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"The Wild Side of Life" is a song made famous by country music singer Hank Thompson. Originally released in 1952, the song became one of the most popular recordings in the genre's history, spending 15 weeks at number one on the Billboard country chart, [1] solidified Thompson's status as a country music superstar and inspired the answer song, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" by Kitty ...
"Paradise Flat" - Wilde/Scott, 1968 (Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo) "Pictures of Matchstick Men" - Rossi, 1968 (Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo), re-recorded in 1999 "Poor Old Man" - Rossi/Parfitt, 1969 (Spare Parts) "Sheila" - Roe, 1968 (Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo)
The group that became known as Status Quo was formed in 1962 as "The Paladins". The members met while playing together in the school orchestra at Sedgehill Comprehensive School in Catford, London, and consisted of Francis Rossi on guitar and lead vocals, Alan Lancaster on bass, Jess Jaworski on keyboards and Alan Key on drums.
Honky Tonk Angels is a collaborative studio album by Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette. It was released on November 2, 1993, by Columbia Records . [ 1 ] The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on January 5, 1994, for sales of 500,000 copies.
"It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" is a 1952 country song written by J. D. "Jay" Miller, and recorded by Kitty Wells. It was an answer song to the Hank Thompson hit "The Wild Side of Life." First performed by Al Montgomery as "Did God Make Honky Tonk Angels" on the Feature label which was owned by songwriter J.D. Miller. [2]
This is the discography of the British rock band Status Quo.They have released around 100 singles and have spent over 400 weeks in the UK Singles Chart. [1] They have spent over 500 weeks in the UK Albums Chart [2] and are one of the most successful bands of all time in the UK.
Status Quo are a British rock band. The group originated in London and was founded in 1962 by Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster while they were still schoolboys. [1] [2] After a number of name and lineup changes, which included the introduction of John Coghlan in 1963 and Rick Parfitt in 1967, the band became The Status Quo in 1967 and Status Quo in 1969.
Status Quo bassist Alan Lancaster was friends with members of the Angels at the time of the incident, and lived next door to John Brewster. In 2015, Brewster recounted having asked Neeson whether the song could've been based on "Lonely Night" and recalls a non-committal response: "I might have heard it at a disco".