How Status Quo turned a minor John Fogerty hit into an all-time classic that kicked off the biggest gig in history

Ironically, it was Fogerty, former leader of the equally no-nonsense Creedence Clearwater Revival, who inadvertently gave Status Quo their most enduring song. Fogerty’s original version of Rockin’ All ...
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Live Aid, as told by those who weren’t there: ‘We switched it off when Status Quo came on’

Forty years ago this weekend, two concurrent concerts were held in London and Philadelphia in aid of relieving a brutal famine that had taken hold of Ethiopia. The legend of Live Aid has grown ...
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Live Aid 40 years on: how much of an impact did it really have?

“It’s 12 noon in London, 7 a.m. in Philadelphia, and around the world, it’s time for Live Aid!” BBC DJ and Live Aid host Richard Skinner declared as crowds cheered. It was Saturday, July 13, 1985, and ...