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At the time of Parfitt's death, he was the longest lasting member of Status Quo aside from Francis Rossi; who co-founded the band in 1962. He wrote some of their greatest hits, also in collaboration with the group's keyboard player Andy Bown , among them "Whatever You Want", " Again and Again ", and " Rain ".
Over and Out is a 2018 studio album by Status Quo guitarist and vocalist Rick Parfitt.Parfitt died on 24 December 2016, [1] and the album, his first and only solo album, was completed and released posthumously on 23 March 2018.
Aquostic II – That's a Fact! is the thirty-second studio album by English rock band Status Quo, released on 21 October 2016.It is the last album to feature guitarist and vocalist Rick Parfitt, who died on 24 December 2016. [1]
Status Quo are a British rock band. The group originated in London and was founded in 1962 by Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster while they were still schoolboys. [1] [2] After a number of name and lineup changes, which included the introduction of John Coghlan in 1963 and Rick Parfitt in 1967, the band became The Status Quo in 1967 and Status Quo in 1969.
Rick Parfitt Status Quo: 68: December 24, 2016: Marbella, Spain: Septicaemia and following complications to a shoulder injury [144] George Michael Wham! 53: December 25, 2016: Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England: Heart failure [145] Alphonse Mouzon Weather Report, The Eleventh House: 68: December 25, 2016: Granada Hills, California, U.S ...
Parfitt joined the band in 1967 and stayed until his death in 2016. While playing a stint at Butlin's Holiday Camp in Minehead, the band formed a friendship with future Quo rhythm guitarist and vocalist Rick Parfitt, then known as Ricky Harrison, performing with a cabaret trio called The Highlights. Parfitt joined the band in August 1967 on the ...
"When My Mind Is Not Live" - Rossi/Parfitt, 1968 (Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo) "You're Just What I Was Looking For Today" - C. King / Goffin , 1969 ( Spare Parts ) Francis Rossi / Rick Parfitt / Alan Lancaster / John Coghlan (1971-1972)
Backbone is the first album released by the band since the death of rhythm guitarist Rick Parfitt, who had featured on every prior Status Quo album.Speaking about the album in a press release, frontman Francis Rossi expressed both pride in the content and sadness regarding Parfitt's lack of involvement, saying "This new material had to be seriously good.