Bassist Alan Lancaster, a founding member of the British band Status Quo, which scored a top-10 hit in 1968 with “Pictures of Matchstick Men,” died Sunday. He was 72. In a Facebook post, close friend ...

Alan Lancaster was a founding member of Status Quo, one of the country’s best-selling rock bands and the act with more hit singles than any other in UK chart history. Lancaster, who has died aged 72, ...

The founding bassist of Status Quo, Alan Lancaster, has died at the age of 72. The group rose to prominence in the 1960s and 70s with hits including Rockin' All Over The World and Whatever You Want.

Alan Lancaster, who has died aged 72 of complications from multiple sclerosis, was the bass player in the rock band Status Quo from the quartet’s formation in 1967 until 1985, and again in 2013-14 for ...