"Ol' Rag Blues" is a song recorded by the British rock band
Status Quo. It was included on the album ''
Back to Back'' in 1983, and also released as a single. It was the only top 10 single the band never played live.
"Ol' Rag Blues" originally had a lead vocal by
Alan Lancaster
Alan Charles Lancaster (7 February 1949 – 26 September 2021) was an English musician, best known as a founding member and bassist of the rock band Status Quo, playing with the band from 1967 to 1985, with brief reunions in 2013 and 2014. As we ...
; however, the final recording used for this single featured a lead vocal performance by
Francis Rossi
Francis Dominic Nicholas Michael Rossi, (born 29 May 1949) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He is the co-founder, lead singer, lead guitarist and the sole continuous member of the rock band Status Quo.
Early life
Rossi was born o ...
. Lancaster wrote the song with
Keith Lamb, lead singer of British bands The Kase, Sleepy Talk and Mr. Toad, and founder and lead singer of Australian glam rock band Hush.
Track listing
7-inch
# "Ol' Rag Blues" (
Lancaster/
Lamb
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# "Stay The Night" (
Rossi/Miller/Frost) (3.20)
12-inch
# "Ol' Rag Blues" (extended remix) (Lancaster/Lamb) (4.50)
# "Stay The Night" (Rossi/Miller/Frost) (3.20)
# "
Whatever You Want (Live At The N.E.C.)" (
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Charts
References
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Status Quo (band) songs
1983 singles
1983 songs
Vertigo Records singles