Status Quo (band)
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| - | '''Anatolian rock''' (also known as '''Turkish rock''', is a fusion of [[Turkish folk music|Turkish folk]] and [[rock music]]. It emerged during the mid-1960s, soon after rock groups such as [[The Beatles]], [[The Rolling Stones]], [[Led Zeppelin]], [[Yes (band)|Yes]], [[Status Quo (band)|Status Quo]] and [[Omega (band)|Omega]] became popular in [[Turkey]]. Examples of this style include Turkish musicians such as [[Cem Karaca]], [[Barış Manço]], [[Erkin Koray]], [[Fikret Kızılok]], Cahit Oben, Selçuk Alagöz, Edip Akbayram alongside bands such as [[Moğollar]], [[Silüetler]], Kurtalan Ekspres, Grup Çığrışım, Grup Çağrışım, Mavi Işıklar, Apaşlar, Kaygısızlar, Haramiler, Modern Folk Üçlüsü and Kardaşlar. Today, Anatolian rock includes music derived from both traditional [[Turkish folk music]] and [[rock music|rock]]. | + | '''Status Quo''' are an [[English band]] working in [[boogie rock]] that formed in 1962. The group originated in The Spectres and was founded by [[Francis Rossi]] and [[Alan Lancaster]], while they were still schoolboys. |
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| + | They have had over 60 chart hits in the UK, more than any other rock band, including the song "[[Pictures of Matchstick Men ]]" (1968). | ||
| - | ==Large-scale rock festivals (past and current)== | ||
| - | * [[Rock'n Coke]] | ||
| - | * Masstival | ||
| - | * Radar Live | ||
| - | * [[Unirock Open Air Festival]] | ||
| - | * Rock Station Festival | ||
| - | * [[Barışarock]] | ||
| - | * [[Sonisphere Festival]] | ||
| - | ==See also== | ||
| - | *[[Turkish music]] | ||
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Status Quo are an English band working in boogie rock that formed in 1962. The group originated in The Spectres and was founded by Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster, while they were still schoolboys.
They have had over 60 chart hits in the UK, more than any other rock band, including the song "Pictures of Matchstick Men " (1968).
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