Down The Dustpipe

R.I.P. RICK PARFITT – ‘Status Quo’ Guitarist Passed Away 7 Years Ago Today

Posted on by JL

24 December 2024


(photo by Turn Up The Volume! Ostend 2015)

Why do I remember RICK PARFITT here every year since he passed away
7 years ago today, on 24 December. Because he was the 24/7 blonde God
riff-king of legendary 12-bar boogie rockers STATUS QUO.

And? Well, I saw the Quo about thirty times live. Am I serious? Absolutely
It was always no-nonsense, sweaty head-banging fun. And I liked-liked-liked-it,
rockin’ all over the world

Just like here with a let your hair hang down and boogie
live TV version of Down The Dustpipe in 1970 with the
audience in a coma.

STATUS QUO: Bio – Discography – Facebook

Rollicking Single ‘DOWN THE DUSTPIPE’ By STATUS QUO – Released 50 Years Ago…

Posted on by JL

19 March 2020

Band: Status Quo
Single: Down The Dustpipe
Written by Australian singer/songwriter Carl Groszmann
B-side: Face Without A Soul
Released: 6 March 1970 – 50 years ago
Note: This rollicking cracker was the first song
with Quo‘s trademark boogie shuffle  
Note 2 : The harmonica played by their longtime manager Bob Young  
Score: Reached #12 in the UK, with a total of 17 weeks in the charts

Studio version…

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Awesome live version with the audience in a coma!
Let your hair hang down and boogie like hell…

First recorded version by Australian band The Mint…

STATUS QUO: Facebook

R.I.P. Rick Parfitt


(photo by Turn Up The Volume! Ostend 2015)…