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Rick Parfitt‌

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Rick Parfitt

Woking, Surrey, England, UK

Rick Parfitt

Woking, Surrey, England, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1948-10-12

Popularity

star3.5

Biography

Richard John Parfitt, OBE (12 October 1948 – 24 December 2016) was an English musician, best known as a rhythm guitarist, singer and songwriter with rock band Status Quo. Parfitt began his career in the early 1960s, playing in pubs and holiday camps. He joined Status Quo in 1967 when they were looking for an additional singer. He wrote songs for the band and remained with them for 49 years. He occasionally guested with other bands, and recorded an unreleased solo album in 1985. In 2016, Parfitt temporarily retired from touring with the band due to ill health, and died in December of that year. His only solo album, Over and Out, was released posthumously in 2018. Richard John Parfitt was born in Woking, Surrey, on 12 October 1948. His father Richard was an insurance salesman "who was a drinker and a gambler", and his mother Lillian worked in cake shops. He described his upbringing as "wonderful", and described his childhood-self as a "typical naughty boy". He first started to learn to play the guitar at the age of 11. In 1963 Parfitt was playing guitar and singing in The Prince of Wales Feathers, a pub on Warren Street in Camden, London, when his father was approached by an agent from Sunshine Holiday Camp on Hayling Island, who gave Parfitt a performing job. At the camp Parfitt joined Jean and Gloria Harrison – performing as the double act The Harrison Twins – to form a cabaret trio called The Highlights. Following the season, the Harrison Twins' manager Joe Cohen – who had been one of the Keystone Cops – arranged for The Highlights to perform at Butlins in Minehead. Here, Parfitt met future Status Quo partner Francis Rossi, who was playing with Alan Lancaster and John Coghlan in a band called The Spectres (soon to be renamed Traffic Jam) – a forerunner to Status Quo. "I remember wandering over there one afternoon for the first time and watching them rehearse," Parfitt recalled. "I may still have been in my silver lamé suit, which I used to wear all the time. They were playing [Chuck Berry's] 'Bye Bye Johnny' and it sounded absolutely fantastic." After Parfitt befriended the band, their manager Pat Barlow invited him to join, as they needed another singer. In 1967, Traffic Jam changed their name to The Status Quo (they soon dropped the definite article and later still would often be known simply as 'Quo'), beginning Parfitt's almost 50-year career in the band. Early successes came with the Rossi-penned hit "Pictures of Matchstick Men". The single became the group's only Top 40 hit in the United States, peaking at number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100. Though the follow-up was the unsuccessful single, "Black Veils of Melancholy", they had a hit again the same year with a Marty Wilde and Ronnie Scott song, "Ice in the Sun", which climbed to number eight. The band's 1972 album Piledriver, which reached number 5, spent a total of 37 weeks on the UK Albums Chart. ... Source: Article "Rick Parfitt" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movie Credits

An Audience with Billy Connolly

An Audience with Billy Connolly‌
star8.4
calendar 1985

Live Aid Against All Odds

Live Aid Against All Odds‌
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calendar 2005

Status Quo - The Frantic Four Reunion

Status Quo - The Frantic Four Reunion‌
star6.8
calendar 2013

Bula Quo!

Bula Quo!‌
star3.4
calendar 2013

Status Quo - Aquostic - Live at the Roundhouse

Status Quo - Aquostic - Live at the Roundhouse‌
star8.5
calendar 2015

Status Quo: The Frantic Four’s Final Fling - Live At The Dublin 02 Arena

Status Quo: The Frantic Four’s Final Fling - Live At The Dublin 02 Arena‌
star9.0
calendar 2014

Hello Quo

Hello Quo‌
star5.6
calendar 2012

Status Quo - Live and Acoustic

Status Quo - Live and Acoustic‌
star8.0
calendar 2015

Status Quo - Perfect Remedy Tour 1989

Status Quo - Perfect Remedy Tour 1989‌
star7.0
calendar 1989

Live Aid

Live Aid‌
star7.9
calendar 1985

Status Quo - The Party Ain't Over Yet

Status Quo - The Party Ain't Over Yet‌
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calendar

Status Quo - Just Doin' It!

Status Quo - Just Doin' It!‌
star9.0
calendar 2006

Status Quo - Live Legends

Status Quo - Live Legends‌
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calendar 2004

Status Quo - End Of The Road '84

Status Quo - End Of The Road '84‌
star0.0
calendar 1984

Status Quo - Pictures Live at Montreux 2009

Status Quo - Pictures Live at Montreux 2009‌
star8.3
calendar 2009

Status Quo Reunion Tour 2013

Status Quo Reunion Tour 2013‌
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calendar

Status Quo: XS All Areas - The Greatest Hits

Status Quo: XS All Areas - The Greatest Hits‌
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calendar 2004

Status Quo - Live at the BBC

Status Quo - Live at the BBC‌
star8.0
calendar 2010

Status Quo - Avo Session 2005

Status Quo - Avo Session 2005‌
star8.0
calendar 2005

Status Quo - Anniversary Waltz

Status Quo - Anniversary Waltz‌
star0.0
calendar 2003

John Peel's Record Box

John Peel's Record Box‌
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calendar 2005

The Best of Cannon & Ball

The Best of Cannon & Ball‌
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calendar 1985

Status Quo - Rock 'Til You Drop

Status Quo - Rock 'Til You Drop‌
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calendar 1991

When Rock Ruled the World

When Rock Ruled the World‌
star0.0
calendar 2002

Tv Credits

Les Nuls, l'émission

Les Nuls, l'émission‌
star8.4
calendar 1990

An Audience with...

An Audience with...‌
star5.3
calendar 1978

All Star Mr & Mrs

All Star Mr & Mrs‌
star0.0
calendar 2008

Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops‌
star6.6
calendar 1964

Surprise, Surprise

Surprise, Surprise‌
star5.8
calendar 1984

Top Gear

Top Gear‌
star7.5
calendar 2002

Going Live!

Going Live!‌
star6.0
calendar 1987

Geld oder Liebe

Geld oder Liebe‌
star0.0
calendar 1989

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées‌
star6.5
calendar 1982