
Matchstick Men” in 1967 to opening the 1985 Live Aid concert with “Rockin' All
Over the World” to their fabled three chords that brought them a record 60+ UK
hit singles, Status Quo are part of the fabric of British rock. Initially formed
by London school friends Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster, they were signed by
Piccadilly Records in 1966, releasing two singles - “I (Who Have Nothing)” and
“Hurdy Gurdy Man” - as The Spectres. Their breakthrough with “Pictures of
Matchstick Men” - also a hit in the US - ma...
