Alan Lancaster
Biography
Alan Charles Lancaster (7 February 1949 – 26 September 2021) was an English musician, best known as a founding member and bassist of the rock band Status Quo, playing with the band from 1967 to 1985, with brief reunions in 2013 and 2014. As well as contributing to songwriting, he was also one of the lead vocalists on albums and live concerts, taking the lead on tracks such as "Backwater", "Is There a Better Way", "Bye Bye Johnny", "High Flyer" and "Roadhouse Blues". Alan Lancaster formed the group in 1962 with his then-schoolmate Francis Rossi. His final performance as a full-time member of Status Quo was at Wembley Stadium on 13 July 1985 for the opening of Live Aid. In March 2013, he collaborated with his old bandmates for a series of "Frantic Four" concerts in the UK.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Dirty Dancing (Selections From The Original Soundtrack From The Vestron Motion Picture)
1987
Whatever You Want
1979
Rockin' All Over The World
1977
On The Level
1975
Live
1977
12 Gold Bars
1980
Quo
1974
Live And Heavy
1981
Skull Wars
1978
Hello!
1973
Piledriver
1972
From The Makers Of....
1982
Anthology Of British Rock (The Pye Years - A Compleat Collection)
1985
12 Gold Bars Volume I+I
1984
Out Of Their Skulls
1977
Live!
1975
Dog Of Two Head
1971
Boogie Till You Bleed
2000
Credited work
1,922 releases · 181 albums · active 1966–2026
- Performance · 5,612
- Other credits · 171
- Production · 41
Studios: I.B.C. Studios · Phonogram Studios · Pye Studios · Apollo Theatre, Glasgow
Frequent collaborators
- Status Quo
- Various
- The Pirates (3)
- The Bombers (8)
- The Status Quo
- Rick Parfitt
- Raven (6)
- The Party Boys (3)