"Ol' Rag Blues" is a song recorded by the British rock band

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. It was included on the album '' Back to Back'' in 1983, and also released as a single. As of 2023, "Ol' Rag Blues" remains the only one of the band's 22 UK top ten singles to have never been performed live. "Ol' Rag Blues" originally had a lead vocal by

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; 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. 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 on 29 May 1949 in Fo ...

. 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" (

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/ Lamb) (2.51) # "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.)" ( Parfitt/

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) (4.21)

Charts

References

{{Status Quo Status Quo (band) songs 1983 singles 1983 songs Vertigo Records singles