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The Quo must go on – back in conversation with Francis Rossi
I wasn’t quite sure how to start my conversation with Francis Rossi, wondering at what point it would be right to bring up the subject of Rick Parfitt’s passing, 11 months ago. I shouldn’t have worried though, the effervescent Londoner … Continue reading
Remembering Rick and Status Quo – the John Coghlan interview
In the BBC documentary Hello Quo, there’s revealing footage of a jam session at Shepperton Studios featuring the original members of Status Quo, for the first time since drummer John Coghlan left 31 years earlier. That 2012 meeting led to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan G. Parker, Alan Lancaster, Andy Bown, Bob Young, Diesel, Dulwich, Eric Clapton, Francis Rossi, Half Moon Putney, Hello Quo, Jackie Lynton, JCQ, John Coghlan, Oxfordshire, Pictures of Matchstick Men, Preston, Rick Parfitt, Shepperton Studios, Status Quo, The Rockers, the Spectres, Woking
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Status Quo – Symphony at the Tower, Hoghton
The forecasts hinted we might be in for a downpour at Hoghton Tower on Friday night, and the clouds were looming as we waited for the main act. But by the time the mighty Quo were belting out 1976 hit … Continue reading
Rollin’ Home with the Quo – the Francis Rossi interview
When you phone a rock’n’roll legend, you don’t expect him to answer within two rings and launch straight into a breezy rendition of a classic from Singin’ in the Rain. “Good morning, good morning!” What’s more, that vast Status Quo … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Bown, Aqoustic, Bill Bryson, Bob Geldof, Crosby, Forest Hill, Francis Rossi, Hoghton Tower, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Leon Cave, Live Aid, Lucy Kay, oil pulling, Purley, Rick Parfitt, St Catherine's Hospice, Star Trek, Status Quo, The Stranglers
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