Song:Ice In The Sun
Album:The British Are Coming
The British group Status Quo are one of the most durable bands ever. They're still recording today. They were always more popular in Britain than North America. Ice In The Sun was their second but not biggest hit. Guitarist Francis Rossi (born May 29, 1949 in London) and bassist Alan Lancaster (born Feb. 7, 1949 in London) started out in 1962 as The Scorpions and then The Spectres. They added drummer John Coughlan (born Sept. 19, 1946 in London) in 1963 and keyboard player Roy Lynes in 1964. They released a couple of unsuccessful singles in 1966 and got interested in psychedelia. The group name was changed to Traffic Jam and then Status Quo. Guitarist Rick Parfitt (born Oct. 12, 1948 in Surrey, England) had become close friends with Rossi and joined the band. They signed with Pye Records and Pictures Of Matchstick Men reached #7 on the UK charts and #12 on the US charts. Ice In The Sun was the second single and also did well. It was written by former teen pop star Marty Wilde. This 4CD box set from Sanctuary has this and many other British Invasion classics. Subsequent releases didn't do as well and by 1970, Status Quo decided to go in a more heavy rock direction and signed with Vertigo Records. Roy Lynes left and was replaced by Andy Bown. Status Quo became one of Britain's leading bands of the 70s but have never been that successful in North America. Of course they've had personnel changes over the years but Rossi, Parfitt & Bown still lead Status Quo today. Their latest CD In Search Of The Fourth Chord was released in Sept. 2007 and reached #15 on the UK charts. Here's Status Quo performing Ice In The Sun on the German TV show Beat Club in 1968.
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