RIP Alan Lancaster

[SteveStrummerUK]

Alan Charles Lancaster (7 February 1949 – 26 September 2021)

Maybe not so well known over the pond, but familiar to most of us old rockers as a founder member and bass player of Status Quo.

The first bass player to perform at Live Aid:

 

[user905133]

9 minutes ago, SteveStrummerUK said:

Maybe not so well known over the pond, but familiar to most of us old rockers as a founder member and bass player of Status Quo.

Anyone in the US who was around then must surely remember Pictures of Matchstick Men--it was a mega-hit over here.  For decades I never heard of them again until I was playing "Whatever happened to . . . " [groups/artists I remember from back then] and stumbled onto some Status Quo concerts/videos on YouTube.  I was amazed to learn they were still rocking all those decades later and definitely enjoyed what I heard in the videos. 

RIP

[Bapu]

Sad news.

I wonder.... did anyone on the Cakewalk forums ever cover that song?

 

[Bapu]

Oh yeah, now I remember

 

[SteveStrummerUK]

8 minutes ago, Bapu said:

Oh yeah, now I remember

 

That feckin' still rocks Ed.

Have you got a list of all the call-outs in there mate - I know there will be some sadly missing but some great memories evoked for sure.

[Shane_B.]

I never knew the names of the guys in the group but I knew some of their music. Everyone, well, everyone of a certain age and above, knows Pictures Of Matchstick Men over here. Sad to hear he's gone. 

[Bapu]

17 hours ago, SteveStrummerUK said:

That feckin' still rocks Ed.

Have you got a list of all the call-outs in there mate - I know there will be some sadly missing but some great memories evoked for sure.

James likes it, Reece likes it, Steve likes it, Jon likes it
Bapu likes it, Mesh likes it, Daryl likes it, Mooch likes it
Alex likes it, Jan likes it, Grant likes it, Jules like it
Danny likes it, Ben likes it, Craig likes it, Pedro likes it
Janet likes it, Bobby likes it, Robby likes it

15 people in that call-out list no longer regularly post here. 4 people pretty much do.