On a cold Berkeley morning early in December 1968, I cut class and joined a queue on Telegraph Avenue, waiting for Discount Records to open. The line wasn’t as long as the one I’d joined for the ...
Bassist Alan Lancaster, a founding member of the British band Status Quo, which scored a top-10 hit in 1968 with “Pictures of Matchstick Men,” died Sunday. He was 72. In a Facebook post, close friend ...
In 1968, the American Dream looked a lot like it did in the 1950s. It was rooted in the suburbs; it was a nuclear family; and it was white. Men wore a uniform of starched white shirts, dark suits and ...
January 1968: the band who used to be The Spectres and Traffic Jam have finally had a hit with 'Pictures of Matchstick Men' Next up on the album featuring “So Ends Another Life” is “Poor Old Man.” Its ...
Rick Parfitt, guitarist and singer in the long-running British rock group Status Quo, died Saturday following complications from a shoulder injury he sustained in a fall. He was 68. “We are truly ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lancaster performing live at Wembley Arena, London, in March 2013 (Shutterstock) Alan Lancaster was a founding member of Status ...
Status Quo leader tells Bruce Dickinson about early misadventure. Francis Rossi ‘Confused’ Over Status Quo's Future Francis Rossi ‘Confused’ Over Status Quo's Future ...
Status Quo has canceled six concerts as guitarist Rick Parfitt battles an undisclosed illness. The group, best known for the 1968 hit 'Pictures of Matchstick Men,' was due for a show tonight in ...
For 1968's ‘Pictures of Matchstick Men', Francis Rossi looked to an intriguing northern English artist to lend a lyrical hand ...
Bassist Alan Lancaster, a founding member of the British band Status Quo, which scored a top-10 hit in 1968 with “Pictures of Matchstick Men,” died Sunday. He was 72. In a Facebook post, close friend ...