Status Quo FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about the UK rock and roll band Status Quo.
This FAQ about the UK rock and roll band Status Quo was compiled and written by Mike Dimmick dimmicmj@aston.ac.uk with numerous contributions by others.
Copyright: (c) Mike Dimmick 1997-9, see below for restrictions
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2.a. About the current band (Status Quo)- The current band consists of Francis Rossi (lead & ...
- 2.b. Band history (Status Quo)
- The band was formed originally in 1962 by Francis Rossi ...
- 2.c. What do they play? (Status Quo)
- Rick and Francis' main guitars are Fender Telecasters,...
- 2.d. What do they do in their spare time? (Status Quo)
- Jeff and Rhino frequently play in a band commonly known on ...
- 2.e. Who writes all the songs? (Status Quo)
- Both Rick and Francis are prolific song-writers, ...
- 2.f. The fan club (Status Quo)
- It's at the following address:...
- 2.g. What's happening in 1999? (Status Quo)
- More touring, hopefully more recording, more information as ...
- 3.a. What chart positions did the singles get to? (Status Quo)
- Nigel Sutton compiled the following list of UK chart ...
- 3.b. What chart positions did the albums get to? (Status Quo)
- To be honest, I don't have full details. However, the ones ...
- 3.c. Who wrote 'Gerdundula?' (Status Quo)
- This song appeared first on the reverse of 'In My Chair', ...
- 3.d. What are 'STs' in Mystery Song? (Status Quo)
- Rick was asked this question by someone on the mailing list:...
- 3.e. What are the lyrics to 'In My Chair?' (Status Quo)
- *I* don't know, what are you asking me for?
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- 3.f. What do they say at the beginning of the songs? (Status Quo)
- Quo are well known for leaving snippets of speech from ...
- 4.a. The mailing list (Status Quo)
- The list was created a few years ago by Alex Gitlin. It ...
- 4.b. The newsgroup (Status Quo)
- The newsgroup was created by myself, intended to be ...
- 4.c. Web sites (Status Quo)
- The official web site may be found ...
- 5.a. Policy (alt.music.status-quo)
- Some of this may be repeated lower down -- if so, sorry!...
- 5.b. What's on topic (alt.music.status-quo)
- Anything concerning the band! Specifically, from the ...
- 5.c. What not to do (alt.music.status-quo)
- i) Binary ...
- 6. Contacting the maintainer (alt.music.status-quo)
- Who, me? Please email me if you have any comments, ...
- 7. Acknowledgements (alt.music.status-quo)
- Some information for this document was taken from Rick ...
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