Rick Parfitt

Rick Parfitt (12 October 1948 - 24 December 2016) was an English musician, best known as a rhythm guitarist, singer, and songwriter with the rock band Status Quo. He began his career in the early 1960s, performing in pubs and holiday camps. Parfitt joined Status Quo in 1967 as an additional singer and went on to write songs for the band. He remained with them for 49 years, occasionally guesting with other bands and recording an unreleased solo album in 1985. Parfitt retired from touring with the band in 2016 due to ill health and passed away later that year. His solo album, Over and Out, was released posthumously in 2018.More