Status Quo

**Status Quo**, also known as **The Quo** or just **Quo**, is a rock band from England. They were called "The Status Quo" in late 1967, and settled on the name "Status Quo" in 1970. They have recorded over 60 chart hits in the UK, and have sold a total of 118 million records worldwide. They have also had a total of 33 hit albums in the UK charts - more than any other band other than the Rolling Stones. Their hayday was in the early to mid '70's with hits like Caroline, Whatever You Want, and Down Down. They formed in 1962, changed their name to The Status Quo in 1967 and to Status Quo in 1969.

Although sometimes criticized for a repetitive and apparently simple guitar riff sequence and harmonies on many of their numbers, their musical versatility can be heard in some of their earlier or less well-known numbers, such as Ice in the Sun, Pictures of Matchstick Men and Forty-Five Hundred Times. The latter probably highlights, more than any other, Rossi and Parfitt's talent for close vocal and guitar harmonies, which owe much to the English folk and folk/rock genres. Whether intentional or not this has become their hallmark.

Status Quo famously opened the Live Aid concert in 1985 with 'Rocking All Over the World' - the then largest live television broadcast ever.

Rick Parfitt died in 2016 from sepsis in Spain.

## Band members

- Francis Rossi - Vocals / Lead Guitar (1962 - present)
- Rick Parfitt - Vocals / Rhythm Guitar (1967 - 2016)
- Andy Bown - Keyboards/ Guitar/ Harmonica / Backing Vocals (1973 - present)
- John 'Rhino' Edwards -Bass Guitar/ Guitar/ Backing Vocals (1986 - present)
- Leon Cave - Drums, Percussion (2013 - present)

## Timeline

|bgcolor="#E7EBEE"|The Scorpions (1962)|
| --- | --- |
|*Francis Rossi - Vocals / Lead Guitar *Alan Lancaster - Bass Guitar / Vocals *Alan Key - Keyboards||
|*Francis Rossi - Vocals / Lead Guitar *Alan Lancaster - Bass Guitar / Vocals *Jess Jaworski - Keyboards *Barry Smith - Drums||
|*Francis Rossi - Vocals / Lead Guitar *Alan Lancaster - Bass Guitar / Vocals *Jess Jaworski - Keyboards *John Coghlan - Drums||
|*Francis Rossi - Vocals / Lead Guitar *Alan Lancaster - Bass Guitar / Vocals *Roy Lynes - Keyboards *John Coghlan - Drums||
|*Francis Rossi - Vocals / Lead Guitar *Alan Lancaster - Bass Guitar / Vocals *Roy Lynes - Keyboards *John Coghlan - Drums||
|*Francis Rossi - Vocals / Lead Guitar *Rick Parfitt - Vocals / Guitar *Alan Lancaster - Bass Guitar / Vocals *Roy Lynes - Keyboards *John Coghlan - Drums||
|*Francis Rossi - Vocals / Lead Guitar *Rick Parfitt - Vocals / Guitar *Alan Lancaster - Bass Guitar / Vocals *John Coghlan - Drums||
|*Francis Rossi - Vocals / Lead Guitar *Rick Parfitt - Vocals / Guitar *Alan Lancaster - Bass Guitar / Vocals *Andy Bown - Keyboards *John Coghlan - Drums||
|*Francis Rossi - Vocals / Lead Guitar *Rick Parfitt - Vocals / Guitar *Alan Lancaster - Bass Guitar / Vocals *Andy Bown - Keyboards *Pete Kircher - Drums||
|*Francis Rossi - Vocals / Lead Guitar *Rick Parfitt - Vocals / Guitar *Andy Bown - Keyboards *John 'Rhino' Edwards - Bass Guitar *Jeff Rich - Drums||
|*Francis Rossi - Vocals / Lead Guitar *Rick Parfitt - Vocals / Guitar *Andy Bown - Keyboards *John 'Rhino' Edwards - Vocals / Bass Guitar *Matt Letley - Drums *Leon Cave - Drums||
|*Francis Rossi - Vocals / Lead Guitar *Rick Parfitt - Vocals / Guitar (Died in 2016) *Andy Bown - Keyboards *John 'Rhino' Edwards - Vocals / Bass Guitar *Leon Cave - Drums||

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Status Quo
- **img**: Status quo 2005.jpg
- **img size**: 250
- **landscape**: yes
- **background**: group_or_band
- **alias**: The Quo, Quo, The Spectres, Traffic, Traffic Jam, The Status Quo
- **origin**: London, England
- **genre**: * Hard rock
* blues rock
* psychedelic rock
* rock and roll
* heavy metal music, heavy metal
* pop rock
- **years active**: 1962–present
- **label**: Fourth Chord, Sanctuary Records, Sanctuary, Eagle Records, Eagle, Polydor, Vertigo Records, Vertigo, Pye Records, Pye
- **current members**: Francis Rossi
Andy Bown
John Edwards (musician), John "Rhino" Edwards
Matt Letley
- **past members**: Rick Parfitt
Alan Lancaster
John Coghlan (drummer), John Coghlan
Jess Jaworski
Roy Lynes
Pete Kircher
Jeff Rich