Robert Keith Young (born 16 May 1945) is an English musician and author, who became famous for being the unofficial fifth member of the rock band Status Quo.[1]
From the mid-1960s onwards, Young has been working in the music business, starting as a crew member for Amen Corner, The Nice and also for The Herd. Based on this experience he was hired by the management of Status Quo, after they had their first hit with "Pictures of Matchstick Men" in 1968.
Since he spent a lot of time with the band while being on tour, he got involved with their music as well. As early as 1969 he started writing songs for the band. On Status Quo's single "The Price of Love" he could be heard on harmonica for the first time, making him an unofficial member of the group.
In the following years he wrote a number of songs for Status Quo, usually together with lead guitarist and singer Francis Rossi. Among these songs were hits such as "Caroline", "Paper Plane" and "Down Down".
In 1978 the book "Alias The Compass" was released which contained poems and song lyrics by Bob Young, written while he was working with Status Quo. In the second half of the 1970s his collaboration with Francis Rossi became less intense although Young remained Quo's tour manager until 1980. The biography "Again and Again" (co-written by Bob Young and John Shearlaw), came out in 1984. In this book Young reports on his years with Status Quo.[2]
Apart from writing with Rossi, Bob Young also co-wrote songs with other bandmembers, most notably Rick Parfitt and Alan Lancaster.
Young & Moody
Together with guitarist Micky Moody, whom he got to know when Moody supported Status Quo with his band SNAFU, Young founded "Young & Moody" (also known as The Young & Moody Band) in 1976. They signed a contract with Magnet Records but the band's releases failed to create major success.
Together with Micky Moody Young also released the book "The Language of Rock’n’Roll". Moody joined David Coverdale's band Whitesnake in 1978, but continued to record with Young.
Although Young concentrated on book releases during this period he also recorded from time to time. Alongside other Status Quo members and Micky Moody he can be heard on the album Line-Up by the former Rainbow-lead vocalist Graham Bonnett, to which he and Moody contributed three of their own compositions.
Young also joined the "Diesel Band" of former Status Quo drummer John Coghlan, which played a number of gigs but never released any records.
Solo and back to Status Quo
In 1986 Bob Young's first solo album In Quo Country was released. It contained a number of songs which Young had (co-)written for Status Quo, but now recorded in country music style. Bob was asked to do the biggest gig of country music in England at Wembley. He formed a band with Mickey Moody and called it Bob Young and the Double M band. Members were Graham Preskett [fr] (violin), BJ Cole (pedal steel), Dave Kerr-Clemenson (bass) and Billy Bremner (guitar}. Since the 1990s Young worked as a music manager for several artists, including Vanessa Mae and INXS singer Ciaran Gribbin aka. Joe Echo. Furthermore, he did some work for British broadcaster BBC and wrote another book (together with Ray Minhinnett) about the Fender Stratocaster.
Finally, in the year 2000, he started working with Francis Rossi again. The official 40th Anniversary Book by Status Quo has been co-written by him. A limited edition of the book contains rare and previously unreleased demo recordings from Young's private archive.
On Status Quo's 2013 "Frantic Four" tour, Young again joined the band on stage to play harmonica during performances of "Railroad" and "Roadhouse Blues".
Bibliography
John Shearlaw, "Status Quo - The Authorised Biography", Sidgwick & Jackson (1st. ed. 1979, 2nd ed. '20th Anniversary Edition' 1982, 3rd. ed. '25th Anniversary Edition' 1986, ISBN0-283-99401-0)
John Shearlaw, Bob Young: Again & Again. Sidgwick & Jackson, October 1984, Paperback, ISBN0-283-99101-1
Bob Young: Quotographs - Celebrating 30 Years of Status Quo, IMP International Music Publications Limited, 1985, ISBN1-85909-291-8
^. Status Quo-The Official Site. Middlesex, UK: Status Quo. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
^First published in October 1984 by Sidgwick & Jackson ISBN0-283-99101-1
External links
"Bob Young - main page". 2 September 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011. Bob Young's Homepage
January 22, 2023
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Bob Young musician news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Robert Keith Young born 16 May 1945 is an English musician and author who became famous for being the unofficial fifth member of the rock band Status Quo 1 Bob YoungBirth nameRobert Keith YoungBorn 1945 05 16 16 May 1945 age 77 Basingstoke Hampshire EnglandOriginBasingstoke EnglandGenresRockOccupation s Musician authorYears active1965 presentWebsiteBobYoungTicker Contents 1 Collaborations with Status Quo 2 Young amp Moody 3 Solo and back to Status Quo 4 Bibliography 5 References 6 External linksCollaborations with Status Quo EditFrom the mid 1960s onwards Young has been working in the music business starting as a crew member for Amen Corner The Nice and also for The Herd Based on this experience he was hired by the management of Status Quo after they had their first hit with Pictures of Matchstick Men in 1968 Since he spent a lot of time with the band while being on tour he got involved with their music as well As early as 1969 he started writing songs for the band On Status Quo s single The Price of Love he could be heard on harmonica for the first time making him an unofficial member of the group In the following years he wrote a number of songs for Status Quo usually together with lead guitarist and singer Francis Rossi Among these songs were hits such as Caroline Paper Plane and Down Down In 1978 the book Alias The Compass was released which contained poems and song lyrics by Bob Young written while he was working with Status Quo In the second half of the 1970s his collaboration with Francis Rossi became less intense although Young remained Quo s tour manager until 1980 The biography Again and Again co written by Bob Young and John Shearlaw came out in 1984 In this book Young reports on his years with Status Quo 2 Apart from writing with Rossi Bob Young also co wrote songs with other bandmembers most notably Rick Parfitt and Alan Lancaster Young amp Moody EditTogether with guitarist Micky Moody whom he got to know when Moody supported Status Quo with his band SNAFU Young founded Young amp Moody also known as The Young amp Moody Band in 1976 They signed a contract with Magnet Records but the band s releases failed to create major success Together with Micky Moody Young also released the book The Language of Rock n Roll Moody joined David Coverdale s band Whitesnake in 1978 but continued to record with Young Although Young concentrated on book releases during this period he also recorded from time to time Alongside other Status Quo members and Micky Moody he can be heard on the album Line Up by the former Rainbow lead vocalist Graham Bonnett to which he and Moody contributed three of their own compositions Young also joined the Diesel Band of former Status Quo drummer John Coghlan which played a number of gigs but never released any records Solo and back to Status Quo EditIn 1986 Bob Young s first solo album In Quo Country was released It contained a number of songs which Young had co written for Status Quo but now recorded in country music style Bob was asked to do the biggest gig of country music in England at Wembley He formed a band with Mickey Moody and called it Bob Young and the Double M band Members were Graham Preskett fr violin BJ Cole pedal steel Dave Kerr Clemenson bass and Billy Bremner guitar Since the 1990s Young worked as a music manager for several artists including Vanessa Mae and INXS singer Ciaran Gribbin aka Joe Echo Furthermore he did some work for British broadcaster BBC and wrote another book together with Ray Minhinnett about the Fender Stratocaster Finally in the year 2000 he started working with Francis Rossi again The official 40th Anniversary Book by Status Quo has been co written by him A limited edition of the book contains rare and previously unreleased demo recordings from Young s private archive In 2002 he also was a guest on the Lemon Jelly s album Lost Horizons On Status Quo s 2013 Frantic Four tour Young again joined the band on stage to play harmonica during performances of Railroad and Roadhouse Blues Bibliography EditJohn Shearlaw Status Quo The Authorised Biography Sidgwick amp Jackson 1st ed 1979 2nd ed 20th Anniversary Edition 1982 3rd ed 25th Anniversary Edition 1986 ISBN 0 283 99401 0 John Shearlaw Bob Young Again amp Again Sidgwick amp Jackson October 1984 Paperback ISBN 0 283 99101 1 Bob Young Quotographs Celebrating 30 Years of Status Quo IMP International Music Publications Limited 1985 ISBN 1 85909 291 8 Francis Rossi Rick Parfitt Bob Young Status Quo The Official 40th Anniversary Edition Cassell Illustrated October 2006 hard cover ISBN 978 1 84403 562 5 References Edit Albums By Bob Young Status Quo The Official Site Middlesex UK Status Quo Archived from the original on 10 September 2011 Retrieved 10 September 2011 First published in October 1984 by Sidgwick amp Jackson ISBN 0 283 99101 1External links Edit Bob Young main page 2 September 2011 Retrieved 10 September 2011 Bob Young s Homepage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob Young musician amp oldid 1129048465, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
