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Francis Dominic Nicholas Michael Rossi, OBE (born 29 May 1949) is an English musician. He is the co-founder, lead singer, lead guitarist and the sole continuous member of the rock band Status Quo . Early life
May 29, 2024 · Francis Rossi is 75 today, and for 59 of those years he's fronted the same band, Status (initially called The Spectres, then Traffic Jam). In 2019 he sat down with Classic Rock to discuss the band in a no-limits interview: the good times, the bad times, the drugs, and his difficult relationship with his band partner, the late Rick Parfitt.
There was change aplenty in the early days of Francis’ musical career. He was born in 1949 into a large house full of Italians, music and noise. His family ran the Rossi’s Ice Cream business and it wouldn’t be long before Francis had to choose between driving the van on rounds or sticking with music. Francis was an obsessive Pop fan and ...
Jan 25, 2022 · Francis Rossi’s I Talk Too Much UK tour, for which I joined him on stage as compere and second-banana interviewer, finally completed its second leg this summer. His first attempt – 56 dates between March and June 2020 – had been scheduled to coincide with the paperback publication of Rossi’s official autobiography, I Talk Too Much .
Francis Rossi. Francis Rossi is a legendary boxer who has made a significant impact in the world of boxing over the course of his career. With over 20 years of experience in the ring, Rossi has proven himself to be a formidable opponent in the sport. Although some may argue that Rossi's career has been overshadowed by other boxing greats, there ...
Rossi, born May 29, 1949, in London, co-formed the band that morphed into Status Quo under the Scorpions moniker in 1962. In ’67, as psychedelic music entered the British and American charts, the band’s name was changed to Traffic Jam, then, to avoid being mistaken for Steve Winwood’s band, Traffic, management suggested they dub ...
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Francis Rossi has long been regarded as one of the finest Rock performers that the UK has ever produced and his songwriting has been duly recognized by the Classic Songwriter Award and the BRIT Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.
