Status Quo
Oct. 11, 2022
127: The other one with Status Quo’s John Coghlan
Before becoming one of the biggest names in rock history, Status Quo honed their craft as a holiday camp act at Butlins in Minehead. Sixty years later, the same venue was the chosen to host the last performance of John Coghlan’s Quo’s farewell tour.
But John is not ready to hang up his drum stic…
Aug. 29, 2020
78: The one with Status Quo's Alan Lancaster
For 25 years, Alan Lancaster was bassist with one of the most successful rock bands of all time. A band he founded with school friend Francis Rossi and one which enjoyed multi-platinum album sales and stadium gigs.
But an acrimonious split after Status Quo opened the stage at Live Aid in 1985 le…
June 5, 2020
65: The one with John Coghlan's Quo
Little did drummer John Coghlan know when that he joined Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster in the newly-formed band The Spectres back in 1962 his life was on a course for rock stardom.
The addition of Rick Parfitt, a change of name and touring strategy later, chart-topping success beckoned for St…