Status Quo
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Status Quo is a British rock band best known for its boogie rock style and a long string of hit singles and albums since the 1960s.
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | rock band ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1962 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Spectres
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The Status Quo NERFINISHED ⓘ Traffic Jam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
blues rock
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boogie rock ⓘ hard rock ⓘ pop rock ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Alan Key
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Alan Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ Andy Bown NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis Rossi NERFINISHED ⓘ Jess Jaworski NERFINISHED ⓘ John Coghlan NERFINISHED ⓘ John Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ John Schroeder NERFINISHED ⓘ Leon Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ Matt Letley NERFINISHED ⓘ Pete Kircher NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Parfitt NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Lynes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignatureStyle | 12-bar boogie rock guitar riffs ⓘ |
| inception | 1962 ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
one of the most successful British rock bands in UK singles chart history
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scored over 60 chart hits in the UK ⓘ |
| notableEvent | represented the United Kingdom in the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Caroline
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Down Down NERFINISHED ⓘ In the Army Now NERFINISHED ⓘ Paper Plane NERFINISHED ⓘ Pictures of Matchstick Men NERFINISHED ⓘ Rockin' All Over the World NERFINISHED ⓘ Whatever You Want NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Blue for You
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Caroline NERFINISHED ⓘ Down Down NERFINISHED ⓘ Hello! NERFINISHED ⓘ If You Can't Stand the Heat... NERFINISHED ⓘ In the Army Now NERFINISHED ⓘ In the Army Now (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Level NERFINISHED ⓘ Paper Plane NERFINISHED ⓘ Pictures of Matchstick Men NERFINISHED ⓘ Piledriver NERFINISHED ⓘ Quo NERFINISHED ⓘ Rockin' All Over the World NERFINISHED ⓘ Rockin' All Over the World (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Whatever You Want NERFINISHED ⓘ Whatever You Want (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Mercury Records
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Polydor Records ⓘ Pye Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Universal Music Group ⓘ Vertigo Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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