John "Rhino" Edwards
Biography: John Victor "Rhino" Edwards (born 9 May 1953) is an English bass guitarist, playing in the rock group Status Quo. Born in Chiswick, London, Edwards learnt classical violin as a child and won a scholarship to the London College of Music at the age of eleven. He was educated at Chiswick Grammar School and Stinsford School, Dorchester. Around 1973–4, Edwards was to be found playing simultaneously in two pub bands in The White Bear in Hounslow (a venue renowned at that time as a music venue, where Rick Wakeman had been a regular player). The two bands were The Sunday Band (playing on that day of the week), playing covers of rock standards, and Rococo, with a regular Friday slot, and sharing the same singer as well as bass player. Rococo released a single "Ultrastar"/"Wildfire" on Decca Deram in 1973. Later on he joined Judie Tzuke's backing band, where he was given the nickname "Rhino" for being clumsy. Edwards has played with Peter Green, ex-Fleetwood Mac, Climax Blues Band, Judie Tzuke and Dexys Midnight Runners. Edwards was working with drummer Jeff Rich, when Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt approached them both to work on his solo album Recorded Delivery. When Status Quo reformed with a new lineup in 1986, Edwards and Rich were called in to replace founding member Alan Lancaster and drummer Pete Kircher. He released the album Rhino's Revenge in 2000, on which some tracks featured other members of Status Quo. Recently he has played a small number of gigs in the UK and Europe with Woodedz, playing alongside his children. As a fan of Brentford F.C., Edwards wrote a song in early 2006 about striker Lloyd Owusu's return to the club for the start of that football season. Edwards owns several different basses from different manufacturers, including Rickenbacker and Wal. However while playing live with Status Quo he uses basses from Status Graphite, mainly two headless four stringed and a five stringed model. For amplification he uses a Markbass F1 amp with 2 4x10 horn loaded cabinets, with a repeater amp on the other side of the stage through a regular Marshall 4 x 12 cabinet. During the song "Gerdundula", Edwards plays a Tanglewood guitar through a Marshall JCM800 head and a 4x12 cabinet. Edwards's son Freddie is a guitarist. In October 2014 he accompanied Status Quo on stage at The Roundhouse in London, in a concert broadcast live by BBC Radio 2, to launch the band's album Aquostic (Stripped Bare). He is also a member of the subsequent Aquostic touring version of the band and a member of the band Flawes. After Parfitt's 2016 retirement from the band, due to ill health, Freddie also performed in place of Parfitt for shows in July and August. Edwards's daughter Mae and son Max are both drummers. Source: Article "John Edwards (musician)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Birthday: May 09, 1953
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Hello Quo
2012-10-22
Hello Quo
Overview: Collecting hours of previously unseen footage and classic live material with full exclusive access to all band members this is the definitive story of a band that has done and seen it all. As well as full access to the band, Hello Quo! Also features input from a host of the biggest names in rock including: Brian May of Queen, Joe Elliott of Def Leppard, Thin Lizzy, Buzzcocks, Slade, Paul Weller, Sir Cliff Richard and Midge Ure. The documentary also exclusively features the moment when the original line up of the band met again for the first time in over 30 years. A truly poignant reunion, after years of legal wrangling, saw the band clear the air but also plug in and play together once again... This Access All Areas Collector s Edition includes 3 hours of astonishing never seen before Quo footage!
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-10-22
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Status Quo - Live and Acoustic
2015-02-23
Status Quo - Live and Acoustic
Overview: Throughout Status Quo's six decades of rockin' and double denim, they have notched up 65 hit singles, sold over 100m records worldwide and have spent 415 weeks in the British singles chart, so it's no wonder Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt were awarded OBEs in 2010 for their services to music. And now, in a rare departure from their usual heads-down and boogie approach, they've gone acoustic!
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-02-23
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Status Quo - Aquostic - Live at the Roundhouse
2015-04-13
Status Quo - Aquostic - Live at the Roundhouse
Overview: This landmark release, recorded in October 2014 in a joint effort by earMUSIC and the BBC, captures the band’s first ever live acoustic performance at the glorious Roundhouse in London. This sensational recording features the new pared-back side of Quo, as revealed on the hit 2014 album ‘Aquostic! (Stripped Bare)’. This album soared to number 5 in the charts, giving the band their highest placing for 18 years, and has now been certified Gold. It was in fact the best-selling independent label album of 2014!
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-04-13
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Status Quo - Perfect Remedy Tour 1989
1989-12-18
Status Quo - Perfect Remedy Tour 1989
Overview: Live recording of Quo playing at the Birmingham NEC on December 18th 1989. Track Listings: Caroline 3:43 Roll over lay down 7:48 Little Lady 13:16 In My Chair 16:33 Little Dreamer 20:24 Perfect Remedy 24:36 Mystery Song 28:53 Railroad 31:11 Most of the Time 32:48 Wild Side Of Life 33:55 Again and Again 35:50 Slow Train 36:47 Hold You Back 37:52 The Power Of Rock 42:18 Dirty Water 51:16 Whatever you Want 55:12 In the Army Now 59:41 Rockin All Over The World 1:03:57 Don't Waste My Time 1:07:42 The Wanderer 1:11:42 Marguerita Time 1:13:25 Living On An Island 1:15:22 Break The Rules 1:16:46 Somthin' Bout You Baby I Like 1:18:13 Burning Bridges 1:20:12
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-12-18
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Status Quo - Just Doin' It!
2006-11-06
Status Quo - Just Doin' It!
Overview: 40 Years of Quo Classics filmed Live at Birmingham NEC, England, May 21st, 2006.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-11-06
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Status Quo - Pictures Live at Montreux 2009
2009-01-01
Status Quo - Pictures Live at Montreux 2009
Overview: Status Quo's album "Pictures" (released in November 2008) celebrated 40 years of Status Quo filling the UK charts with hit after hit. The album was an instant success, charting at No.8 and selling over a quarter of a million copies in the UK alone. In July 2009 the Pictures live tour landed at Montreux in Switzerland as part of the world famous festival.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-01
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Status Quo - Live Legends
2004-06-07
Status Quo - Live Legends
Overview: Status Quo are veterans of the English rock scene, can count Prince Charles amongst their fans, and performed a rousing set at the legendary Live Aid concert. LIVE LEGENDS was originally released to coincide with their 25th anniversary, and features a welter of material, including candid backstage clips and live performance footage..
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-06-07
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Status Quo - Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2016
2016-09-11
Status Quo - Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2016
Overview: Status Quo have been rockin' for six decades, notching up 65 hit singles, selling over 100m records worldwide and spending more than 400 weeks in the British singles chart. It's no wonder Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt from the band were awarded OBEs in 2010 for their services to music...
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-09-11
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Status Quo - Avo Session 2005
2005-11-10
Status Quo - Avo Session 2005
Overview: Near perfect quality Pro-shot broadcast recording of the Status Quo, recorded Live at AVO sessions, in Basel, Switzerland on November 10th 2005.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-10
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Status Quo – Down Down & Dirty at Wacken
2018-08-17
Status Quo – Down Down & Dirty at Wacken
Overview: Down Down & Dirty At Wacken is a wild & electrifying performance recorded in front of 70.000 wild Heavy Metal Fans at the world famous "Wacken Open Air 2017".
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-08-17
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Status Quo - Live at Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2019
2019-09-15
Status Quo - Live at Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2019
Overview: The legendary rockers break out their beloved singalong tunes
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-09-15
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Status Quo - The Last Night of the Electrics
2017-07-14
Status Quo - The Last Night of the Electrics
Overview: Live performance from legendary British rockers Status Quo recorded at London's O2 Arena in December 2016. The band perform a number of hit tracks including 'Down Down', 'Whatever You Want' and 'Rockin' All Over the World'.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-07-14
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Status Quo - Anniversary Waltz
2003-03-30
Status Quo - Anniversary Waltz
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Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-03-30
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Concert for Diana
2007-07-01
Concert for Diana
Overview: Live broadcast of the concert at Wembley Stadium in London on July 1st 2007 to commemorate the life of Princess Diana on what would have been her 46th birthday. It was broadcast live to over 140 countries.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-07-01
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Status Quo - Rock 'Til You Drop
1991-10-05
Status Quo - Rock 'Til You Drop
Overview: How could Quo top their fantastic 25th year? By staging the most spectacular and lunatic stunt ever. The Rock 'Til You Drop extravaganza took place on the 21st September 1991 across 4 venues; Sheffield Arena, Glasgow SECC, Birmingham NEC and finishing it off in Wembley Arena. The band started at the BBC TV centre doing a playback performance on 'Going Live' to kick off the day... They kicked off in Sheffield on stage around 2pm, then headed down to Glasgow were they arrived on stage 2 minutes late (4:32pm), 30 minutes late on stage in Birmingham (7:30pm) and when the band arrived at Wembley they was 50 minutes late! But that didn't stop the band from making a record of their own.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-10-05
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Status Quo - Live at Zurich Airport
2024-12-13
Status Quo - Live at Zurich Airport
Overview: In 2004, Status Quo was one of a number of major artists to play a special show to mark the opening of the recently renovated Zürich Airport, Switzerland. The show was performed inside of an aircraft hangar in front of a crowd of over 10,000.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-12-13
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