The origins of this now legendary band lie in The Spectres,
a London based beat group. Founder members Francis Rossi
(guitar/vocals) and Alan Lancaster (bass) led the act from
its inception in 1962 until 1967, by which time Roy Lynes
(organ) and John Coughlan (drums) completed it's line up.
The Spectres three singles encompassed several styles of
music, ranging from pop to brash R & B, when these proved
commercialy unsuccessfull the band took on a new name,
Traffic Jam.
After the arrival of Rick Parfitt in 1967 the group changed
it's name again to STATUS QUO.(According to the Cambridge
English Dictionary Status quo means the present situation.)
In the following year their debut single, "Pictures of
Matchstick Men" reached number 7 in the charts. The follow
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