Matt Letley

Matthew Letley (* 29. März 1961 in Gillingham, Kent, Großbritannien) ist ein britischer Schlagzeuger und langjähriges Mitglied der Rockgruppe Status Quo.

Matt Letley (2007)

Leben

Letley begann im Alter von sechs Jahren Schlagzeug zu spielen. Mit 12 Jahren spielte er in seiner ersten Band „Sindelfingen“. Nach mehreren Jahren als Schlagzeuger in diversen Gala-Bands und beim „London Youth Jazz Orchestra“ stieß er 1978 zur Band „Flint“ und unterschrieb seinen ersten Plattenvertrag. Nach fünf Jahren, zwei Alben und unzähligen Auftritten verließ er die Band, um fortan selbständig als Studio- und Live-Schlagzeuger zu arbeiten. Er tourte unter anderem mit Kim Wilde, Bob Geldof, A-ha, David Essex, Vanessa-Mae und Hank Marvin.

Seit dem Jahr 2000 spielte Matt Letley als festes Bandmitglied bei Status Quo. Am 17. Dezember 2012 gab er jedoch bekannt, dass er die Band verlassen wird.

Diskografie (Alben und Singles)

• Status Quo, Quid Pro Quo
• Status Quo, In Search of the Fourth Chord
• Status Quo, The Party Ain’t Over Yet
• Status Quo, XS All Areas
• Status Quo, Heavy Traffic
• Status Quo, Riffs
• Hank Marvin, At The Movies
• John ‘Rhino’ Edwards, Rhino’s Revenge
• Vanessa-Mae, Red Hot (live)
• Vanessa-Mae, Cotton Eye Joe (live)
• Michael English, The Nearest To Perfect
• Michael English, Blue Velvet
• Renauld, Marchand De Cailloux
• David Essex, Singin' The Blues
• David Essex, A Shoulder To Cry On
• Simon Darlow, Run Wild
• Simon Darlow, Hot
• Kim Wilde, Another Step (Closer To You)
• Pet Shop Boys, A Man Could Get Arrested
• 7th Heaven, Hot Fun
• Snowy White, For You
• Snowy White, Rush Hour
• Snowy White, I Can’t Let Go
• Snowy White, That Certain Thing
• Flint, A Real Fine State Of Mind
• Flint, Country Summer Days

Weblinks

Commons: Matt Letley – Sammlung von Bildern, Videos und Audiodateien

• Matt Letley – Offizielle Webseite
• Status Quo – Offizielle Webseite

Einzelnachweise

Status Quo

Francis Rossi Andy Bown John ‚Rhino‘ Edwards Leon Cave Richie Malone
Alan Lancaster John Coghlan Roy Lynes Rick Parfitt Pete Kircher Jeff Rich Matt Letley
Studioalben	Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo Spare Parts Ma Kelly’s Greasy Spoon Dog of Two Head Piledriver Hello! Quo On the Level Blue for You Rockin’ All Over the World If You Can’t Stand the Heat… Whatever You Want Just Supposin’ Never Too Late 1+9+8+2 Back to Back In the Army Now Ain’t Complaining Perfect Remedy Rock ’til You Drop Thirsty Work Don’t Stop: The 30th Anniversary Album Under the Influence Famous in the Last Century Heavy Traffic Riffs The Party Ain’t Over Yet In Search of the Fourth Chord Quid Pro Quo Bula Quo! Aquostic – Stripped Bare Aquostic II – That’s a Fact! Backbone
Livealben	Live! Tokyo Quo Live at the N. E. C. Live Alive Quo Live at the BBC The Frantic Four Reunion 2013 – Live at Hammersmith Apollo The Frantic Four’s Final Fling – Live at Dublin O² Arena Aquostic – Live @ The Roundhouse The Last Night of the Electrics Down Down & Dirty at Wacken Down Down & Dignified at the Royal Albert Hall Official Archive Series, Vol. 1 – Live in Amsterdam 2010 Official Archive Series, Vol. 2 – Venue O2 Arena, London, UK
Kompilationen	The Best of Status Quo The Best of 1972–1974 Down the Dustpipe The Rest of Status Quo Just for the Record 12 Gold Bars Fresh Quota 12 Gold Bars, Vol. II Hit Album Quotations Vol. 1 – The Status Quo Early Years Quotations Vol. 2 – The Flipsides, Alternatives & Oddities Rocking All Over the Years Whatever You Want – The Very Best Of The Essential, Vol. 1 The Essential, Vol. 2 The Essential, Vol. 3 XS All Areas – The Greatest Hits Now and Then Pictures – 40 Years of Hits Pictures: Live at Montreux 2009 Die größten Erfolge Rockin’ All Over the World – Collection Whatever You Want – The Essential Status Quo Keep ’Em Coming! The Collection Quo’ing In – The Best of the Noughties
EPs	Status Quo Live!
Videoalben	Off the Road Live at the N. E. C. End of the Road ’84 More from the Road ’84 Preserved Rocking Through the Years Rocking All Over the Years Anniversary Waltz – A Celebration of 25 Rockin’ Years Rock ’til You Drop – The Live Event Knebworth ’90 – Top Stars Live on Stage Live Alive Quo Don’t Stop: 30th Anniversary Live Video Famous in the Last Century XS All Areas – The Greatest Hits The Party Ain’t Over Yet Just Doin’ It! – Live The One and Only Live at the BBC Hello Quo! The Frantic Four Reunion 2013 – Live at Hammersmith Apollo The Frantic Four’s Final Fling – Live at Dublin O² Arena Aquostic – Live @ The Roundhouse Accept No Substitute – The Definitive Down Down & Dirty at Wacken The Last Night of the Electrics
Singles	I (Who Have Nothing) Hurdy Gurdy Man (We Ain’t Got) Nothin’ Yet Almost but Not Quite There Pictures of Matchstick Men Black Veils of Melancholy Ice in the Sun Technicolor Dreams Are You Growing Tired of My Love The Price of Love Down the Dustpipe In My Chair Tune to the Music Spinning Wheel Blues Railroad Paper Plane Mean Girl Gerdundula Caroline Break the Rules Just Take Me Down, Down Roll Over Lay Down (Live) Rain Mystery Song Wild Side of Life Rockin’ All over the World Rockers Rollin’ Hold You Back Again and Again Accident Prone Like a Good Girl Whatever You Want Living on an Island / Runaway What You’re Proposing Lies Something ’Bout You Baby I Like Never Too Late Rock ’n’ Roll Dear John She Don’t Fool Me Young Pretender Jealousy Caroline (Live) Ol’ Rag Blues A Mess of Blues Marguerita Time Going Down Town Tonight The Wanderer Rollin’ Home Red Sky In the Army Now Dreamin’ Ain’t Complaining Who Gets the Love Running All Over the World Burning Bridges (On and Off and On Again) Not at All Little Dreamer The Anniversary Waltz – Part 1 The Anniversary Waltz – Part 2 Can’t Give You More Rock ’Til You Drop Roadhouse Medley I Didn’t Mean It Sherri, Don’t Fail Me Now Restless When You Walk in the Room Fun, Fun, Fun Don’t Stop All Around My Hat The Way It Goes Little White Lies Twenty Wild Horses Mony Mony Old Time Rock and Roll Jam Side Down All Stand Up (Never Say Never) You’ll Come ’Round Thinking of You The Party Ain’t Over Yet All That Counts Is Love Beginning of the End It’s Christmas Time In the Army Now (2010) And It’s Better Now (2014) That’s a Fact (2016) Backbone Liberty Lane Crazy Face the Music
Featurings	Come On You Reds Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)
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