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Who was the lead singer for the band Status Quo during their formative years?
Francis Rossi
Who were the founding members of the band Status Quo?
Status Quo was formed in 1962 under the name The Scorpions by Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster at, along with classmates Jess Jaworski (keyboards) and Alan Key (drums).
Were Status Quo under their original name The Scorpions successful?
Rossi and Lancaster played their first gig at the Samuel Jones Sports Club in Dulwich, London. In 1963, Key was replaced by John Coghlan and the band changed their name to The Spectres.

Question: Were the spectres successful?
Self-contained rewrite: Were Status Quo under the name The Spectres successful?