Rick Parfitt

Parfitt in London, 2013

Richard John "Rick" Parfitt, OBE (12 October 1948 – 24 December 2016) was an English musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was born in Woking, Surrey. Parfitt was best known as a singer, songwriter and rhythm guitarist for rock band Status Quo.^[1]

Parfitt died, aged 68, on 24 December 2016 in a hospital in Marbella, Spain from sepsis complicated by an infected shoulder injury he suffered two days before.^[2]

Rick Parfitt Media

Parfitt (centre) with Status Quo in 1978
Parfitt and Francis Rossi in 2013 at the premiere of Bula Quo!

References

↑ McGrath, Nick. "Rick Parfitt: My family values". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
↑ Khomami, Nadia; agencies (24 December 2016). Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt dies aged 68. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/dec/24/status-quo-guitarist-rick-parfitt-dies-aged-68. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

Other websites

Media related to Rick Parfitt at Wikimedia Commons

Status Quo official website
Obituary: Rick Parfitt From BBC News

[1] McGrath, Nick. "Rick Parfitt: My family values". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 3 June 2015.

[2] Khomami, Nadia; agencies (24 December 2016). Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt dies aged 68. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/dec/24/status-quo-guitarist-rick-parfitt-dies-aged-68. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

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