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 Grahem Prescott violin / BJ Cole pedal steel / Dave Kerr-Clemenson bass / 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.
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